The three-album set features remastered editions of Eric Burdon Declares War, Black Man’s Burdon & Love Is All Around
War announces its second major release of 2025 — Eric Burdon & War – The Complete CD Collection. Out March 7 via Avenue/Rhino, the landmark compendium brings together the band’s formative works from 1970–1976 on CD, following the sold-out release of its vinyl box set on Record Store Day 2022. Available in a 4 CD configuration, the package showcases each essential album from that pivotal time period: Eric Burdon Declares War, Black Man’s Burdon and Love Is All Around.
Arriving at the outset of the band’s 55th anniversary, the collection not only celebrates the band’s pathbreaking journey but showcases the origins of a legacy defined by unparalleled fusion and relentless creativity – and one that continues to thrive more than half a century later.
One of music’s defining and most enduring soul and funk groups, War was founded in Long Beach, California. In 1970, producer Jerry Goldstein united a seven-piece band with former Animals lead singer Eric Burdon, an alliance which would go on to produce the No. 1 worldwide hit, “Spill the Wine.” Fifty-five years later, this chapter in War’s hit-making history has now been reassembled and meticulously remastered by award-winning engineer Bernie Grundman.
Having recently kicked things off with a performance at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, War’s anniversary celebrations extend throughout 2025. On February 7th, the band will release Live In Japan 1974 – their first live album to feature all seven original members in 50 years – and this summer, they will receive their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, with dozens of tour dates in between.