Though this eponymous masterpiece was not Chris Spedding's first solo album, it was the first to impact on the record buying public at large. Spiralling out of his so-memorable hit "Motorbiking," it established the leather-clad, quiff-topped Spedding as the first guitar-hero pin-up of the punk era, a full year before even punk's progenitors had heard of the term. Certainly great swathes of what eventually emerged amid the British new wave was bodily borrowed from Spedding, both visuall...   [ read more ]

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Former Kaleidoscope member Chris Darrow also passed through the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and paired with Jeff Hanna in the Corvettes, providing backup support to Linda Ronstadt, before getting his own shot at a solo career on United Artists Records in 1973. That resulted in two albums, Chris Darrow and Under My Own Disguise (1974), combined here after decades out of print. As his pedigree indicates, Darrow was a charter member of the Southern California country-rock contingent, ...   [ read more ]

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Chris de Burgh is rightly described as a "songwriter's songwriter," and this collection shows why. The 16 selections on Lady in Red showcase de Burgh's immaculate pop instincts. Ranging from epic Elton John-esque ballad statements such as the title track and "Here Is Your Paradise" to sprightly pop/rockers like "Don't Pay the Ferryman," de Burgh's elegant touch is truly a wondrous thing to discover. The collection is also buttressed by an unreleased composition, {&" There's a New Star ...   [ read more ]

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