söndag 11 augusti 2024

JET S80699 (-75) UK


 Not sure if to call this a supergroup, but in a way it is, at least for us more or less familiar with the sixties and early seventies music scene. Guitarist David O'List earlier member of Nice, singer Andy Ellison and drummer Chris Townson both formerly in John's Children (  https://monolover.blogspot.com/2016/09/johns-childrenin-midsummer-night-scene.html  ) plus keyboardist Peter Oxendale and bassist Martin Gordon who both had played with Sparks. This became their only album as the band broke up soon after release due to poor sales. Because of the members differing musical background one should expect a mix of glam, prog and psych and that's about what it sounds like. If you can accept a blend between Sparks-ish and Bowie-ish on a partly harder foundation with thrown in psych and prog bits here and there it's a nice ride. The only negative for me could be Andy Ellison's vocals sounding exact the same on each song - then like a mingle between Russell Mael and Mick Ronson - but apart from that it's both odd enough and mostly quite catchy. Certainly a record worth spinning many times to get a deeper acquaintence. Favorite tracks - the adventurous "Start Here" and the hard rock prog "Cover Girl". To my knowledge the only other vinyl issue  was in Netherlands (CBS 80699). UK 2002 CD on Radiant Future (RFVP 002CD) came with two bonus tracks and a twelve page booklet. Premiere UK had label as shown here in a matt cover with lyric insert.

                                                                                    
                                                                                   
                                                                                  
                                                                                 

                                                                                   





 

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