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Now in 2007, it has been given a full remastering by UK based,
Rock Candy Records - released on Monday, January 29th.
- Special Collector's Edition
- Remastered Digital sound via POW-r technology
- 16 page full colour booklet *
- 2 Bonus tracks
- 4,000 Word essay by Geoff Barton, Editor Classic Rock
*Original and enhanced artwork with new photos and extensive memorabilia with full involvement from both GLENN and PAT.
Assembled from the 1/2" production masters which were stored in the UK, it's guaranteed to blow you away - it's spectacular!
Both Glenn and Pat were heavily involved in the remastering process and have re-recorded two unreleased songs for inclusion as Bonus Tracks, Still The Night and Love Don't Come Easy.
GLENN HUGHES emerged on the music scene in 1969 with Trapeze, the British group for which he was lead vocalist, bassist and chief songwriter. In 1973, Hughes, born and raised in Cannock, England, was invited by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Paice and Jon Lord to join Deep Purple at a time when the group's classic, Smoke On The Water, was a worldwide hit. Hughes immediately put his stamp on Purple's sound, sharing lead vocals with other newcomer, David Coverdale, playing bass and writing songs on such LP's as Burn, Stormbringer and Come Taste The Band. The result was a series of multi-platinum record awards and massive international concert tours.
In 1975, Hughes was voted No.1 bassist by England's Melody Maker, topping such artists as Jack Bruce and Greg Lake. After leaving Deep Purple, Hughes recorded a solo LP, Play Me Out. Shortly thereafter, Hughes settled in Los Angeles where he could write, relax and wait for the right moment to jump back in.
The result was the formation of the HUGHES/THRALL band, and their August 1982 debut album, Hughes/Thrall. Recorded in Los Angeles at Shangri La and United Western studios, the LP was produced by Hughes, Thrall, Rob Fraboni and Andy Johns, who, as either a producer or engineer, has worked with such artists as the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney and Rod Stewart. Hughes/Thrall features eight songs co-written by Hughes and Thrall and one by Hughes. Throughout the LP, Hughes vocally soars through a four and one half octave range and distinctively weaves his bass lines.
PAT THRALL was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Northern California and began attracting attention as a guitarist in 1976 while working with Stomu Yamashta's Go. Adventurously blending elements of rock, jazz, funk and Latin music, the group also included Stevie Winwood and the original Santana drummer, Michael Shrieve. Go released two albums, Go and Go: Live In Paris. While with Go, Thrall and Shrieve formed Automatic Man, a rock quartet which released two albums: Automatic Man and Visitors, both of which advanced the guitarist's reputation.
Studio and sideman work in the fusion field followed, with musicians like Narada Michael Walden and Alphonso Johnson. Thrall's guitar is an integral part of Walden's Awakening LP and Johnson's Spellbound. In 1978, Thrall was chosen from seventy auditioning guitarists for the co-lead spot with Pat Travers. He recorded on three LP's with Travers: Heat In The Street, Go For What You Know and Crash And Burn. The latter LP featured the FM hit, "Snortin' Whiskey and Drinkin' Cocaine", which Thrall co-wrote with Travers.
Thrall's high visibility and onstage dynamism with Travers brought him to the attention of GLENN HUGHES, and the chemistry between the two clicked immediately when they formed the band in 1981 in Los Angeles. On Hughes/Thrall, Thrall's fiery, inventive guitaring, which intermittently incorporates a variety of synthesized effects, charges the group's sound with as much heart and clout as Hughes' vocals and bass work.
Be sure and visit the official web site at:
www.hughesthrall.com