Trapeze (Glenn Hughes) - Trapeze (1970)

Year: May 1970 (CD 1994)
Label: Polygram Records (US), 820 954-2
Style: Progressive Rock, Pop Rock
Country: Cannock, England
Time: 40:37
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 197 Mb

Trapeze is the debut studio album by British rock band Trapeze. Recorded in 1969 at Morgan Studios and Decca Studios, it was produced by the Moody Blues bassist John Lodge and released in May 1970 as the second album on Threshold Records, a record label founded by Lodge's band. Trapeze is the band's only album to feature founding member John Jones (vocals, trumpet); both he and Terry Rowley (organ, piano, flute) left shortly after its release. (Rowley rejoined in 1974.)
Unlike the band's later material, which was primarily categorised as blues and hard rock, Trapeze has been described by commentators as a progressive or psychedelic rock album, owing partly to the presence of brass instruments and keyboards on the album. Songwriting was typically led by Jones, Galley and Hughes, with Rowley also co-writing two tracks. "Send Me No More Letters" was released as the only single from the album in 1969, backed with fellow album track "Another Day".
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trapeze_(1970_album))

01. It's Only A Dream (00:44)
02. The Giant's Dead Hoorah! (03:33)
03. Over (03:38)
04. Nancy Gray (02:47)
05. Fairytale - Verily Verily - Fairytale (07:41)
06. It's My Life (02:50)
07. Ami (03:08)
08. Suicide (04:51)
09. Wings (03:30)
10. Another Day (02:37)
11. Send Me No More Letters (04:35)
12. It's Only A Dream - Reprise (00:40)

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Trapeze (Glenn Hughes) - Medusa (1970)

Year: May 1970 (CD 1994)
Label: Polygram Records (US), 820 955-2
Style: Progressive Rock, Hard Rock
Country: Cannock, England
Time: 40:32
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 227 Mb

Usually prefixed with “ex-” as former members Glenn Hughes (bassist and “Voice of Rock”), the late Mel Galley (guitar/vocals) and Dave Holland (drums) all moved on to higher profile gigs with other bands. Hughes joined Deep Purple, Galley appeared in Whitesnake and Holland served time in Judas Priest before… well… serving time.
In the early ’00s, a run of brilliant Glenn Hughes solo albums finally inspired me to investigate his old band. Medusa was Trapeze’s second album but the first to feature its most famous power trio line-up of Hughes/Galley/Holland. It was released in late 1970 and, as was often the case with the era’s Hard Rockers, it’s an album of light and shade. This means Led Zep often come up as a comparison but I hear more of a Free influence, especially in groovy Rockers like Black Cloud and Touch My Life. Although the funky, stop-start rhythms of Your Love is Alright get a little bit frustrating the band sound tight and confident, leaving plenty of space for everyone’s contributions to be heard. And with the tasteful exception of Mel Galley’s guitar jamming on Makes You Wanna Cry, there is very little instrumental showboating on Medusa which leaves the focus squarely on Glenn’s superb voice.
It’s fascinating to hear him at this early stage, with a rawer tone and delivery that brings to mind Paul Rodgers and Steve Marriott. And his voice is even more remarkable in the album’s longer tracks. Jury, Seafull and the title-track have a more progressive feel. Pastoral acoustic passages build up to intense, heavy climaxes that would appeal to fans of Uriah Heep or early Judas Priest. When Glenn employs his full vocal range at the climax of Jury the results are spine-chilling.
Medusa is an album of real maturity and depth from a group with tangible chemistry. Before going their separate ways, Trapeze would record one more excellent studio album and enjoy some live success in the US but it’s a shame their recorded output didn’t achieve more success or recognition. While it’s unsurprising that the musicians involved went on to bigger things, together they deserved way more than footnote status.
(heavymetaloverload.com/2013/09/26/trapeze-medusa/)

01. Black Cloud (06:13)
02. Jury (08:13)
03. Your Love Is Alright (04:56)
04. Touch My Life (04:08)
05. Seafull (06:35)
06. Makes You Wanna Cry (04:45)
07. Medusa (05:42)

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Supertramp - Even In The Quietest Moments... (1977)

Year: 8 April 1977 (CD ????)
Label: Polygram Records (West Germany), 394 634-2
Style: Pop Rock, Soft Rock, Progressive Pop
Country: London, England
Time: 43:41
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 264 Mb

Even in the Quietest Moments... is the fifth album by the British rock band Supertramp, released in April 1977. It was recorded mainly at Caribou Ranch in Colorado with overdubs, vocals, and mixing completed at the Record Plant in Los Angeles. This was Supertramp's first album to use engineer Peter Henderson, who would work with the band for their next three albums as well.
Even in the Quietest Moments... reached number 16 on the Billboard Pop Albums Chart in 1977 and within a few months of release became Supertramp's first Gold (500,000 copies or more)–selling album in the US. In addition, "Give a Little Bit" became a US Top 20 single and reached number 29 on the UK Singles Chart. While "Give a Little Bit" was the big hit, both "Fool's Overture" and the title track also received a fair amount of FM album-rock play.
In 1978, Even in the Quietest Moments... was ranked 63rd in The World Critic Lists, which recognised the 200 greatest albums of all time as voted for by notable rock critics and DJs.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Even_in_the_Quietest_Moments...)

Album recorded and mixed in the analog domain - AAD. That is, a minimum of digital processing.
A=Analog. D=digital. The first letter stands for how the music was recorded. The second letter for how it was mixed. The third letter stands for the format (all CD's will have D as the last letter).

01. Give A Little Bit (04:09)
02. Lover Boy (06:52)
03. Even In The Quietest Moments (06:29)
04. Downstream (04:04)
05. Babaji (04:51)
06. From Now On (06:22)
07. Fool's Overture (10:52)

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Christine McVie - Christine McVie (1984)

Year: 27 January 1984 (CD 1984)
Label: Polygram Records (West Germany), 9 25059-2
Style: Pop Rock, Soft Rock
Country: Lancashire, England (12 July 1943 - 30 November 2022)
Time: 43:45
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 251 Mb

Musicians: Lindsey Buckingham, Eric Clapton, Ray Cooper, Mick Fleetwood, Steve Winwood.
Christine Anne McVie was an English musician. She was the keyboardist and one of the vocalists and songwriters of the rock band Fleetwood Mac.
McVie was a member of several bands, notably Chicken Shack, in the mid-1960s British blues scene. She initially began working with Fleetwood Mac as a session player in 1968, before officially joining the band two years later. Her first compositions with Fleetwood Mac appeared on their fifth album, Future Games. She remained with the band through many changes of line-up, writing songs and performing lead vocals before partially retiring in 1998.
McVie was described as "the prime mover behind some of Fleetwood Mac's biggest hits" and eight songs she wrote or co-wrote, including "Say You Love Me", "Don't Stop", "Everywhere" and "Little Lies", appeared on Fleetwood Mac's 1988 Greatest Hits album. She appeared as a session musician on the band's last studio album, Say You Will. McVie also released three solo studio albums and recorded a duet album with Lindsey Buckingham. McVie was noted for her soulful contralto voice.
As a member of Fleetwood Mac, McVie was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and in 1998 received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. In the same year, after almost 30 years with Fleetwood Mac, she left the band and lived in semi-retirement, releasing a solo album in 2004. She appeared on stage with Fleetwood Mac at the O2 Arena in London in September 2013 and rejoined the band in 2014 prior to their On with the Show tour.
McVie died of a stroke in hospital on 30 November 2022, at the age of 79. She had also been suffering from metastatic cancer of unknown primary origin.
Following her death, Fleetwood Mac issued a statement saying that she was "the best musician anyone could have in their band and the best friend anyone could have in their life". Stevie Nicks said McVie had been her "best friend in the whole world".
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_McVie)

01. Love Will Show Us How (04:15)
02. The Challenge (04:41)
03. So Excited (04:05)
04. One In A Million (05:02)
05. Ask Anybody (05:28)
06. Got A Hold On Me (03:53)
07. Who's Dreaming This Dream (03:35)
08. I'm The One (04:05)
09. Keeping Secrets (03:34)
10. The Smile I Live For (05:04)

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Jon and Vangelis - The Friends Of Mr. Cairo (1981)

Year: July 1981 (CD 1993)
Label: PolyGram Records (Germany), 800 021-2
Style: Electronic, Art Rock
Country: Greece / United Kingdom
Time: 45:45
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 232 Mb

Charts: UK #6, AUS #9, AUT #8, GER #13, NL #3, US #64, CAN #2, SWE #35. Australia: Platinum, Canada: Platinum, United Kingdom: Gold.
The Friends of Mr Cairo is the second album by Jon and Vangelis, released in 1981. There are two editions of the album, with different sleeves. Both were released in 1981 within a few weeks of each other. The title track, "The Friends of Mr Cairo", peaked at No. 1 on the Canadian singles chart in late 1981, though the track was not a hit elsewhere. The second edition of the album includes the single "I'll Find My Way Home", which according to Anderson was added in response to poor initial sales of the album, and which stayed in the Swiss charts for 14 weeks and peaked at No. 1 on 7 March 1982. It also peaked at No. 6 in the UK. The album was #2 in Canada for 3 weeks, and was #15 in the Best of 1981. "State of Independence" was later a hit single for Donna Summer, and a decade later for Moodswings with Chrissie Hynde on vocal. Anderson also later re-recorded that song on his solo album Change We Must, released in 1994.
The title track and its accompanying music video serve as an ode to classic Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s, including references to the classic film noir The Maltese Falcon. Joel Cairo (Mr Cairo) is the character played by Peter Lorre in The Maltese Falcon. The track incorporates sound effects and voice impressions of the stars of the era, most notably Lorre, Humphrey Bogart, Sydney Greenstreet, and Jimmy Stewart.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Friends_of_Mr_Cairo)

01. I'll Find My Way Home (04:31)
02. State of Independence (07:57)
03. Beside (04:12)
04. The Mayflower (06:39)
05. The Friends of Mr. Cairo (12:10)
06. Back to School (05:10)
07. Outside of This (Inside of T (05:03)

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Supertramp - Indelibly Stamped (1971)

Year: 25 June 1971 (CD ????)
Label: Polygram Records (Germany), 393 129-2
Style: Progressive Pop, Soft Rock
Country: London, England
Time: 40:23
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 251 Mb

Charts: AUS #53, US #158. CAN & FRA: Gold.
Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson more or less pressed the reset button on Indelibly Stamped. The band was re-tooled to include Dave Winthrop (flute/sax), Frank Farrell (bass/keyboards) and Kevin Currie (drums) and the progressive affectations of Supertramp were replaced with English rock/pop that drew from a mix of influences while still managing to sound original. Unfortunately, what the album lacks is a compelling raison d’etre. Maybe that’s what happens when you’re bankrolled by a rich Dutch patron.
For years, I’ve viewed this album as a disappointment. And, in view of what came before and after, it is. But there are some interesting songs that fans will want to salvage: Forever, Rosie Had Everything Planned, Times Have Changed. Stylistically, Indelibly Stamped is all over the place. The Beatles, Procol Harum, Traffic (Aries) and even Frank Zappa (Potter) are equally valid reference points along the way. English pop/rock in 1970/1 was still finding its way in a world without The Beatles, and Indelibly Stamped sometimes feels like that search set to music.
Over their career, it’s easy to see Supertramp‘s second album as a wrong turn or a case of turning the wheel too sharply in a different direction after drifting into deep progressive waters. Yet it’s rarely less than interesting and you have to at least partially admire the band’s ambitions. While you won’t find a pair of lost hits on here (unless you’re looking at the album cover), Indelibly Stamped isn’t the inedible stump that some have made it out to be.
“There was confused testosterone going off in all directions. There is no theme or continuity to the album or its artwork, but there is some interesting stuff on it.” — Roger Hodgson, talking about Indelibly Stamped in a Goldmine interview (March 17, 2006).
(progrography.com/supertramp/supertramp-indelibly-stamped-1971/)

Album recorded and mixed in the analog domain - AAD. That is, a minimum of digital processing.
A=Analog. D=digital. The first letter stands for how the music was recorded. The second letter for how it was mixed. The third letter stands for the format (all CD's will have D as the last letter).

01. Your Poppa Don't Mind (03:03)
02. Travelled (04:24)
03. Rosie Had Everything Planned (03:01)
04. Remember (04:12)
05. Forever (05:00)
06. Potter (02:23)
07. Coming Home to See You (04:44)
08. Times Have Changed (03:49)
09. Friend in Need (02:07)
10. Aries (07:36)

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