ANDY FAIRWEATHER LOW
''MEGA-SHEBANG''
1980
32:16
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01 - Night Time Djuke-Ing 03:29
02 - Hard Hat Boogie 02:38
03 - Whole Lotta Somebody 03:29
04 - A Fool 4 Some 03:23
05 - Bingerama 02:56
06 - Let Ya Beedle-Lam-Bam 03:03
07 - Leave It Out 02:51
08 - Step Shuffle 04:37
09 - Hello Josephine 02:43 (Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew)
10 - Psyche Out 03:02
Tracks By Andy Fairweather Low, Except 09
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Bass - John David On 03, Lincoln Carr
Brass - Bud Beadle, Derek Wadsworth, George Chisholm, Mel Collins, Steve Gregory
Drums - Dave Charles, Henry Spinetti
Guitar - Mickey Gee
Piano, Electric Piano, Synthesizer, Organ - Geraint Watkins
Vocals, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums - Andy Fairweather Low
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REVIEW/AMG
William Ruhlmann
Andy Fairweather Low's last shot at solo stardom came with this outing for Warner Brothers, on which, producing himself, he took much the same approach he had in his '70s albums, mixing styles freely and putting them in his titles: "Night Time Djuke-ing," "Hard Hat Boogie," "3 Step Shuffle," and so on. The beat was a bit more pronounced, and the tempos a bit more frantic, but this was a typical album on the whole for the artist, and the response was typical, too. No one bought it, and after getting one last chance at success with the Local Boys in 1983, Fairweather Low paid the rent playing second-banana to more successful British rockers like Roger Waters and Eric Clapton.
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
William Ruhlmann
The seven million people who bought Eric Clapton's Unplugged album and the countless more who saw the MTV Unplugged TV show experienced the work of Andy Fairweather Low, who served as Clapton's backup guitarist/vocalist. But probably few in that giant audience knew that Fairweather Low had once been a teen idol and had an extensive recorded catalog in groups and as a solo star. Born in Cardiff, Wales, Fairweather Low formed Amen Corner in the mid-'60s, for which he served as lead singer. The group scored six U.K. hits from 1967 to 1969, the biggest of which was the number one "(If Paradise Is) Half as Nice." Its success put Fairweather Low's attractive face on the bedroom walls of teenage girls all over Britain. Amen Corner broke up at the end of the '60s and evolved into the more progressive Fair Weather, which scored a hit with "Natural Sinner" in 1970, but broke up in 1971. Fairweather Low retired for several years, but returned as a solo artist in 1974 and made a series of albums through 1980, reaching the U.K. Top Ten with the singles "Reggae Tune" and "Wide Eyed and Legless." Gradually, however, he began to work as a sideman to more prominent British musicians, notably ex-Pink Floyd leader Roger Waters, and with the ARMS benefit group in 1987. He toured Japan with George Harrison and Eric Clapton in 1991 and has since been part of Clapton's backup band. Fairweather Low began touring with Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings and, in 2006, hit the road again with Waters for the Dark Side of the Moon Tour.
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''MEGA-SHEBANG''
1980
32:16
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01 - Night Time Djuke-Ing 03:29
02 - Hard Hat Boogie 02:38
03 - Whole Lotta Somebody 03:29
04 - A Fool 4 Some 03:23
05 - Bingerama 02:56
06 - Let Ya Beedle-Lam-Bam 03:03
07 - Leave It Out 02:51
08 - Step Shuffle 04:37
09 - Hello Josephine 02:43 (Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew)
10 - Psyche Out 03:02
Tracks By Andy Fairweather Low, Except 09
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Bass - John David On 03, Lincoln Carr
Brass - Bud Beadle, Derek Wadsworth, George Chisholm, Mel Collins, Steve Gregory
Drums - Dave Charles, Henry Spinetti
Guitar - Mickey Gee
Piano, Electric Piano, Synthesizer, Organ - Geraint Watkins
Vocals, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums - Andy Fairweather Low
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REVIEW/AMG
William Ruhlmann
Andy Fairweather Low's last shot at solo stardom came with this outing for Warner Brothers, on which, producing himself, he took much the same approach he had in his '70s albums, mixing styles freely and putting them in his titles: "Night Time Djuke-ing," "Hard Hat Boogie," "3 Step Shuffle," and so on. The beat was a bit more pronounced, and the tempos a bit more frantic, but this was a typical album on the whole for the artist, and the response was typical, too. No one bought it, and after getting one last chance at success with the Local Boys in 1983, Fairweather Low paid the rent playing second-banana to more successful British rockers like Roger Waters and Eric Clapton.
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
William Ruhlmann
The seven million people who bought Eric Clapton's Unplugged album and the countless more who saw the MTV Unplugged TV show experienced the work of Andy Fairweather Low, who served as Clapton's backup guitarist/vocalist. But probably few in that giant audience knew that Fairweather Low had once been a teen idol and had an extensive recorded catalog in groups and as a solo star. Born in Cardiff, Wales, Fairweather Low formed Amen Corner in the mid-'60s, for which he served as lead singer. The group scored six U.K. hits from 1967 to 1969, the biggest of which was the number one "(If Paradise Is) Half as Nice." Its success put Fairweather Low's attractive face on the bedroom walls of teenage girls all over Britain. Amen Corner broke up at the end of the '60s and evolved into the more progressive Fair Weather, which scored a hit with "Natural Sinner" in 1970, but broke up in 1971. Fairweather Low retired for several years, but returned as a solo artist in 1974 and made a series of albums through 1980, reaching the U.K. Top Ten with the singles "Reggae Tune" and "Wide Eyed and Legless." Gradually, however, he began to work as a sideman to more prominent British musicians, notably ex-Pink Floyd leader Roger Waters, and with the ARMS benefit group in 1987. He toured Japan with George Harrison and Eric Clapton in 1991 and has since been part of Clapton's backup band. Fairweather Low began touring with Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings and, in 2006, hit the road again with Waters for the Dark Side of the Moon Tour.
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