Year : 1989 (MelodicRock Classics Records Edition 2022)
Style : Melodic Rock , Melodic Hard Rock
Country : United Kingdom , Australia
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 97 mb
Bio:
British born Rik Swinn started out signed to EMI publishing in 1978 as a songwriter. After joining several live bands that did'nt amount to anything he eventually met record producer Vic Coppersmith-Heaven(The Jam), who quickly took him into the Townhouse studio to record. In 1981 he left for Australia armed with a master tape of the song "Sound on Sound" and within a few months he formed The VENETIANS , scored a recording deal with Parole records signing with Warner Music for publishing.Between 1982-1988 the band toured continuously releasing three albums which produced six top forty singles in Australia.The Band was noticed by Chrysalis records in the US who signed them in 1986.Their most successful single was "So Much For Love" which was top five in Australia and reached number one in the Chicago dance charts. In 1988 Rik dissolved the band and signed to TruTone records as a solo artist.After funding for TruTone was withdrawn by EMI he left the industry. Travelling around the world for six months he ended up in Los Angeles where he fell in love and became a father.
Album:
Unreleased solo album from 1989 mastered by Rik Swinn 2021. Produced by Peter Blyton Engineered by Colin Simpkins All songs written by Rik Swinn except "come back and haunt me " and "Garden of Eden" both co written with Mike Caen.After the Venetians split up I signed a deal with Trutone records which was distributed by EMI.The Album was rehearsed and recorded in two weeks at EMI studios in Sydney.The Album was produced by Peter Blyton who had produced the "calling in the Lions " album for the Venetians.Unfortunately the Album's release got caught up in an upheaval at EMI records which resulted in funding being stopped for Trutone so the album has being lying dormant for 30 yrs! NOW FINALLY AVAILABLE THROUGH MELODIC ROCK CLASSICS !
Line-Up:
Vocals - Rik Swinn
Guitars - Peter Watson, Mike Caen, Mark Moffatt
Bass - Chris Bailey
Drums - John Lloyd
Keyboards - Varius
Tracklist:
01. Loving Kind
02. Burn Love
03. Only Takes A Second
04. Big Boys Never Cry
05. Piece Of Heaven
06. Change Of Heart
07. Come Back And Haunt Me
08. Garden Of Eden
09. Maybe Someday
10. So Long The Night
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