Airborne - Airborne (1979) (Rewind Records Reissue 2001)

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Airborne - Airborne (1979) (Rewind Records Reissue 2001)

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Airborne - Airborne (1979) (Rewind Records Reissue 2001)

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Year : 1979 (Rewind Records Reissue 2001)
Style : Pomp Rock , Melodic Hard Rock , AOR
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 113 mb


Bio:

Main man behind Denver based Airborne is no one else than Beau Hill, who started his career in the Dallas outfit Heaven And Earth in 1969. Halfway through the 70s he parted company with this band, relocated to Denver and started producing local talent, including a very young Kip Winger. In his spare time he recorded some demo tapes, which caught the ears of his long-time friend Keith Olsen, who persuaded him to assemble a band with his help. The first to join were two old acquaintances of Hill: David Zychek (v, lg) and Larry Stewart (v, g, k, ww). Two others, John Pierce (v, b) and Mike Baird (d), were selected by Olsen from the lucrative L.A. session circuit. They rehearsed for a mere five days and then already found themselves auditioning for record labels. Don Ellis from Columbia Records signed them, but even before Airborne’s eponymous debut album was released, Ellis left Columbia to become president of RCA in the UK. While everyone was waiting for the first Airborne album to be released, John Pierce and Mike Baird stayed in L.A. to continue doing session work, while the rest of the band members went back to Denver to start recording new material for a second album. When the album was released, the band was ready to go on tour, but instead of that Columbia informed them that they didn’t want to pick up the option for a second album. Baird and Pierce returned to session work, whilst Hill moved to New York where he joined Spider (ex-Shanghai), replacing Holly Knight. After that band had split as well, Hill went on to become one of the greatest producers of the 80s.2001. After having re-released the “Airborne” album through Rewind (a division of Song Haus Music) and thanks to the motivating force of David Zychek, Beau Hill searched and found some boxes of old tapes with partially-recorded Airborne songs. With the help of some friends (amongst whom Paul, Nate and Kip Winger) and with the addition of newcomers Rick Allen on bass & vocals and Gary Pavlica on drums, Hill and Zychek recorded what has become Airborne’s second album “The Dig”. Thanks to the marvels of digital recording they were able to restore most of the songs to a large extent. Two of the songs that were uncovered were finished tracks without lyrics or vocals. Having no idea as to the original idea of these songs, Zychek wrote the lyrics and sang “Backseat Driver” and “Say Please”, thus resulting in two new/old songs. Together with 13 others, they are now (also) released by Rewind as “The Dig”. Don’t expect a hi-tech production here, but one that let us revive the end of the 70s. Apart from “Good Boys”, which is the only weak track on offer, “The Dig” is filled with good to very good tracks (listen to “Whenever I’m With You” or “Witch Hunter”) for you to check out. If you’re into old pomp rock, I guess you can’t do without a copy of your own.

Album:

Requested too many times to be featured on this blog, here it is the Rock Candy remastering of one of the best Pomp AOR albums / bands of all time: AIRBORNE.Anyone who has any knowledge of key artists in the seminal AOR movement of the late '70s not only recognize the name, but more than likely heap endless praise upon the band.With a lineup whose pedigree was as impressive prior to 1979 as it was in subsequent years, Airborne was the archetypal Arena Rock band of its era and a band who mysteriously were met with general indifference during their brief period of activity.Assembled by future mega producer Beau Hill (Ratt, Winger, Warrant), and signed to Columbia Records, this highly gifted five piece act recorded their self-titled debut album under the superior production guidance of Keith Olsen (Fleetwood Mac, Rick Springfield, Sammy Hagar), in Los Angeles and London (AIR studios) resulting in one of the era’s most compelling and streamlined records.Comparable with the best work of Touch, Styx, Foreigner, Shooting Star and why not Giuffria's Angel, the accent was on lovingly constructed songs underpinned with meaty guitar riffs and exquisitely crafted vocals, layered to perfection.Originally issued in 1979, the album attracted a slew of favourable reviews but just when things were looking to take off, including a proposed tour with the Cars, the President of Columbia Records jumped ship leaving the band high and dry with the new regime deeming Airborne as yesterday’s news."Airborne" is an astounding collection of slick and energetic AOR which seethes with power from the onset and never lets up until the very end. Airborne were unique because they had multiple lead vocalists and wrote timeless material that simply transcended the era from which they sprang.As you would expect, with Beau Hill involved, production was ahead of its time, warmly enhanced on this Rock Candy remaster.

Line-Up:

Beau Hill vocals, guitar, keyboards
Larry Stewart guitar, keyboards, woodwinds
John Pierce bass, vocals
David Zychek lead guitar, vocals
Mike Baird drums

Coordinator [Reissue] – Tom Laskey
Cover – Dawn Patrol (8), Jimmy Wachtel
Engineer – Keith Olsen
Engineer [Engineer With] – David DeVore
Engineer [Second Engineer AIr Studios] – Steve Churchyard
Engineer [Second Engineer Applewood Studios] – Mike Pfeifer
Engineer [Second Engineer Davlin Studios] – Chris Desmond
Engineer [Second Engineer Kendun Recorders] – Bob Bullock, Dennis Sager, Norm Dlugatch, Steve Williams (10), Terry Moore
Engineer [Second Engineer Sound City] – Stuart Graham
Executive-Producer [Reissue] – Dane Spencer (2)
Management [Direction] – Red Sky Management
Mastered By – Joe Gastwirt
Mastered By [Reissue] – Cliff Maag
Other [Sculpture On Cover] – Michael Curtis (3)
Photography By [Back Cover] – Norman Seeff
Photography By [Front Cover] – Jimmy Wachtel, Michael Curtis (3)
Producer – Keith Olsen
Producer [Produced With] – David De Vore*
Davlin Studios / Universal City, California
Originally mastered at Kendun Recorders by Joe Gastwirt

Tracklist:

01. The Lady Knows Best
02. Feel Like Lovin'
03. Ghost of Love
04. Wastin' My Time
05. No Exception to the Rule
06. Soldier of Fortune
07. That's Where My Love Goes
08. Life in the City
09. Stand Up
10. Optimystical

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