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RELEASE DATE: APRIL 1ST 2005
CD Edition limited to 2500 non-numbered limited edition copies.
The Midwest has turned out some great rock bands in its time, working bands, no-nonsense bands that rock hard for their day’s pay. Head East is right up there on the list. Known by most for their widely-anthologized classic rock radio staple “Never Been Any Reason,” they never quite got their props outside their home territory for the great body of work they created during the late Seventies and early Eighties.
We’d like to redress that wrong, at least in a small way, by releasing 1977’s Getting’ Lucky and 1978’s Head East for the first time anywhere on compact disc. The music still sounds phenomenal, thanks in part to a careful remastering from the original tapes by Universal Mastering’s Erick Labson. New notes have been penned by noted critic Scott Schinder for this release as well.
But when all is said and done, it comes down to the tunes. We defy you to sit still when “Call To Arms And Legs” comes rockin’ out of the subwoofer. The acoustic guitar opening of “Back In My Hands” sounds as crisp and clear as if Mike Somerville were in the room with you, and Roger Boyd’s trademark synth lines sizzle right through the mix. And these guys had a great insight into one of the key elements of rock: they knew how to have a good time while they were playing, and they were able to convey it to the audience.
These are “park-your-Trans-Am, knock-back-a-couple-of-beers and party-all-night-long” records. We could use more of them.
Vocalist John Schlitt went on to become lead singer for the popular Christian hard rock band Petra.
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