LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

Lady Godiva It Is Coming Closer I Can't Hold On Much Longer Baby Tomorrow You've Got Too Much Going For You Girl Very Very Funny High Time She Needs Company When My Little Girl Is Smiling Wait 'Til Morning Comes I Can't Break The News To Myself Sonny Boy Williamson Would You Believe Ouch! Thinking Ain't For Me Softly Privilege Free My (My Heart Is Surely) Breaking I've Been A Bad Bad Boy Paul Jones - wasn't he in...? Well yes he was, but then Paul Jones is also familiar through his acting in films, musicals and the theatre, regular broadcasts on the TV and Radio (Paul currently hosts a weekly r'n'b show for both Jazz FM and Radio 2, the latter having just celebrated its own tenth anniversary), plus his continuing pop work. With a career spanning some 30 years, Paul's popularity has never waned. Interest in Manfred Mann has been renewed by a reunion of the band's classic line-up, itself sparked by a TV advertised "Best Of". Jones also fronts The Blues Band, who continue to tour and record on a regular basis as they have since their formation in 1979. Most areas of Paul's musical work are well covered on CD, except for one major gap - that of Paul Jones' solo career. Between 1966 and 1971 Jones cut a series of excellent solo albums - "My Way", "Love Me Love My Friends", "Come Into My Musical Box" and "Crucifix In A Horseshoe" - and singles. RPM felt it was "High Time" this missing area of Paul's career was made available again. This CD includes the 1966 solo album "MY WAY", which featured Paul's first big hit "High Time". The album found Paul taking some of the Manfred's jazz tinged r'n'b/soul feel and moving into a poppier vein, with the hit single giving the good-looking Jones immediate Pin Up status. The bonus CD cuts are three non albums single sides, two previously unissued tracks, and all four tracks from the chart EP "Privilege", which include the hit "I've Been A Bad Bad Boy" and the rare "(My Heart Is Surely) Breaking", not available elsewhere.