Billy Foster & Audio - Billy Foster & Audio (RSD 2023)

Format: LP Picture Sleeve
Catalogue No.: E101
Barcode: 5060202596591
Release Date: May 2023
Genre: Jazz

A1 Night Music
A2 Always On My Mind
A3 It All Depends On You
A4 City Lights
B1 I Need Your Love
B2 Sometimes
B3 Waiting For Your Love
B4 As A Matter Of Fact
B5 Samba (Bonus Track)

Once dubbed the Magic City, by 1983 Gary, Indiana, had fallen on hard times. Over the previous decade the steel capital of America hemorrhaged half its population, including the Jackson 5, and changed its distinction to America’s murder capital. Lost in this transition was Billy Foster & Audio’s, joyfully beaming, self-titled disco-jazz LP. Recorded under the watchful eye of Bill McQueen, Foster and his band serve up a culmination of his musical experiences, utilizing his jazz training on the piano-forward ‘Sometimes’ and employing his synthesizer pop finesse on ‘I Need Your Love’.

Hoping to plant his flag in Gary’s musical canon, Foster issued the LP via his own Equistar imprint, distributing the release as far as a tank of gas could carry him. Two follow ups appeared in ’86 and ’89, but by that point Gary was in deep decline. Audio disbanded in 1993, the year Gary claimed its murder capital distinction. Original picture sleeve, remastered, LTD Edition 180g vinyl press.

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