{"product_id":"michael-head-the-red-elastic-band-dear-scott-blue-vinyl","title":"Michael Head \u0026 The Red Elastic Band - Dear Scott [Blue Vinyl]","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormat: LP, Blue Vinyl\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCatalogue No.: M4826UKLPXX\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBarcode: 5053760095309\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRelease Date: 23 Sep 2022\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGenre: Folk\/Americana\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndies exclusive blue vinyl – brand new colour. All vinyl pressed using eco friendly method with 60% reduction in energy consumption.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVinyl repress of Michael Head \u0026amp; The Red Elastic Band – Dear Scott – released on June 3rd 2022, charting at #6 in the official UK chart, #1 in the independent album chart, #2 in the physical album chart and #2 in the vinyl album chart.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFinding that luck, love and letting things roll works out for him just fine, Michael Head leads his Red Elastic Band into a fresh chapter with optimism and some of the best music of his career with his, Bill Ryder-Jones-produced album, Dear Scott.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eRevered by heavyweight songwriting peers and discovered by new generations of discerning listeners, all enraptured by the fruits of Head’s winding, 40-year career, the Liverpool singer-songwriter enters a new age of creativity and collaboration with Dear Scott. Promising to be a shimmering jewel cast by the minds and hearts of Merseyside’s finest musicians, the 12-track album is dusted with both Ryder-Jones’ artistry and the heavyweight musicianship of The Red Elastic Band, which Head found had ‘stepped up’ following almost a year apart, forcing him to dig deeper himself.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOf slipping back into writing and recording in 2021, Head continues: “After being apart for a while, I went for a walk on the beach with the band and it was beautiful, literally and personally. Rehearsals followed and it clicked into place, with one thing leading to the next. It’s very much the ethos we’re working by, keeping things simple, but keeping the momentum. I’d met Bill a few times and he’s a lovely guy. Once we knew he was interested in producing the album we didn’t need to think about it again, it just progressed and became a completely natural thing.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDear Scott refers to novelist, F. Scott Fitzgerald, whose debt-ridden, down-and-out years captured the imagination of Head, specifically a postcard Fitzgerald addressed to himself upon checking in at Hollywood’s infamous Golden Age retreat, The Garden Of Allah Hotel. Head explains: “A decade after being the king of the jazz age, Fitzgerald arrived unfashionable and sober, ready to conquer Hollywood. His agent with a sense of humour booked him into The Garden Of Allah, where writers, movie stars and even Stravinsky sometimes lived. He famously picked up a postcard on checking in and addressed it to himself.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe postcard read: Dear Scott, How are you? Have been meaning to come and see you. I have living at the Garden Of Allah. Yours Scott Fitzgerald\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHead states that the formation of The Red Elastic Band in 2008 began with ‘whoever was available at the time’, primarily as a vehicle for live performance, producing one, previous album in 2017’s Adiós Señor Pussycat. The band has since developed into a cohesive, mutually-supportive and permanent line-up, with Phil Murphy on drums, Tom Powell on bass, Danny Murphy on guitars and Nathaniel Cummins on guitars and backing vocals.\u003cbr\u003eMojo Q\u0026amp;A + Lead Review- “To say it’s been worth the wait is an understatement” - 5\/5\u003cbr\u003eUncut interview + Review - “A late career masterpiece” 9\/10\u003cbr\u003eClassic Pop - “Magical, moving and quietly defiant” 4\/5\u003cbr\u003eShindig! Interview + Review - “A source of genuine joy” 4\/5\u003cbr\u003eThe New Cue -“Dear Scott is his solo masterpiece...as good as any of the life changing records he made with the Pale Fountains or Shack”\u003cbr\u003e+ Record Collector 6 page feature, H-Fi Magazine interview, Eighth Day Magazine Interview, XS Noize interview + more\u003cbr\u003eOnline: NME, Clash + more\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTRACKLISTING\u003cbr\u003eA1 Kismet\u003cbr\u003eA2 Broken Beauty\u003cbr\u003eA3 The Next Day\u003cbr\u003eA4 Freedom\u003cbr\u003eA5 American Kid\u003cbr\u003eA6 Grace And Eddie\u003cbr\u003eB7 Fluke\u003cbr\u003eB8 Gino And Rico\u003cbr\u003eB9 The Grass\u003cbr\u003eB10 The Ten\u003cbr\u003eB11 Pretty Child\u003cbr\u003eB12 Shirls Ghost\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Modern Sky","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41873903747228,"sku":"M4826UKLPXX","price":22.93,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/products\/2_510db1f1-216f-45f0-b4b3-0c3ceec5a408.jpg?v=1661440328","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/michael-head-the-red-elastic-band-dear-scott-blue-vinyl","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}