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RGMike

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24 Aug 2006: 1971!
« Reply #45 on: August 25, 2006, 09:54:39 AM »
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gaz, I've probably asked before, but how familiar are you with Widescreen and his 2 other Epic releases from '74 thru '76?  Some genius stuff there, IMHO.


Not familiar in the slightest, I'm afraid.  What've I missed?  Know if the stuff's in print?


long outta print, but some wonderful, clever adult pop (not for nothing was he called "the thinking man's Barry Manilow"; Barry covered his "Studio Musician" on his live LP).  There is a Rupert Holmes Collection best-of on CD that has most of the pertinent tunes, but a few good ones remain MIA.


on further investigation: Widescreen has (finally!) been reissued in a "collectors edition" featuring many bonus tracks from his second LP, Rupert Holmes.  His 3rd album, the delightful Singles, is still out-of-print.  I'd recommend that reissue, I think you'd really like it.
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