Although the Skegness born Graham Bonnet is probably best known for the melodic hard rock he fronted in the 1980s with Ritchie’s Blackmore Rainbow The Michael Schenker Group and his own band Alcatrazz his musical odyssey started with a duo called The Marbles in 1968. Although this album was thought long lost thankfully a cassette taken from the master tape was found and transferred for release. Including new liner notes from Classic Rock’s Malcolm Dome based on new interviews with Graham what makes this rare collection an extra treat is the inclusion of six bonus tracks taken from the A and B-Sides of the singles ‘ Whisper In The Night’ b/w ‘Rare Specimen’ from 1972 ‘Trying To Say Goodbye’ b/w ‘Castles In The Air’ from 1973 and a very rare 1973 single from Graham’s then wife the actress Adrienne Posta ‘Dog Song’ b/w ‘Express Yourself’ from 1973 both featuring Graham. Graham will be the subject of his first authorised biography this summer.

BACK ROW IN THE STALLS
PREVIOUSLY RELEASED DIGITALLY ONLY AS “PRIVATE-I”
1. HERE COMES THE RAIN
2. WHATS THIS ERE THEN
3. PRIVATE EYE
4. GHOST WRITER IN MY EYE
5. SATURDAY’S OVER
6. BACK ROW IN THE STALLS
7. SHE MAY NOT BE MUCH TO LOOK AT (BUT SHE’S CERTAINLY GOT A HEART)
8. ADES SONG
9. MAMMA MINE
10. RELAXAE
11. DONT DRINK THE WATER
12. DREAMS (OUT IN THE FOREST)
13. WERE FREE
BONUS TRACKS
14. WHISPER IN THE NIGHT (SINGLE A-SIDE 1972)
15. RARE SPECIMEN (SINGLE B-SIDE 1972)
16. TRYING TO SAY GOODBYE (SINGLE A-SIDE 1973)
17. CASTLES IN THE AIR (SINGLE B-SIDE 1973)
18. DOG SONG (BY ADRIENNE POSTA SINGLE A-SIDE 1973)
19. EXPRESS YOURSELF (BY ADRIENNE POSTA SINGLE B-SIDE 1973)