ROGER JAMES
RIDING FREE: EXPANDED EDITION
Label | RPM |
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Catalog | RETRO1001 |
Format | CD |
Discs | 1 |
Category | ROCK/POPS |
Street Date | 2018-08-24 |
- • “Riding Free” receives a first time reissue since original release on Chapter One in 1973, with 13 bonus tracks.
• Roger James’ sole LP, produced by Mark Wirtz, is a beguiling mix of 70’s soft country-rock combined with the Wirtz flair for the epic.
• It includes the theme song to the cult movie Psychomania, which also gave this 1973, recorded in 1971, LP its front cover image (Nicky Henson riding free off a bridge) and title.
• At times the sound and style is Glen Campbell/Jimmy Webb, BJ Thomas, country with filmic orchestration, reverb drum sound (courtesy of Pentangle’s Terry Cox), picked guitar.
• Bonus tracks bookend the album; 1974 Roger James Group tracks from the compilation LP “Up Country” (sounding almost Byrdsian (Gene Parsons/Skip Battin era)), the 1970-72 non LP Chapter One label singles, the 1968/9 NEMS label singles (Roger’s excellent big brassy pop period pieces).
- 1. IT TOOK SOMEONE LIKE YOU
2. IF YOU SAY SO
3. I’M SURE THAT I’M SURE
4. RAINDROPS
5. THE END / SOMETHING WONDERFUL
6. HIGH INTO THE SKY
7. THE RETURN
8. THE REASON WHY
9. SUNSHINE
10. RIDING FREE
BONUS TRACKS:
11. SHE’S LEAVING ME AGAIN – Roger James Group
12. I WONDER IF SHE’LL SOMETIMES THINK OF ME - Roger James Group
13. OUT OF MY MIND OVER YOU – Roger James Group
14. IT TOOK SOMEONE LIKE YOU – Roger James Group
15. GOLD
16. LAURETTA
17. WHISTLING JACK
18. IF YOU SAY SO (FIRST MIX DEMO)
19. THE RETURN (FIRST MIX DEMO)
20. FACES & PLACES
21. IF YOU TRY
22. IF I DIDN’T HAVE YOU
23. I KNOW IT’S LOVE