Pilot - The Albums (1974-77) [WEB] (2020) [4CD]

Scottish pop group, formed in Edinburgh in 1973 by two former members (David Paton & Billy Lyall) of the early Bay City Rollers. Their biggest hits were "Magic", "January", "Call Me Round" and "Just A Smile", all of them in 1974, and 1975. They worked closely with Alan Parsons, who produced much of their material. Three of them (David Paton, Ian Bairnson & Stuart Tosh) contributed also The Alan Parsons Project, and Paton & Bairnson played also on Kate Bush's two first albums 'The Kick Inside' (1978) and 'Lionheart' (1978).
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This 56 track 4 CD clamshell box set features all of the albums released by Pilot between 1974-77.

Disc 1 is the debut “From The Album Of The Same Name” which features the hit single ‘Magic’ – a UK No.11, it also hit No.5 in the USA and No.1 in Canada and has been featured in films such as Herbie: Fully Loaded, Happy Gilmore and Magic Roundabout.

Three bonus cuts have been added including the ultra-rare ‘Ra-Ta-Ta’ single recorded under the name Scotch Mist.

The second disc is the UK No. 48 hit album “Second Flight”. This features the international hit single ‘January’ – a UK No.1, it also topped the charts in Australia, made No.21 in Germany and the Top 100 in America. The song has also been regularly used in TV adverts for the Asda superstore!

One of the bonus tracks is the UK No.31 hit single ‘Just A Smile’.

Disc three is 1976’s “Morin Heights” album which includes the singles ‘Canada’, ‘Running Water’ and ‘Penny In My Pocket’. Amongst the bonus tracks are rare solo 45’s from members Billy Lyall and David Paton.

The final disc is 1977’s “Two’s A Crowd” album, previously only available on CD in Japan. Includes the singles ‘Ten Feet Tall’, ‘Monday Tuesday’ and ‘Get Up And Go’.

The booklet includes detailed liner notes by ‘History Of Rock’ editor Michael Heatley (in a new interview with lead vocalist David Paton) plus picture sleeves from around the globe.