Great Buildings - Apart from the Crowd 1981 (Remastered 2009)

_____Performer: Great Buildings
_____Album: Apart from the Crowd
_____Ⓟ & © 1981 CBS Ink.
_____Manufactured by Columbia Records
_____Producer & Recorded: Ed E. Thacker
_____© 2009 Wounded Bird Records
_____Catalog#: WOU 6920
_____Genre: Rock, Power-pop
_____Format: FLAC (track, .cue+log)
_____BiTrate: lossless
_____Cover: PNG, 300 dpi - Full Scan
_____Total Time: 00:40:19
_____ Great Buildings - Apart from the Crowd 1981 (Remastered 2009)

Review by Jim Worbois (allmusic.com)
Before the Rembrandts there were Great Buildings, one of a series of bands that were part of Columbia Records' Developing Artists series. Sadly, many people missed the chance to catch this early effort from Danny Wilde and Philip Solem. One listen and you know these two have an ear for a catchy pop tune. Fortunately, the failure of this record didn't signal the end of this duo.

• Great Buildings - одна из групп, которые были подписаны на лейбле Columbia Records для записи серии альбомов "Developing Artists" в начале 80-х годов. Дэнни Уайльд и Ян Эйнсворт (бывшие вокалист / гитарист и басист лос-анджелесской sparks-loving glam/bubblegum банды THE QUICK) решили продолжить свою деятельность в этой группе и играть пауэр-поп. Они со товарищи записали этот альбом для Колумбии в 1981 году перед тем, как через некоторое время снова идти дальше. Дэнни Уайльд успел выпустить несколько сольных альбомов на Geffen, а потом объединился со своим бывшим коллегой по GREAT BUILDINGS - Филиппом Солемом, чтобы сформировать группу THE REMBRANDS.
• На альбоме есть некоторые потрясающие мелодичные поп-песни с богатой гармонией ("Hold On To Something", "And The Light Goes On" или "Another Day In My Life"). Первый трек "Hold On To Something" был выбран для издания Power Pop Classics Of The '80s, а также вошёл в число 17-ти классических песен в жанре Powerpop 80-х годов. Продюсером LP выступил Ed E.Thacker. Ремастированное издание альбома вышло в 2009 году на лейбле Wounded Bird Records.

• Great Buildings was one of a series of bands that were part of Columbia Records "Developing Artists" series in the early 80's. (Paul Collins' Beat, The Laughing Dogs, 20/20, Tommy Tutone and others).
• Danny Wilde and Ian Ainsworth (former singer/guitarist and bassist with Los Angeles Sparks-loving glam/bubblegum band The Quick) went on to form Great Buildings.
• They recorded the "Apart From The Crowd" album for Columbia in 1981 before breaking up a short time later. Danny Wilde went on to release several solo albums for Geffen before teaming up again with Solem to form the Rembrandts.
• There are some terrific tuneful pop songs with rich harmonies ("Hold On To Something", "And The Light Goes On" or "Another Day In My Life"). Opening track "Hold On To Something" was picked by Rhino for its Power Pop Classics of the '80s, along 17 classic songs of the Powerpop 80's. The album was produced by Ed E.Thacker.

__♪ Tracks:

01. Hold On To Something (Wilde/Ainsworth/Solem) 3:46
02. ...And The Light Goes On (Wilde/Ainsworth/Solem) 3:15
03. Dream That Never Dies (Wilde/Ainsworth/Solem) 3:42
04. Combat Zone (Ainsworth/Wilde) 3:34
05. Maybe It's You (Ainsworth/Wilde) 5:07
06. One Way Out (Ainsworth) 3:38
07. Another Day In My Life (Ainsworth/Wilde) 3:09
08. Heartbreak (Wilde) 4:42
09. Love Goes Blind (Ainsworth - Wilde) 3:53
10. Apart From The Crowd (Ainsworth) 5:11

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__• Band Members:
Danny Wilde Lead - Vocals, Guitar, Piano
Philip Solem - Lead Guitar, Vocals
Ian Ainsworth - Bass, Keyboards, Vocals
Richard Sandford - Drums, Percussion