Ships In The Night.......Demo's 1978-1980, by BIAS.

Ships In The Night.......Demo's 1978-1980

by BIAS.

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1.	How Cold The Dawn 07:22	info	buy track
2.	The Roadman 04:28	info	buy track
3.	Losing My Direction 07:08	info	buy track
4.	Highways of Illusion 06:34	info	buy track
5.	Caroline 06:01	info	buy track
6.	I'm My Own Man 04:17	info	buy track
7.	You Are The One 04:41	info	buy track
8.	There Once Was A Time 05:45	info	buy track
9.	Bias (instrumental) 03:44	info	buy track
10.	Ships In The Night 07:08	info	buy track
11.	So Fine 05:24	info	buy track
12.	Live For Today 04:04	info	buy track
13.	One Saturday Night 05:49	info	buy track
14.	Roadman (edit) 03:39	info	buy track

about

My first band, a College band that was formed in Birmingham UK back in 1978 when I was 18 years of age and the band ran through to 1980 During that time the band gigged and recorded many songs in demo format on a TEAC reel to reel machine. Some songs were covers to get us out on the road, some self penned by Tim Dunn and Rick Lambe mainly although, Robert Smith contributed a couple of works.

I found an old cassette tape with the BIAS session demo's written on it and thought it would be great to re-record some of the tunes from 35 years ago.

Most of the songs on this album are all taken from that demo BIAS recorded back in the spring 1980 and were written mainly by Rick Lambe except the collaboration's 'Caroline' and 'I'm My Own Man' which were written by (Lambe, Smith) and 'Highways of Illusion' which was written by (Dunn,Lambe). Two songs were omitted from this recording as they were covers and since I don't own the copyright I haven't included them. They were a song by a Canadian band call 'Space Opera' and the song was 'Telephone Artist' and the other was by a band called Colosseum called 'Elegy' both of which the band did great versions of.

Some Newer songs that are added to this album, tracks:8,9,11,12 and 13 were never played live by the band but were written by Rick Lambe with the band in mind to perform them but the band split before we could rehearse them. So rather them hanging around in my song writing vaults I thought i'd add them to this project
This demonstrates some of my first real attempts at song writing. Some compositions worked, some are quite ambitious and nearly worked.

These songs were re-recorded in 2014 and all original arrangements were taken from the original 'Wythall Sessions' 4 Track TEAC demo recordings. I have added keyboards to the overall sound which the original band never had but I think it adds another dimension to the sound.
So here they are............Song from my early days, so brace yourselves.............a retro sound form the 70's.............wart's and all..........and not an ounce of thought to production either!!. Just as they were written and intended to be.
Enjoy, or at least, if you don't like these songs you can say you have wasted a good few minutes of your life. If you like it please buy a copy and help keep the musicians going.

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released October 5, 2014

The Band BIAS were:

Robert Smith-Vocals
Rick Lambe-Guitar & Vocals
Ritchie (he's in bed) Hudson-Guitar
John Bundie-Bass
Tim Dunn-Drums & Vocals

All Instruments and vocals on this album were performed by Rick Lambe, and all the musical lines and drum patterns were replicated from the original players lines so as to try and keep it as authentic to the original band as possible.

The cover art of album Taken from the painting 'Ghost Ship in the Mist' by Len Moss a Worcestershire artist and fellow band mate. copyright 2014.

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Rick Lambe Redditch, UK

I have been involved with music all of my life. Played in lots of bands from Irish, Country, Rock, Prog Rock, Soul & Blues bands.Played with famous and not so famous people. I tutor guys and girls in guitar, bass and music production. I make lots of music in various styles that I will add in the coming months, so please feel free to check it out. If you dig any of the stuff make a poor man happy. ... more

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