Shout! [7-inch single]

Description

Shout! (“double A side” featuring “He’ll Never Let You Down”, b/w “I’m Glad”) is a two-sided 7-inch vinyl single by the British pop band Collision, released on Chapel Lane in 1982 (catalogue number CS 104). Both tracks produced by Mark Williamson. “He’ll Never Let You Down” was written by Mike King and Greg Nash and “I’m Glad” by Mike King.

Collision features Mike King on guitar and vocals, Mary King on keyboards, Greg Nash on bass and backing vocals, and Dennis Marshall on drums. (The band, with personnel changes, went on to become Royal Rendezvous which released a self-titled cassette EP on Ears & Eyes in 1985.)

In the early ’80s the Chapel Lane studios in Hereford were flung wide to provide a home for established and emerging British artists to record and the Chapel Lane label was established. It proved to be the home of some of the finest Christian music recorded in the era. Nestled in amongst artists like Sheila Walsh, Bryn Haworth, Alwyn Wall, Lib Suite and Barratt Band were Collision. To be honest I’d only come across them on the ‘Clean Tape‘ compilation album from the label and had no idea that they had recorded anything else. And then Admiral Cummings unearthed this scratchy seven inch vinyl single from the vaults and suddenly it’s 1982 all over again. The “A” side (hey kids remember 45s?) was «He’ll Never Let Us Down» which is a fantastic slice of synth-driven pop rock that fits in perfectly next to After the Fire or New Musik’s «Living By Numbers». The “B” side was «I’m Glad» driven by a fab bass groove! The band, with personnel changes, went on to become Royal Rendezvous and then stepped into obscurity. But as this single shows, they had their moment. [Mike Rimmer, Cross Rhythms, May 2010]

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7-inch Vinyl Single tracklist:

Side A. “He’ll Never Let Us Down”
Side B. “I’m Glad”

Note: Housed in a picture sleeve.

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