Description
Take a Little Interest is the debut album by the British pop/rock band Solid Air, independently released on Rio Records in 1980, in co-operation with Banana Records. The album was recorded and mixed by Bryan Smith at Profile Studios in Wheathampstead, England; July 1980, with Iva Twydell of After The Fire fame producing. The band features Andy Balmer on lead vocals and guitars, Dave Balmer on keyboards and synthesizer, Pete Dilley on bass, and Tim Burgess on drums and percussion. (Everyone but bassist Dilley later played on Twydell’s solo album Secret Service released the following year.)
Producer I. A. J. Twydell’s fingerprints are all over this wonderful British foursome’s custom LP. Solid Air’s style contains elements of several Twydell projects: particularly the driving keyboard rock of After The Fire’s Signs Of Change, but also some of the progressive folk of Waiting For The Sun and new-wave rock of Twydell’s solo LPs. On numerous tracks you’d absolutely swear ATF’s Pete Banks was in here wiggin’ out with his loopy synthesizer grooves. Member Dave Palmer is the actual one fulfilling the keyboard role here, counterbalanced by Andy Balmer’s rocking guitar leads. Tim Burgess is on drums and Pete Dilley supplies bass. Mr. Twydell also contributes some extra backing vocals. Vibrant original songs featuring titles like «King’s Business», «Open Door», «Misty Skies», «Feet On Solid Ground», «City Of Gold», «Sleep In Your Eyes» and «Countdown». Recorded at Profile Studios; in fact Rio Records shows the same address here as the Profile label. Nice simple black and white cover drawing with stencilled block lettering and silhouettes of the band members with their instruments. [Ken Scott, The Archivist, 4th Edition]
LP tracklist:
Side One
A1. “King’s Business”
A2. “Open Door”
A3. “Misty Skies”
A4. “Smiling People”
A5. “Speak Me”
A6. “Prayer”
Side Two
B1. “Feet On Solid Ground”
B2. “City Of Gold”
B3. “Sleep In Your Eyes”
B4. “What Can I Do For You?”
B5. “Countdown”
B6. “Take A Little Interest”
CREDITS. Produced by I.A.J. Twydell. Recorded and Mixed at Profile Studios, Wheathampstead, during July 1980. Engineered by Bryan “alright mate” Smith. Cover by Tim Burgess. Photos by Brian Hale and Sarah Kent. Co-ordination by Rat Management. Banana 500 Stereo. RIO Records, 213 Hatfield Road, St. Albans, Herts.
Musicians: Andy Balmer (Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Lead and Backing Vocals), Dave Balmer (Crumar Multiman, Synthesizer, Electric Piano, Vocals), Tim Burgess (Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals), Pete Dilley (Bass, Fretless Bass, Crowd Vocal). Extra Backing Vocals by Mr. Twydell.
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