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Hammond’s position as a top songwriter is assured with compositions such as ‘The Air That I Breathe’ and ‘It Never Rains In Southern California’. These albums from the mid-70’s cement his reputation as an outstanding singer-songwriter. Meanwhile, his son continues the family tradition as a member of The Strokes. Digitally remastered and slip-cased with extensive new notes. Ads in Record Collector and Mojo. Also available on BGO Records: BGOCD611 It Never Rains In Southern California/The Free Electric Band Tracks: Albert Hammond: I’m A Train / Everything I Want To Do / Dime Queen Of Nevada / New York City Here I Come / The Girl They Call The Cool Breeze / Names, Tags, Numbers And Labels / I Don’t Wanna Die In An Air Disaster / Half A Million Miles From Home / Fountain Avenue / We’re Running Out / Candle Light, Sweet Candle Light / Mary Hot Lips Arizona / 99 Miles From L.A.: 99 Miles From L.A. / Down By The River (1975 version) / One Life / Love Isn’t Love Till You Give It Away / The Face Not The Image / These Are The Good Old Days / Lay The Music Down / Rivers Are For Boats / Somebody’s Happiness / A Job Is A Home To A Homeless Man / To All The Girls I’ve Loved Before
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The third and fourth Albert Hammond albums provide quite a contrast. His third album, simply titled 'Albert Hammond' and released in 1974 was my first 'Albie' purchase and I loved it from the moment the stylus first hit the vinyl. The verve and joie de vivre is evident throughout the record, making this his most upbeat and even album. Standout tracks are the hedonistic, freewheeling 'I Don't Want To Die in an Air Disaster', the panoramic 'Half a Million Miles From Home', the intimate and sad 'Fountain Avenue' and the tender tragic beauty of 'Mary Hot Lips Arizona'. I would go as far as to say that, in my opinion, these are the strongest songs of his career, and elevated him to the premier league of seventies singer/songwriters. '99 Miles From L.A.', his fourth outing, is by comparism, a rather lacklustre affair. The songs lack the impact of those featured on 'Albert Hammond' and by 1975 he seemed to have lost some of the individuality that makes his first three LPs such a joy, and headed into middle-of-the-road territory. By releasing this album on the same disc as the previous one only goes to accentuate this. So, five stars for 'Albert Hammond' and two stars for '99 Miles From LA'.
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30 Dec 2009
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This and the first 2 albums are by far the best he has done. After that it became too main stream.
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