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  • A Salty Tale

    BEN-CD-022

    Artist: Drew McCulloch

    Label: Bendi

    Some people have called it a lost masterpiece from the 70's. Drew McCulloch calls it memories of growing up in Ardrossan. We just call it a really nice album!

    The former member of Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance, Drew McCulloch, recorded this previously unreleased album in 1977 with a true all star line up: Dave Mattacks (Fairport Convention, Nick Drake, Brian Eno, EBTG, George Harrison, XTC, Paul McCartney…), Bruce Lynch (Cat Stevens, Murray Head, Mickey Jupp, Kate Bush…), Laurence Juber (Wings, Alan Parsons, Belinda Carlisle, Ringo Starr, solo), Ricky Hitchcock (Love & Kisses, Walker Brothers, Roger Daltrey), Kenny Slaven (Ronnie Lane’s Slim Chance), B.J.Cole (Elvis Costello, Humble Pie, Joe Strummer, Beck, Bjork, Squeeze, Julian Cope…), Ray Warley (Roy Harper), Tessa Niles (Paul McCartney, David Bowie, George Harrison, Rolling Stones, The The, Duran Duran, Pet Shop Boys…), Chris Thompson (Manfred Mann’s Earth Band, Mike Oldfield, Alan Parsons…), orchestra led by Gavyn Wright (Penguin Café Orchestra, Simpy Red, EBTG, The The, XTC, Prefab Sprout…) and arrangements by Dr. Richard Niles (Paul McCartney, Dusty Springfield, Cat Stevens, Swing Out Sister, Pet Shop Boys, Kylie Minogue and many others)!