JOINED FORCES (produced by James Christian & Paul Sabu) – Anthology [FNA Records remastered] (2023) *HQ*

Hailing from Connecticut, around 1983-84 JOINED FORCES were packing the clubs and had a stranglehold on the Northeast Music scene. Including future House Of Lords guitarist guitarist Jimi Bell, the shows were 90 minutes long and consisted of 15 melodic hard rocking pop-rock songs including the power ballad “Phantom Love”. The band recorded a 3-track demo distributed on cassette.
Their first release is 1985’s ‘Show & Tell’, professionally recorded in White Plains, N.Y. Joined Forces had the good fortune of opening for Joan Jett and Blackfoot, so when they needed a backing band for Joan Jett in the movie LIGHT OF DAY (with Michael J. Fox) – Joined Forces got the call to step in and become “The Hunzz”. The band honed their skills for years to come, continuing to secure loyal legions of fans.
In 1989, Joined Forces entered the studio and recorded 10 tracks. The first 5 tracks, “Love Reaction”, “Alone Tonight”, “When The Lovin’s Good”, ”Don’t get Me Started”, and “Sad Boy Blues” were produced by James Christian (House Of Lords) and Jeff Cannata.
The second set of 5 tracks, “Johnny’s On The Bad Side”, “Angel (I Wanna Fly)”, “Taste My Honey”, “One More Time”, “The Wild Side” were produced by Paul Sabu.
All these tracks plus bonuses are included into JOINED FORCES: “Anthology”, fully remastered.

This CD features every piece of music Joined Forces ever recorded. Besides the 3 track cassette, The Show & Tell EP, and the last tracks they recorded with Sabu, Christian, and Cannata, there is a surprise unreleased song from Show & Tell, and a never released track from the vault entitled ‘Never Fall’.
All have been remastered and given that special touch which will feel just right to the ears.

01 – When The Lovin’s Good
02 – Love Reaction
03 – Sad Boy Blues
04 – One More Time
05 – The Wildside
06 – Don’t Get Me Started
07 – Angel
08 – Alone Tonight
09 – Johnny’s On The Bad Side
10 – I Want To Take You Home
11 – Shy In Love
12 – Phantom Love 1985
13 – Nobody’s Fool
14 – Show & Tell
15 – Get Hot
16 – Moonchild
17 – Phantom Love
18 – Hands Off
19 – Never Fall

1-9 1989 Tracks
10-14 1985 Show & Tell (Vinyl Only Release)
15-17 1983 (Super Rare Demo Tracks Cassette Only release)
18-19 Bonus Tracks

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