RARE TOUCH – Self-Titled [Eonian Records Remaster] (2024) *HQ*

It’s 1987. Hollywood, with its style and sounds, is exploding. Five California kids… and a guy from Alabama… working in various bands come together with a shared dream – making it big on the Sunset Strip with their band, RARE TOUCH. Five guys, busting their asses on the stages of The Roxy, The Whisky, Gazzarri’s, and The Troubadour.
RARE TOUCH shared the bill with bands such as Julliet, Southgang, Harlot, and many others who were pursuing the same dream. Five guys walking the streets of Hollywood, plastering posters and flyers anywhere they would stick and be seen, hustling to sell tickets to fill the clubs, to make themselves seen and heard. Five guys trying to keep that dream alive in any way possible.

Thirty-plus years later, the history of RARE TOUCH lives on with this collection of songs never released, now remastered and put on CD by Eonian Records. While their story may be similar to that of other bands, these songs are all RARE TOUCH and stand on their own and stand the test of time for those who love the sound of the ’80s and early ’90s Sunset Strip: melodic hard rock with a hair metal touch.
While the big label record deal wasn’t there 30+ years ago, RARE TOUCH’s recordings have found their way into your hands today, which is what the band always hoped for – getting the chance to have their music heard… Who says dreams don’t come true?

01 – Sin City
02 – One Way Ticket
03 – Don’t Forget Me
04 – Fallen From Grace
05 – To the Wire
06 – Badlands
07 – Sweet Hunger (Bonus Track)
08 – One Way Ticket (Alternative Version)
09 – Badlandz (Alternative Version)

Phillip John Maldonado – Lead Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica
Frankie Oliveri – Guitars & Backing Vocals
Trevor Stevens – Guitars & Backing Vocals
Bradley Curtis – Bass & Backing Vocals
Dante Pacifici – Drums & Backing Vocals

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