PLANET P PROJECT (Tony Carey) – S/T 1983 [Remastered +6] *HQ*

Tony Carey’s musical talent lent very heavily to the success of Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow. Carey played keyboards for Rainbow on 2 world tours before turning solo. Carey released 2 albums of rock&pop solo work, and it was with the third in 1982 when he scored a hit with the single ‘I Won’t Be Home Tonight’, and its successful MTV video.
Meanwhile, Carey had written a lot of material that didn’t fit his current style. The music was more progressive than his normal rock&pop releases. Hence the birth of the pseudonym PLANET P PROJECT that Tony Carey used, and got a 2-album deal with Geffen Records.
Recorded in Germany where Tony Carey owned a recording studio, he wrote all of the songs and played most the instruments on the 1983 debut album, self-titled ”Planet P Project”. With a progressive feeling but still commercial and accessible, the music is layered in keyboards and synthesizers.

The album sold very well and spawn a surprising Top 40 hit in the thumping “Why Me?”, which video received a heavy rotation on MTV. Carey does exhibit a good sense of melody on tracks like the propulsive, delusion-of-grandeur tale in “King for a Day” and the dreamy “I Won’t Wake Up.”
All over the years ”Planet P Project” achieved a cult classic status, a different side of Tony Carey mixing progressive melodies with an early ’80s new wave / rock & pop sound.
Highly Recommended

1 – Static
2 – King For A Day
3 – I Won’t Wake Up
4 – Top Of The World
5 – Armageddon
6 – Tranquility Base
7 – Why Me?
8 – Power Tools
9 – Send It In A Letter
10 – Adam And Eve
11 – Only You And Me
12 – Ruby
13 – Why Me? (Extended Version)
14 – Why Me? (Instrumental Version)
15 – Why Me? (Demo Version)
16 – Power Tools (Demo Version)

Tony Carey – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, bass, acoustic guitars
David Thomas – lead vocals on “Only You and Me”
Johan Daansen – guitars
Robert Musenpichler – guitars
Helmut Bibl – guitars
Hartmut Pfannmueller – drums and percussion
Fritz Matzka – drums and percussion
Peter Hauke – drums and percussion

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