LARRY LEE – Marooned [Japan remastered AOR CITY 1000 series] HQ
As part of the AOR CITY 1000 series, here’s the for years hard to find LARRY LEE album “Marooned“.
Sony Music Japan did this campaign titled AOR CITY 1000 featuring a Low-priced Reissue on 100 classic AOR / AC albums from their back catalog, many of them out of print or hard to find. A limited offer with the incredible price around U$S 9 each CD (or 1000 Japanese Yen, hence the name of the campaign).
Among the 100 titles there’s albums by Toto, LeRoux, Balance, Airplay and many other gems, but the interesting ones are the hard to find (or at ridiculous prices) such as this delicious “Marooned”, remastered and featuring the original Japanese Edition artwork.
Produced with a pristine atmosphere by skilled John Ryan (Styx, Greg Guidry), “Marooned” is a wonderful album with a sound that defined an era. I always loved this record as not only includes excellent songs, but also has the ability to properly mix uptempo songs with suave ballads / mid-paced melodies resulting in one of the best balanced (and sounding) albums from the classic AOR West Coast era.
