PARIS – Paris [Rock Candy remaster] (2012)
As requested, here’s PARIS self-titled album for the first time on CD Remastered & Reloaded by Rock Candy Records. Created by Californian Bob Welch, better known for the wistful romanticism of such songs as ‘Sentimental Lady’ with Fleetwood Mac, he shattered any stereotyping by composing all of the hard-rocking tunes performed on the debut album by the short-lived power trio PARIS.
In many aspects PARIS can be labelled as a mini super-group. Together with Welch was former Jethro Tull bassist Glenn Cornick and drummer Thom Mooney from Nazz (one of the American responses to The Monkees).
Signed to Capitol records and put into the studio with seasoned producer & engineer Jimmy Robinson (Detective), the recording took nearly a year. Unashamedly reminiscent of Led Zeppelin, the band’s style focussed on powerful, crunchy riffs, laced with a funky undertow…
