Category: SILVERHEAD (Des Barres)

A year after their successful self-titled debut on Purple Records, SILVERHEAD released their second an final studio effort ”16 and Savaged”. The album cover generated controversy, but the music packed inside dissipated any doubt of Michael Des Barres & Co. talents.
Cherry Red record did a wonderful job remastering the original tapes on this “16 and Savaged [Cherry Red Expanded Edition remastered]” originally released 2016 – as popular demand, now re-press 2022.
This expanded Cd features a wealth of bonus tracks, including live versions of ‘Cartoon Princess’, ‘More Than Your Mouth Can Hold’, Bright Light’, Rock Out Claudette, Rock Out’, the title track plus ‘Hello New York’. Also included is the promo only debut solo 45 from Michael Des Barres, ‘Leon’ b/w ‘New Moon Tonight’.
But most exciting of all is the discovery of two tracks from the shelved 3rd Silverhead LP; ‘James Dean’ and ‘Marilyn’, released here for the very first time…

Purple Records was set up in 1971, not just to release Deep Purple’s records from “Machine Head” onwards, but also the various side projects that the band members were developing, and artists that they were discovering and respected.
Purple Records tenth release was from a new band called SILVERHEAD, which featured Blondie bassist Nigel Harrison, future Robert Plant guitarist Robbie Blunt, and fronted by the legendary Michael Des Barres. Their much feted self-titled debut was released by Purple in 1972.
Produced by Martin Birch, famed for him work with Iron Maiden, Whitesnake, Fleetwood Mac, Black Sabbath, Rainbow, and of course, Deep Purple, Silverhead’s debut is a mixture of hard rock and glam.
Finally Cherry Red Records did a proper release of ”Silverhead”, an Expanded Edition fully remastered. This definitive version – originally released 2016 and now re-press 2022- includes the 7” single versions of ‘Ace Supreme’ and ‘Rolling With My Baby’, as well as live tracks taken from singer Michael Des Barres’ own collection, and previously only released in Japan.
Fans of Detective and old-school classic rock / glam / hard will fall in love with ”Silverhead [Cherry Red Expanded Edition remastered]”.