THE RED AND THE BLACK (Buck Dharma) – 1988-90 album prev. unreleased [digitally remastered]
THE RED AND THE BLACK was a New York based power trio formed in 1988 by BLUE ÖYSTER CULT guitarist / vocalist Donald ‘Buck Dharma‘ Roeser, bassist John Rogers and drummer Ron Riddle – so the band’s personnel comprised three fifths of ex- Blue Öyster Cult musicians as it was then currently composed.
They composed many songs, recorded several demos and performed live in and around the New York vicinity, (sometimes as RONDONJON or ROESER, RIDDLE & ROGERS), and while a record company resulted interested, the band never got signed and all the material remained unreleased.
Alongside his 3 ‘Archive’ CD’s series of rarities, Buck Dharma remastered all THE RED AND THE BLACK demos and finally released THE RED AND THE BLACK lost recordings. The band’s sound is pretty commercial rock&pop / melodic rock with that sound production (very good sound quality) from the era including big electronic drums and synths…
