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• Four classic albums from Fandango.
• Joe Lynn Turner went on to be an integral part of Rainbow.
• According to Joe Lynn Turner’s official biography, Fandango were, “a band described as an eclectic mix of R&B, pop, country, jazz and melodic rock.”
Originally formed in 1976, when singer Joe Lynn Turner hooked up with guitarist Rick Blakemore, bassist Bob Danyls, with Abe Speller on drums, creating a prolific song writing partnership with keyboard player Denny LaRue. They were discovered by RCA Records whilst playing the local clubs in the tri-state area of New Jersey, New York and Connecticut, the same scene that gave the world Twisted Sister.
Despite some high profile slots opening for, among others, The Allman Brothers, The Marshall Tucker Band, The Beach Boys and Billy Joel, Fandango missed making a significant mark on the US charts. It was shortly after the release of their fourth and final album that Joe Lynn Turner received the invitation from Ritchie Blackmore to join Rainbow for 1981’s ‘Difficult To Cure’. The singer would help steer Rainbow through some major success in North America, with hits such as ‘I Surrender’, ‘Street Of Dreams’ and ‘Stone Cold’.
Following Rainbow’s split in 1984, Joe Lynn Turner would go on to front Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force, Deep Purple for their ‘Slaves And Masters’ album, the Hughes Turner Project with Glenn Hughes, as well as a prolific solo career.
Also included in this 4 disc set are mono-radio versions of the tracks ‘Last Kiss’, ‘Late Nights’ and ‘Blame It On The Night’, and the booklet includes an essay from Classic Rock’s Malcolm Dome based on interviews with singer Joe Lynn Turner.
Tracklist
DISC ONE
FANDANGO: 1977
1. HEADLINER
2. DOWN DOWN DOWN
3. JESSE AND WILL
4. SAN JOAQUIN
5. LIFE OF THE PARTY
6. SHADOW BOXING
7. HELPLESS HEART
8. DEVIL RAIN
9. MISERY ROADv
10. GOIN' DOWN FOR THE LAST TIME
DISC TWO
LAST KISS: 1978
1. LAST KISS
2. SURE GOT THE POWER
3. MEXICO
4. LOSIN' KIND OF LOVE
5. HOTEL LA RUE
6. FEEL THE PAIN
7. CITY OF ANGELS
8. THE MILL'S ON FIRE
9. I KEEP GOING/HARD BARGAIN
BONUS TRACK
10. LAST KISS (MONO VERSION)
DISC THREE
ONE NIGHT STAND: 1979
1. ONE NIGHT STAND
2. THIEF IN THE NIGHT
3. HARD MAN (BLESS MY SOUL)
4. HARD HEADED WOMAN
5. I WOULD NEVER LEAVE
6. DANCER
7. LITTLE CHERIE
8. LATE NIGHTS
9. TWO TIME LOSER
10. AIN'T NO WAY
BONUS TRACK
11. LATE NIGHTS (MONO VERSION)
DISC FOUR
CADILLAC: 1980
1. BLAME IT ON THE NIGHT
2. ROCK ‘N ROLL YOU
3. HYPNOTIZED
4. DON'T WASTE MY TIME
5. STRANGER
6. CADILLAC
7. FORTUNE TELLER
8. GETAWAY
9. HEADLINER
BONUS TRACK
10. BLAME IT ON THE NIGHT (MONO VERSION)