The living legend of guitar known as
Paul Brett has released his latest LP album, a dazzling collection
titled “12 String Blues Power.” Like all Brett's recent material,
the album has been proudly published on the Viral Discs and Downloads
independent record label. Boasting 12 tracks for an approximate
listening time of 30 minutes, Brett's new record brings fans new and
old his razor-sharp renditions of classic standards such as “Rock
Island Line,” “Sweet Home Chicago” and “Black Betty.” Raw,
real, sizzling-hot and featuring Brett's inimitably evocative vocals,
“12 String Blues Power” by Paul Brett isn't just the best blues
record of 2015 so far – it's a legitimate historical event.
Paul Brett's music has dipped into many
different genres over the years, particularly those most associated
with the classic rock groups of the late 1960s and '70s. He has
notably played the blues, folk, rock, psychedelic, and acoustic
music, and is also an avid fan of classical. Having been globally
recognized as one of the top 12-string guitarists for over four
decades, Brett's musical resume borders on the unbelievable.
As a session player in high demand,
Paul Brett has performed, written and/or recorded with such legends
as the Strawbs, the Overlanders, the Crazy World of Arthur Brown,
Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera, the Velvet Opera, Tintern Abbey, Fire,
Roy Harper, Al Stewart, Lonnie Donegan, Tom Newman (“Tubular
Bells”), Mott the Hoople, Motorhead, Mungo Jerry, Manfred Mann, the
Savoy Brown Blues Band, John Mayall, Rod Stewart & the Faces,
Quintessence, Keith Ralph (Yardbirds), Jimmy James & the
Vagabonds, Steve Holley (Wings), Andrew Lloyd Webber, Julian Lloyd
Webber, Jimi Hendrix, John Renbourn, the Who, Van der Graaf
Generator, Motorhead, Paul Brett Sage – and quite literally scores
of other world-famous musicians not here listed – as well as simply
in his own right as Paul Brett.
He has his own range of signature
guitars distributed worldwide by Vintage Guitars and has written as a
music journalist for Melody Maker, NME, Sound International and
International Musician. He is the resident expert on vintage acoustic
guitars for the UK's Acoustic Magazine, and currently operates as
festival director for the Llyn Acoustic Guitar Festival in North
Wales.
Paul Brett's most recent endeavors find
him piloting a record label with Tom Newman, co-founder of Virgin
Records and producer of Mike Oldfield's seminal platinum album,
“Tubular Bells.” Together they are undertaking several projects
in the educational arena, including the recording of classic albums
played by schoolchildren. Their popular “Tubular Bells” rendition
as performed by the Children of Ireland appeared on digital shelves
worldwide in 2013 and has been turning heads ever since.
“12 String Blues Power” by Paul
Brett is available online worldwide beginning 20 June 2015. Get in
early, blues fanatics and audiophiles. Very early.
-S. McCauley
Lead Press Release Writer
www.MondoTunes.com
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