On the heels of his
critically acclaimed new solo album 'Return To Memphis', Badfinger
legend Joey Molland has released two hard to find, sought after albums
on UK's Gonzo Multimedia - 'Demos Old And New' and 'This Way Up'!
Signed to the Beatles' Apple label in 1968 as The Iveys, the band
quickly changed their name to Badfinger by 1969. The group would go
on to score four consecutive worldwide hits from 1970 to 1972: “Come
And Get It” (written and produced by Paul McCartney), “No Matter
What”, “Day After Day” and “Baby Blue”. In 1971, a cover of
the Badfinger song “Without You” by Harry Nilsson became a number
one hit on the Billboard charts. Though the band suffered major
tragedies throughout its career, surviving member Joey Molland has
continued to keep the Badfinger flame alight through concerts and
recordings over the past 30 years. And now he is back with a
fantastic new album 'Return To Memphis', which was produced by Carl
'Blue' Wise and recorded at Willie Mitchell's Royal Studios in
Memphis.
In 2001, Joey Molland released the
critically acclaimed album 'This Way Up' independently. CD Universe
describes the album as: “…one of the best solo discs that
ex-members of the Beatles never made. It bears repeating - 'This Way
Up' contains the essence of what was great about those early solo
Beatles albums, not surprising because Molland played on some of
them. The surprise is that a sideman from those sessions has created
a mini-masterpiece rivaling, and on some songs equaling, those
classic and important recordings. 13 perfectly constructed songs by
Molland do more than just carry on a tradition - they combine to give
proof that this style of music is still so very vital.”
Joey's latest CD 'Return To Memphis'
has been garnering major press worldwide and follows the major buzz surrounding the Badfinger track “Baby Blue”
being played during the finale of A&E's hit TV series 'Breaking
Bad'.
Says Joey, “I did the record in
Memphis and so it's called 'Return To Memphis'. I started out loving
Memphis music...Elvis and all that. A lot of great rockers came from
there. So I opted to go down there and make a record and it was a
great experience.”
Originally from Liverpool, Joey now
resides in the US, where he continues to perform with Joey Molland's
Badfinger. Along with Joey on guitar and vocals, the current lineup
features Mark Healey (bass/vocals), Steve Wozny (keyboards/vocals),
Mike Ricciardi (drums). For updated tour information check https://www.facebook.com/
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