The Graeme Edge Band Featuring Adrian Gurvitz - Paradise Ballroom (1977)

Previously on OPIUM HUM:
Adrian Gurvitz - Sweet Vendetta (1979)
Adrian Gurvitz - Il Assassino (1980)

Some choice, funk- and disco-infused, melancholic, psychedelic 70s rock.

Track listing:
1. Paradise Ballroom
2. Human
3. Everybody Needs Somebody
4. All Is Fair
5. Down, Down, Down
6. In the Light of the Light
7. Caroline
8. Be My Eyes [bonus]
9. Paradise Ballroom [bonus]
10. Everybody Needs Somebody [bonus]

Don't laugh about my face
Cause I found mine in space

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Adrian Gurvitz - Sweet Vendetta (1979)

Previously on OPIUM HUM:
Adrian Gurvitz - Il Assassino (1980)

More soft, airy disco from Adrian Gurvitz. It's like ELO dancing under a mirrorball with Toto.

Track listing:
1. Untouchable and Free
2. The Wonder of It All
3. Put a Little Love (In Life's Heart)
4. Love Space
5. The Way I Feel
6. Time Is Endless
7. I Just Wanna Get Inside Your Head
8. Free Ride
9. One More Time
10. Drifting Star [bonus]

Life's still waiting for you

These are pretty great, too:

Colin Blunstone - One Year (1971) + 3 more

Wayne Henderson - Emphasized (1979)

Adrian Gurvitz - Il Assassino (1980)

You might know Adrian Gurvitz from one or more of his early bands -- The Gun, Three Man Army, or Baker Gurvitz Army (all proto-metal/hard rock greats) -- or his work with the Graeme Edge Band. What you might not know is that he released a series of phenomenal, disco-flavored soft rock solo records in the late 70s and early 80s, of which Il Assassino is the second, and my personal favorite.

Though it's all pretty much perfect, from the immaculate production to the breezy melodies to the casually diverse instrumentation (his rock chops shine through in the form of a few crucial twin guitar leads), what really sets this LP apart is Gurvitz's somewhat bleak lyrical approach, which compliments the often minor-key arrangements and provides a depth that you don't often get on records that sound like this.

Track listing:
1. Borrowed Beauty
2. Seventeen
3. Movie Picture
4. Hit Man
5. Movie Picture Theme
6. She's in Command
7. New World
8. Crying to the Night
9. Heat

Out of dreams

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Niteflyte - Niteflyte (1979)

Oliver Cheatham - The Boss (1982)