Name: Hold Your Head Up - The Best Of
Brand: Argent

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

DEMREC1006

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Colour

Clear

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

10 Tracks. 140 Gram Vinyl with Printed Inner.

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-06-03

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Demon

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5014797907249

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Total Cap

1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / clear

EDSL0104

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28 Track Double CD in Digifile with 12 Page Booklet

740155730437

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2 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Argent

Genre GB

Classic

Label GB

Demon is a UK 80s New Wave label that was founded by Elvis Costello, Andrew Lauder, and the company behind the label in 1980. In 1998, the label was acquired by Music Collection International and merged with its Westside Records operation. Today, Demon forms part of the Demon Music Group Ltd.

Argent was formed in 1969 by Rod Argent and Chris White, who had been the keyboard player and the bassist, and principal songwriters, in 60s hitmakers The Zombies. Chris White now assumed a writing and producing role, so Jim Rodford (Argent's cousin and formerly with the Mike Cotton Sound) was recruited on bass. The line-up was completed by drummer Bob Henrit and guitarist / vocalist / songwriter Russ Ballard (both previously with The Roulettes and Unit 4 + 2). 

The first two albums – Argent (1970) and Ring Of Hands (1971) – performed well but it was the third album All Together Now (1972) that catapulted the band to stardom. Written by Argent and White, first single “Hold Your Head Up” reached number 5 in both the UK and the US, where it sold over a million copies, and second single “Tragedy” also sold well. The next album In Deep (1973) featured the massive rock anthem “God Gave Rock and Roll To You”, another worldwide hit, written by Russ Ballard. The song gained a new lease of life in 1991 when Kiss’s cover version was featured at the end of the film “Bill And Ted’s Bogus Journey”. The album also included the hit “It’s Only Money (Pt 2)”.

This 28 track 2 CD compilation gathers all the hits and the cream of the album tracks, including Rod Argent’s “Christmas For The Free”, which feature virtuoso performances and amazing vocal harmonies. The booklet incudes annotation by Alan Robinson.

Hold Your Head Up - The Best Of

Music GB