Name: Dear Scott
Brand: Michael Head and the Red Elastic Band

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

M4826UKLPXX

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Colour

Blue

Colour details

Discogs ID

[r27973914]

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Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

LP++++ - Vinyl Pressed Eco Friendly Method with 60% Reduction in Energy Consumption

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-09-23

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5053760095309

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Total Cap

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

M4826UKCD

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Extended format: No

2022-06-03

5060732661592

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

M4826UKLPX

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

M4826UKLP

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Black

5060732661585

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Black LP

M4826UKCDSIGNED

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With Signed Postcard

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Signed copies: Yes

1 / CD / Extended format: Yes / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: Yes

Artist

Michael Head and the Red Elastic Band

Genre GB

Alternative / Modern

Label GB

Modern Sky 

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Finding that luck, love and letting things roll works out for him just fine, Michael Head leads his Red Elastic Band into a fresh chapter with optimism and some of the best music of his career, with his new, Bill Ryder-Jones-produced album, Dear Scott via Modern Sky UK.

Revered by heavyweight songwriting peers and discovered by new generations of discerning listeners, all enraptured by the fruits of Head’s winding, 40-year career, the Liverpool singer-songwriter enters a new age of creativity and collaboration with Dear Scott. Promising to be a shimmering jewel cast by the minds and hearts of Merseyside’s finest musicians, the 12-track album is dusted with both Ryder-Jones’ artistry and the heavyweight musicianship of The Red Elastic Band, which Head found had ‘stepped up’ following almost a year apart, forcing him to dig deeper himself. Of slipping back into writing and recording in 2021, Head continues: “After being apart for a while, I went for a walk on the beach with the band and it was beautiful, literally and personally. Rehearsals followed and it clicked into place, with one thing leading to the next. It’s very much the ethos we’re working by, keeping things simple, but keeping the momentum. I’d met Bill a few times and he’s a lovely guy. Once we knew he was interested in producing the album we didn’t need to think about it again, it just progressed and became a completely natural thing.”

Dear Scott refers to novelist, F. Scott Fitzgerald, whose debt-ridden, down-and-out years captured the imagination of Head, specifically a postcard Fitzgerald addressed to himself upon checking in at Hollywood’s infamous Golden Age retreat, The Garden Of Allah Hotel. Head explains: “A decade after being the king of the jazz age, Fitzgerald arrived unfashionable and sober, ready to conquer Hollywood. His agent with a sense of humour booked him into The Garden Of Allah, where writers, movie stars and even Stravinsky sometimes lived. He famously picked up a postcard on checking in and addressed it to himself.” The postcard read: Dear Scott, How are you? Have been meaning to come and see you. I have living at the Garden Of Allah. Yours Scott Fitzgerald Head states that the formation of The Red Elastic Band in 2008 began with ‘whoever was available at the time’, primarily as a vehicle for live performance, producing one, previous album in 2017’s Adiós Señor Pussycat. The band has since developed into a cohesive, mutually-supportive and permanent line-up, with Phil Murphy on drums, Tom Powell on bass, Danny Murphy on guitars and Nathaniel Cummins on guitars and backing vocals being the musicians taking on the world in 2022 alongside Head.

Dear Scott

Music GB

Discover Dear Scott by Michael Head and the Red Elastic Band. Limited Edition LPs and signed copies available. A new chapter of optimism and exceptional music from this Liverpool singer-songwriter, produced by Bill Ryder-Jones. Available via Modern Sky UK.