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Specialists at Rock Candy Records have ‘Remastered & Reloaded” all-three first albums from American melodic rockers 707, one of the most distinctive sounds of any band emerging from the late 70s. While most this genre acts of the era were powered almost exclusively by loud guitars, in their self-titled, debut album “707“, the quartet twist in style was the prominent use of grand piano as a lead instrument alongside the guitar.
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Specialists at Rock Candy Records have ‘Remastered & Reloaded” all-three first albums from American melodic rockers 707, one of the most distinctive sounds of any band emerging from the late ’70s. The rightfully titled “Mega Force” is the last from the bunch, a terrific slice of pure American ’80s AOR, reissued by Rock Candy with 6 bonus tracks.
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Tom Burr on guitars and synths, teamed up with Jason Vanek (CrazyV) on vocals, we bring you some awesome AOR Melodic Rock from Ohio!
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This Japanese remaster on SHM-CD is outstanding, and worth every penny to own this fantastic '80s AOR piece in all its glory.
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Genre: Art, Rock, Progressive, New Age, Instrumental,
Disc release year: 2011
Disc manufacturer: U.K.
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Genre: Progressive & Jazz Rock
Country: Slovakia
Publication year: 1972-2000
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Many of you asked for Rock Candy Records reissues to complete collections, so here’s one more featured for the first time here: HOTEL self-titled debut “Hotel” from 1979, for the first time officially released on CD and digitally remastered.
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IT’S ALWAYS VERY uplifting when a band originally tipped for better things actually fulfils their inherent musical potential. In the case of Hotel, a little known outfit from Birmingham Alabama, their self-titled debut album hinted at a somewhat suppressed melodic AOR talent that was itching to fully blossom. More»


The fourth album release from John Cafferty And The Beaver Brown Band was the score for the Eddie And The Cruisers sequel, Eddie And The Cruisers II: Eddie Lives!, which became their last major label release of new material. The band has had several personal changes, but it is stil active today More»


John Cafferty And The Beaver Brown Band is an American rock band from Rhode Island which began its career in 1972, and achieved mainstream success in the 1980s. Originally known as simply Beaver Brown, they got their name from a paint can. The classic lineup of the group (consisting of John Cafferty on vocals and guitar, More»


Label:Tekram Music ‎– none
Format:CD, Limited Edition
Country:US
Released:1995 More»



Genre: Melodic Hard Rock
Disk (release) country: Japan
Publication year: 2022
Publisher (label): Victor
Country of performer (group): Germany
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AOR, Melodic Rock and Westcoast fans love Peter Beckett for his works with Player (who had a #1 hit with 'Baby Come Back'), Think Out Loud and the Little River Band, but many still also love him for his self-titled 1991 solo album.
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