Hello,
Welcome to this site. Here a massive fan as well (since 1991). Regrettably it has been very quiet here lately. So if you have other Rea fans, invite them over
I’ve been a Chris Rea fan since at least Road to Hell, if not before - don’t quite remember that far back !
In fact, when I sold my first vinyl collection to get a deposit for a house I kept Road to Hell, amongst a dozen LP’s I really loved. And quite a few years later I started playing that copy of Road to Hell on a regular basis. And … I got the vinyl bug again! Thanks Chris!
That original Road to Hell vinyl has now had a good clean on my wet-n-vac cleaner and is currently spinning and sounds fabulous. I also added the purple vinyl edition too, along with LP copies of Auberge, and On The Beach .
Though I mostly buy modern albums on LP often much heavier than Chris Rea (had all the old classics once so trying the new stuff), the one album I would absolutely love on LP is Santo Spirito Blues from 2011 - it’s my second favourite Chris Rea album. It may never happen but I live in hope!
Hello Jollypike,
Welcome to the site! The road is (one of) my favorite too. And Santo Spirito on LP would indeed be a dream but also Blue Guitars on LP...