THE AGE OF GOODBYE: RIP Leroy Radcliffe...bandmate of Asa Brebner; Producer of Andy Pratt, member of The Modern Lovers, Robin Lane and the Chartbusters...a Good Friend to the Club Bohemia Team...

 The great producer of "Fun in the First World" has passed away.   Rest in Peace Leroy Radcliffe

From Leroy's FACEBOOK page:

Leroy Radcliffe

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To all of Leroy's friends and family,

This is Margot and Samuel Radcliffe, reaching out to notify you all that Leroy died peacefully this morning January 17th, 2021.

Please know that he was not in pain and was happy to be around around those who cared for and loved him very much.

If there are any pictures or music pieces or anything you would like to share about your experiences with Leroy, we think this would be a great place to begin to commemorate his life.

Leroy Gregory Radcliffe

December 19th, 1949-January 17th, 2021

 https://www.facebook.com/leroy.copliotmedarts

 

From Billy Loosigian's Facebook page:

Robin Lane writes: Robin Lane

This is amazing...so many memories captured, the era the time, Leroy and Asa together now for always. I fell for Jonathan when I heard him sing Affection. Then I met him. He didn't like me much and he didn't like my songs or Asa or Leroy playing with me. But this isn't about Jonathan..Le and Asa...the whole thing is wonderful to watch. And people don't like me being a puppy or a kitty...oh well... . 

 

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has gone off to join Asa ~ yet another friend and guitar legend passes upwards to play in the heavenly stars...11:59 Sad news today ~ Modern Lover / Chartbuster ace the brilliantLeroy Radcliffe

Fun in the First World and Leroy Discography

https://www.discogs.com/artist/714105-Leroy-Radcliffe?page=2

Leroy's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/copilotmediarts

Leroy played this for me in my car before it was released.  Who knew I would get hired by AMG and be able to publish a worldwide review of this amazing recording.

https://www.allmusic.com/album/fun-in-the-first-world-mw0000206280

AllMusic Review by Joe Viglione  [-]

Andy Pratt hit on Columbia with "Avenging Annie," a majestic and musically complex tune that Roger Daltrey failed to comprehend with his deficient cover. Pratt was one of Boston rock & roll's shining lights, but his eccentricities made for albums and musical sounds that were all over the map. If "Avenging Annie" is his signature tune, this five-song, black and white album is his finest and most compact work, and that is saying a lot. Pratt has always shared a vocal style with ex-Velvet Underground keyboard player Willie Alexander, and here the original guitarist from Willie Alexander & the Boom Boom Band, Billy Loosigian, adds his distinctive edge. "Israel" and "Paper Money" make side two much too short -- they are so inviting and philosophical that the ending is much too abrupt. Pratt's religious overtones hampered some of his earlier work on his Nemperor releases, but here he uses his beliefs and his vision to deliver an exceptional science-fiction epic in the title track. The snappy techno/dance is more direct than Falco, and more palatable than Kraftwerk. It rocks. Leroy Radcliffe's production is commendable -- Radcliffe being the former guitarist in the Modern Lovers and Robin Lane & the Chartbusters. "Burn Up in the Fire" has the mood that Pratt used to inject into his recordings with jazz; here it is rock & roll being stretched and torn apart to really fine effect. A photograph of what looks like a crucifix cut into a desert with clouds mysteriously hanging over it is a stark contrast to the Metropolis cover photo, which features a robot hand next to Pratt's stern face. "Who Will Be My Friend" is Pratt pop, stuff that made his Columbia hit album such a masterpiece, and it gives this album a much-needed break from the intensity of the other four titles. A really magnificent and forgotten work that deserves a better fate. 

 

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Asa Brebner Tribute

https://clubbohemianews.blogspot.com/2019/03/rip-asa-brebner.html

Will post more later in the day.

Such a brilliant musician.

I believe the Radcliffe/Pratt tracks are all compiled on the Corazong release (I should know; I wrote some of the liner notes and negotiated the deal for Andy Pratt)  https://www.discogs.com/Andy-Pratt-The-Age-Of-Goodbye/release/3981910 

 

 

The Age Of Goodbye combines the tracks from "Fun In The First World," the Lamborghini masters of "Not Just For Dancing" and two songs recorded for EMI/Aztec Records of the Netherlands.  Mastered from Bob Clearmountain's original Sterling Sound masters, except the two Dutch songs which had to be recreated from vinyl.

Track Listing
1. Face I Wear - (previously unreleased)
2. What Can I Do
3. I Always Will Love You
4. Modern Police
5. It Will Get Better
6. I'm Only Sleeping
7. Age of Goodbye
8. One More Soldier
9. I Love You
10. Fun in the First World
11. Burn Up the Fire
12. Who Will Be My Friend
13. Israel
14. Paper Money
15. Stupid World
16. Carry You
17. Face I Wear - (previously unreleased)