LIVE AT HAMMERSMITH

I first encountered this album some years ago and have enjoyed it ever since. I seem to recall that, in the mid 80's, Rick joked that progressive rock was so out of fashion that he couldn't even get a job as a piano tuner, let alone a performer. It's now 2022 and I'm glad that Capital radio broadcast this concert and it eventually saw a good quality CD release. MIxer John Acock and masterer Denis Blackham are names that appear many times in my record collection and have excellent reputations.

A good decade after his mid 1970's successes Rick has assembled a great band who perform well. The set includes collections of music from his first three solo albums presented with the clarity of 1980's technology.

Writing this in 2022, I noticed this afternoon that you can buy a CD quality download from at least two online retailers for less than £4. What is there not to like? At that price it has got to be four stars, at least.