ONCE IN A BLUE MOON

Digitally remastered and expanded edition features four bonus tracks. Includes 12 page full-color booklet featuring a 3 500 word essay enhanced artwork & previously unseen photos. Mention the name Frankie Miller to any musician of a certain era and their face will immediately light up regarding his singing ability and subsequent influence on a generation of British vocalists. The owner of one of the finest blues voices of the era Frankie s shadow loomed long and hard across a multitude of styles with enough true grit and authority to carve out a top tier reputation. Compared in the same exalted breath as Rod Stewart Paul Rodgers Terry Reid and Joe Cocker Frankie quickly established a reputation second to none. Originating from Glasgow Frankie s first brush with fame came via Jude a supergroup including guitarist Robin Trower which inexplicably failed to connect with the public. It was however enough of a career boost to secure him a solo recording contract with Chrysalis records and the release in 1973 of this his debut album Once In A Blue Moon. The record was lauded by critics and supporters yet inexplicably failed to sell at the time. As a mixture of hardnosed blues and gritty R&B it established Miller as a real force in British rock with most supporters predicting a bright future. The album was record at the famed Rockfield studio in Wales backed by pub rock stalwarts the Brinsley Schwarz group and produced by their manager Dave Robinson a man who would later go on to form Stiff Records. With tight arrangements and gritty instrumental support the album focused on an earthy blues rock allowing Miller s voice to take center stage. It also highlighted his compositional skills setting up a reputation for writing material that would find many varied and successful outlets over the years.