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DR16: HEARTBREAKER-s/t CD £13

Heartbreaker was formed in 1973 by Steve Annetts (who later joined NWOBHM band After Dark), Ian Foster, Dave Sexton, Roger Lewis, Keith Scutter and Andy Hill on keyboards. The band seemed to be on the right track when Johnny Glover (ex-Free/Spooky Tooth manager) and Richard Griffiths (Island/Sony Music/Virgin/etc.) picked them up and a deal with EMI was secured. After 1976 there were a few line up changes (Tiff Turtle & Rob Snook on guitars). Glover was gone by 76 and Ian Gillan steps in recording several tracks in his studio with guest appearances on a few tracks of Colin Towns (Gillan's Keyboard player) and Mr. Gillan himself. This partnership with Gillan marks  the epitome of the band but a record deal didn't materialise: times were changing, all major labels in the UK were after Punk bands) and the band demotivated and vanished for lack of support. For the first time ever, the Heartbreaker album sees the light of day, including some earlier 1974 recordings as bonus. Presented in a 16-page booklet and carefully remastered. 

File Under: Classic Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock. 
For fans of: Bad Company, Free, early Whitesnake. 

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DR15: BELLADONNA-Night Shade CD £13 (LIMITED TO 300 COPIES - TEXAS ROCK DYAMONDS SERIES)


Obscure Melodic Metal/Hard Rock band from Texas with a shelved album forgotten since 1990. The tape with the album songs was rescued recently to digital treatment and added a few bonus tracks from rough demos. All of this material was recorded between 1989 and 1990. The CD is accompanied with an 8-page booklet with lyrics, band photos and band history. 


Belladonna was formed in January of 1989 in Houston Tx by Mike Conde , Rude E. and Robert Hampton. The name was given by Robert and they wrote the bulk of its songs by the spring of ’89.  Mike and Rude (childhood friends) had known of Robert through a guitar student of his, Kevin Lockler. They would go see the band Robert was in at the time (St. Kelly) whenever they were playing. The songs were great and they had a lot of admiration for Rob in that regard. As Roads twist and turned the 3 found themselves forming Belladonna a couple years later. Charles Prescott joined after answering an ad for a bass player in a local magazine. They hit it off, had great chemistry and became fast friends. By that winter the band had moved to Nashville for a production deal that went sour. The experience inspired the writing of Watching You, Power Surge, and Once Again. Upon returning to Houston the band began playing out, getting radio airplay, gaining a strong following, and by the summer of 1990 recorded a live video concert for the TV show Metallurgy. By the fall of 1990 the song Once Again caught the ear of Rick Chavez (producer and leading member of the band Drive (Rampage/Rhino Records) leading the band to be courted for a recording deal. Tensions had been brewing towards the latter part of the year and the band inevitably split up with Mike and Rude leaving for Los Angeles to record "Once Again" for Drive's "Diablero" album and eventually joined forces with Drive.


File Under: Melodic Heavy Metal, Glam Metal, Hard Rock.

For fans of: Seduce, Odin, St. Elmo's Fire and World War III. 


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DR14: LIC-Just a Taste CD £15 (LIMITED TO 300 COPIES - TEXAS ROCK DYAMONDS SERIES)


One of the top club acts in Houston during the years 1976 through 1979 was undoubtedly LIC. They built a reputation for high energy performances and in 1979, they recorded their lone album and one year later the "Bomb Iran" single. Like so many great bands of the late 70s, they quickly vanished, leaving a short but impressive legacy. Presented in a revamped cover, on a 6-panel digipak with rare photos and band history, remixed and remastered from the original tapes. Includes the rare single "Bomb Iran" as bonus tracks. 


File Under: Hard Rock, High Energy Rock & Roll. 

For fans of Ted Nugent, Rex, Teaze and Diamond Reo. 


In Memoriam: Michael Jon Coates
March 13, 1953 - June 22, 2021 - R.I.P.

Thank you for the music. You're the reason PROGAOR exists.

I remember the time i was blown away with the first audition of Armed to the Teeth by the American band Asia (the TRUE Asia!).
The pompous, proggy and epic hard rock formula captivated me in a time i was digging into the early catalogues of Styx, Kansas and other less obvious band of the same genre. I immediately ordered a copy of the CD released back in 95 with both Asia albums and quickly "Armed to the Teeth" became one of my favourite early 80s Hard Rock/Metal albums. Also it was not long until i got a VG+ copy of the original "Armed to the Teeth" vinyl to appreciate the analog experience as originally was released plus the stunning epic fantasy crossed with sci-fi piece of artwork. Later i eventually found a copy of the original White Wing album, the band before Asia, a bit more on the Symphonic Prog Rock field. This devotion made me eventually contact Mike as i discovered he had a website and from those communications, i was inspired to create a sublabel called PROGAOR and reissue again the two Asia albums followed a year later by the White Wing album, issued for the first time on CD. Fast forward to last year, after i discovered that Mike rescued the Solomon Kane demos (post-Asia studio recordings), i immediately proposed the release of the demos on CD, which quickly happened, but at this time PROGAOR was already a proper label. Ive read many stories from Mike and some were shared in liner notes, i am extremely honoured from playing a part on Mike's long musical journey and am deeply saddened with the parting of another unsung Rock hero.
Mike's bands paved the template for most of the PROGAOR releases and now Cult Rock Classics label in Greece will release all Mike's work on glorious vinyl, including a box set version with the 4 albums.
We will keep the Mike Coates legacy alive.
Rock lives on!

F. Dias

(c) PROGAOR 2017