Raglan singer/ songwriter Chris Thompson is re-releasing an album on vinyl 42 years after it was first released. Chris says this album ‘Chris Thompson’, his first one, was released in England in 1973. And the saga continues; he has just received word from the parent company in England that a South Korean company wants to re-issue his first album on vinyl. Chris says, “The terms look pretty good, and it’s nice that they like my music over there.” This makes the fourth edition of the ‘Chris Thompson’ album…Forty-two years after the original release, and it’s still selling!
Chris is a composer and player of what could best be described as ‘country folk blues.’ His tunes combine insight, energy, technical complexity, and an ironic sense of humour. He has also written beautiful love ballads.
For those interested in buying the current version of the album on CD,, it’s available as part of a two-disc anthology from Sunbeam Records (U.K.) http://www.sunbeamrecords.com/Chris_THOMPSON/Chris_THOMPSON.html
Here’s ‘London Blues’ from the first album: