PAUL SAMSON: Final Recordings To be Released In September
June 20, 2006A brand new Paul Samson CD, consisting of recordings the leader and founder of the seminal NWOBHM act SAMSON was working on in the months prior to his death in 2002, will be issued on September 4 via Angel Air Records under the title "P.S...."
Produced and engineered by Paul Samson at Yds Norwich and John McCoy at the Where? House, Norfolk, the album was completed under extremely difficult circumstances by John McCoy, and is now ready for release.
"P.S...." features the following lineup of musicians:
Paul Samson - Lead And Rhythm Guitars, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Harmony And Backing Vocals, Percussion
Nicky Moore - Lead, Harmony And Backing Vocals
Ian Ellis - Bass Guitar, Harmony Vocals, Backing Vocals
Billy Fleming - Drums And Percussion
John McCoy - Bass Guitar, Rhythm Guitar
Composers include Paul Samson, Nicky Moore, Ian Ellis, Chris Aylmer and Barry "Thunderstick" Purkis.
Angel Air Records released a SAMSON retrospective CD in April. Entitled "Tomorrow and Yesterday", the album includes an extensive (4,000-word) biography, and a 20-page booklet, featuring many previously unseen pictures.
Samson passed away at his Norfolk, England home during the afternoon of Friday, August 9, 2002 following a lengthy battle with cancer. Paul was 49 years old.
SAMSON had previously featured in their ranks IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson, who sang on two of the group's albums (1980's "Head On" and 1981's "Shock Tactics"),before moving on to fame and fortune with his current outfit.
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