The Moons Set To Release New LP, "Mindwaves!"

You should know Andy Crofts (keyboards) and Ben Gordelier (percussion) as fixtures for the last few years in Paul Weller's band. But, they've got their own group along with Chris Watson (guitar) and Ben Curtis (bass) called, The Moons and they're set to release a brand new album on 21 July.

Given the coveted FOUR STAR rating by MOJO magazine, Mindwaves is chock full of groovy psychedelic glam rock & soul and was recorded at Paul's Black Barn Studio. Fill your eyes and ears with the first two singles, "Heart & Soul" and "Body Snatchers."

“Mindwaves is a melting pot of melody, love, dreams and nightmares. Its every brick my mind has built over the years, it’s my favourite album!” Andy Crofts / The Moons.

"Fifty years of Pop with an English suss!" Mojo Magazine

"Positive on every possible level. If you’re a fan of The Moons, you should be very excited indeed." Gigslutz

If you DIG the sounds, you can order The Moons' "Mindwaves" on CD, LP w/DL card, or iTunes

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John Weller Obituary From The Independent...

For thirty years, John Weller managed the career of his son Paul, through the salad days and success of The Jam in the Seventies and early Eighties, the ups and downs of The Style Council and Paul’s re-emergence as a solo artist in the Nineties. Theirs was a unique father-son relationship in the music industry, built on John’s unwavering belief in Paul’s talent and shared values like hard work and pragmatism.

John could be blunt, and once refused to have lunch in a record company’s executive dining room, remarking to the managing director: “I didn’t come here to eat, I came to do business.” But his bark was worse than his bite.

John’s success was all the more remarkable since he started in his forties after years working in factories, on building sites and driving a taxi. When The Jam signed to Polydor in February 1977, for a £6,000 advance and a six per cent royalty rate, John admitted he didn’t have a bank account and asked for cash instead of a cheque. A&R man Chris Parry duly we…

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