The Pumps (CANADA)
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The Pumps - Gotta Move (1980) (40th Anniversary Edition 2021)
Year : 1980 (40th Anniversary Edition 2021)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock , AOR
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 136 mb
Bio:
The Pumps is a hard rock/AOR band from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, that was formed in 1978.The band split up in 1982.Taking their name from a random pick in a Winnipeg phone book, The Pumps formed in early 1978 and centred around friends Chris Burke-Gaffney on vocals and bass, lead guitarist Lou Petrovich, and drummer Terry Norman Taylor. Within a few months, Brent Diamond joined on keyboards.Later continued without Petrovich as Orphan.Most of the band had previously recorded as The Pumps.When the plug was pulled on The Pumps in 1982, it was after only one album, and after Polydor execs had lost faith in the Winnipeg group becoming the next great prairie find.By that time however, another popular group was making its way out of the local basement, and making noise along the way – Orphan. With guitarist Steve McGovern (ex of Stryder), Ron Boisvenue on drums, Dizzy Fingers Richards on bass, and Spaceman Paul on keyboards, they were expected to go far, and had even opened a couple of dates for The Pumps. So McGovern hooked up with Pumps frontman and bassist Chris Burke-Gaffney, and with Boisvenue and ex-Pumps keyboardist Brent Diamond, the old Orphan was dissolved, and a new one was born. They picked up where they’d all left off only a couple of months earlier, on the road anywhere there was a stage and writing material.Manager Eric Green helped land them a deal with Portrait Records (home of Burton Cummings, Aldo Nova, among others) in early ’82, who immediately had the band shipped off to New York.Recorded at The Power Station with producer Tony Bongiovi, LONELY AT NIGHT was released in the spring of ’83, smack dab in the middle of a million other melodic rock/metal albums at the time. Behind the single and accompanying videos for the title track and then “Miracle,” the record at times wove a spooky atmosphere into quality, radio friendly numbers like “Hello” and “What Kind of Love Is This,” and McGovern’s guitar spruced up Diamond’s occasionally gloomy keys and the record nearly went gold. Other noteable songs included “Saved By The Bell” and “Night Parade,” a pair of tracks left over from the final Pumps writing sessions that were co-written with then-guitarist Lou Petrovich.But Boivenue succumbed to cancer shortly after the album’s release, so they called on ex-Pumps drummer Terry Taylor to join the fold. Following over a year on the road that included stops with Platinum Blonde, they got back to the writing table to finish working on new material and were whisked off to New York’s Kingdom Sound Studios.Their follow-up was 1985’s SALUTE, marking the return of the production of Phil Chapman and John Astley. Their resume included Corey Hart, The Who, and Paul McCartney, as well as The Pumps. Critics praised the album prior to its official release early that summer. The lead single “Lyin’ To Me” worked its way up the charts, followed by “Open Up The Skies,” both hovering around the top 30 at home, thanks in part to MuchMusic and MTV both giving the video regular rotation. But a critic’s rave usually means less than stellar sales, as was the case here. Even a guest appearance by labelmate Aldo Nova, or “Uncle Sam Salutes You,” geared to hopefully get a pop on American radio, couldn’t stop Orphan’s descent.After a road trip that lasted nearly a year, they were dropped by the label by the fall of ’85. The members ventured off to their own projects, briefly resurfacing for a brief reunion in November of 1988. They drifted off and on again until 1991, when Burke-Gaffney and Taylor invented Dead Beat Honeymooners. They found a home at Anthem Records (Rush, Max Webster) released an eponymous album in ’93. The group disbanded, and everyone strayed off again, until near the end of the decade, when The Pumps got back together for a benefit show in Winnipeg to an overwhelmingly positive response.It wasn’t long before the second Orphan lineup (Burke-Gaffney, Diamond, Taylor and McGovern) decided to make a permanent part-time gig out of playing together, billed as ‘The Pumps and Orphan.’ In 2003, Escape Music re-released the two Orphan albums as a digipak. The best of The Pumps and Orphan made it to a Vatikan Records compilation disc in 2006 called IT’S A MIRACLE … THEY’RE STILL ALIVE!, with three new tracks – “The Pumps Are Back,” “Let Me Love You,” and “Rock Star.”
Album:
A couple days ago our blog featured the first two albums by Canadian rockers ORPHAN, a band formed from the ashes of THE PUMPS. Now we have in exclusive “Gotta Move”, the only album released by THE PUMPS, in its 40th Anniversary remastered reissue including bonus tracks.This is the CD version, with an extra track – a limited pressing now sold out / out of print. ”Gotta Move [40th Anniversary CD edition remastered +4]” was released on CD via Vatikan Records, a Canadian independent record label associated with Chris Burke-Gaffney, founder & singer/bassist for The Pumps and Orphan.THE PUMPS formed in early 1978 and centred around friends Chris Burke-Gaffney on vocals and bass, lead guitarist Lou Petrovitch, and drummer Terry Norman Taylor. Playing in front of whatever local audience they could find, they quickly developed a following because of their live shows, full of energy and superb musicianship that seldom, if ever, had people leave unsatisfied. Before long they were doing shows on the western Canadian ‘b’ circuit. All the while they were writing their own music, incorporating the songs into the live shows.Frank Welpert became the band’s manager, who subsequently turned his friend Bob Ansell on to them. Ansell was the national promotions manager for Polygram, and signed the band to an international recording deal in early ’79, then whisked them off to Le Studio in Morin Heights, Quebec for four months of recording sessions.With famed British producers Phil Chapman and Jon Astley behind the board, “Gotta Move” was in the stores by March 1980. Over the next six months, three singles found their way to FM radio’s playlists across the country, “Success,” “Bust The TV” (a shot at mindless programs, many of which are considered pop culture icons like “Charlie’s Angels” and “Dukes of Hazzard), and the commercial “Coffee With The Queen.”The album blossomed with some of the freshest sounds of the time.MAPL 100% Canadian Content (CanCon), “Gotta Move” is a lovely, very early ’80s slice of Maple Leaf fun and well crafted radio-friendly rock. All songs are catchy and easy to the ear, very well produced. A welcomed reissue for the first time on CD.
Line Up:
Chris Burke-Gaffney – Bass, Lead Vocals
Lou Petrovitch – Guitar, Vocals
Brent Diamond – Keyboards, Vocals
Terry Norman Taylor – Drums, Backing Vocals
Production:
Art Direction, Photography By [Group] – Graham Fowler
Photography [Cover] – Piroska
Producer – Jon Astley, Phil Chapman
Written-By – The Pumps
Photos are from the band release over Music In Motion Ent- choice of a signed version with plectrum (50 copies)
Tracklist:
01. Out Of Control
02. Slow Down
03. Coffee With The Queen
04. Crime Don’t Pay
05. Think It Over
06. Bust The T.V.
07. Success
08. You’re The One
09. Irish Song
10. Sail Away
11. Coffee With The Queen (Acoustic) (Bonus Track)
12. Steel & Iron (Live) 01 – Out Of Control (Bonus Track)
13. Bust The T.V. (Live) (Bonus Track)
14. Success (Radio Mix Edit) [CD exclusive track] (Bonus Track)
Download links for all albums only on our blog here: http://goodmetalandhar.do.am/
Year : 1980 (40th Anniversary Edition 2021)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock , AOR
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 136 mb
Bio:
The Pumps is a hard rock/AOR band from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, that was formed in 1978.The band split up in 1982.Taking their name from a random pick in a Winnipeg phone book, The Pumps formed in early 1978 and centred around friends Chris Burke-Gaffney on vocals and bass, lead guitarist Lou Petrovich, and drummer Terry Norman Taylor. Within a few months, Brent Diamond joined on keyboards.Later continued without Petrovich as Orphan.Most of the band had previously recorded as The Pumps.When the plug was pulled on The Pumps in 1982, it was after only one album, and after Polydor execs had lost faith in the Winnipeg group becoming the next great prairie find.By that time however, another popular group was making its way out of the local basement, and making noise along the way – Orphan. With guitarist Steve McGovern (ex of Stryder), Ron Boisvenue on drums, Dizzy Fingers Richards on bass, and Spaceman Paul on keyboards, they were expected to go far, and had even opened a couple of dates for The Pumps. So McGovern hooked up with Pumps frontman and bassist Chris Burke-Gaffney, and with Boisvenue and ex-Pumps keyboardist Brent Diamond, the old Orphan was dissolved, and a new one was born. They picked up where they’d all left off only a couple of months earlier, on the road anywhere there was a stage and writing material.Manager Eric Green helped land them a deal with Portrait Records (home of Burton Cummings, Aldo Nova, among others) in early ’82, who immediately had the band shipped off to New York.Recorded at The Power Station with producer Tony Bongiovi, LONELY AT NIGHT was released in the spring of ’83, smack dab in the middle of a million other melodic rock/metal albums at the time. Behind the single and accompanying videos for the title track and then “Miracle,” the record at times wove a spooky atmosphere into quality, radio friendly numbers like “Hello” and “What Kind of Love Is This,” and McGovern’s guitar spruced up Diamond’s occasionally gloomy keys and the record nearly went gold. Other noteable songs included “Saved By The Bell” and “Night Parade,” a pair of tracks left over from the final Pumps writing sessions that were co-written with then-guitarist Lou Petrovich.But Boivenue succumbed to cancer shortly after the album’s release, so they called on ex-Pumps drummer Terry Taylor to join the fold. Following over a year on the road that included stops with Platinum Blonde, they got back to the writing table to finish working on new material and were whisked off to New York’s Kingdom Sound Studios.Their follow-up was 1985’s SALUTE, marking the return of the production of Phil Chapman and John Astley. Their resume included Corey Hart, The Who, and Paul McCartney, as well as The Pumps. Critics praised the album prior to its official release early that summer. The lead single “Lyin’ To Me” worked its way up the charts, followed by “Open Up The Skies,” both hovering around the top 30 at home, thanks in part to MuchMusic and MTV both giving the video regular rotation. But a critic’s rave usually means less than stellar sales, as was the case here. Even a guest appearance by labelmate Aldo Nova, or “Uncle Sam Salutes You,” geared to hopefully get a pop on American radio, couldn’t stop Orphan’s descent.After a road trip that lasted nearly a year, they were dropped by the label by the fall of ’85. The members ventured off to their own projects, briefly resurfacing for a brief reunion in November of 1988. They drifted off and on again until 1991, when Burke-Gaffney and Taylor invented Dead Beat Honeymooners. They found a home at Anthem Records (Rush, Max Webster) released an eponymous album in ’93. The group disbanded, and everyone strayed off again, until near the end of the decade, when The Pumps got back together for a benefit show in Winnipeg to an overwhelmingly positive response.It wasn’t long before the second Orphan lineup (Burke-Gaffney, Diamond, Taylor and McGovern) decided to make a permanent part-time gig out of playing together, billed as ‘The Pumps and Orphan.’ In 2003, Escape Music re-released the two Orphan albums as a digipak. The best of The Pumps and Orphan made it to a Vatikan Records compilation disc in 2006 called IT’S A MIRACLE … THEY’RE STILL ALIVE!, with three new tracks – “The Pumps Are Back,” “Let Me Love You,” and “Rock Star.”
Album:
A couple days ago our blog featured the first two albums by Canadian rockers ORPHAN, a band formed from the ashes of THE PUMPS. Now we have in exclusive “Gotta Move”, the only album released by THE PUMPS, in its 40th Anniversary remastered reissue including bonus tracks.This is the CD version, with an extra track – a limited pressing now sold out / out of print. ”Gotta Move [40th Anniversary CD edition remastered +4]” was released on CD via Vatikan Records, a Canadian independent record label associated with Chris Burke-Gaffney, founder & singer/bassist for The Pumps and Orphan.THE PUMPS formed in early 1978 and centred around friends Chris Burke-Gaffney on vocals and bass, lead guitarist Lou Petrovitch, and drummer Terry Norman Taylor. Playing in front of whatever local audience they could find, they quickly developed a following because of their live shows, full of energy and superb musicianship that seldom, if ever, had people leave unsatisfied. Before long they were doing shows on the western Canadian ‘b’ circuit. All the while they were writing their own music, incorporating the songs into the live shows.Frank Welpert became the band’s manager, who subsequently turned his friend Bob Ansell on to them. Ansell was the national promotions manager for Polygram, and signed the band to an international recording deal in early ’79, then whisked them off to Le Studio in Morin Heights, Quebec for four months of recording sessions.With famed British producers Phil Chapman and Jon Astley behind the board, “Gotta Move” was in the stores by March 1980. Over the next six months, three singles found their way to FM radio’s playlists across the country, “Success,” “Bust The TV” (a shot at mindless programs, many of which are considered pop culture icons like “Charlie’s Angels” and “Dukes of Hazzard), and the commercial “Coffee With The Queen.”The album blossomed with some of the freshest sounds of the time.MAPL 100% Canadian Content (CanCon), “Gotta Move” is a lovely, very early ’80s slice of Maple Leaf fun and well crafted radio-friendly rock. All songs are catchy and easy to the ear, very well produced. A welcomed reissue for the first time on CD.
Line Up:
Chris Burke-Gaffney – Bass, Lead Vocals
Lou Petrovitch – Guitar, Vocals
Brent Diamond – Keyboards, Vocals
Terry Norman Taylor – Drums, Backing Vocals
Production:
Art Direction, Photography By [Group] – Graham Fowler
Photography [Cover] – Piroska
Producer – Jon Astley, Phil Chapman
Written-By – The Pumps
Photos are from the band release over Music In Motion Ent- choice of a signed version with plectrum (50 copies)
Tracklist:
01. Out Of Control
02. Slow Down
03. Coffee With The Queen
04. Crime Don’t Pay
05. Think It Over
06. Bust The T.V.
07. Success
08. You’re The One
09. Irish Song
10. Sail Away
11. Coffee With The Queen (Acoustic) (Bonus Track)
12. Steel & Iron (Live) 01 – Out Of Control (Bonus Track)
13. Bust The T.V. (Live) (Bonus Track)
14. Success (Radio Mix Edit) [CD exclusive track] (Bonus Track)
Download links for all albums only on our blog here: http://goodmetalandhar.do.am/