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Most folks point to Badfinger as the greatest power pop band of all time. But, with four accomplished songwriters in Tom Evans, Mike Gibbins, Pete Ham, and Joey Molland, and the creative assistance and imprimatur of The Beatles, Badfinger should have been bigger stars than they were. Their four albums for The Beatles Apple label get most of the attention, and understandably so, with hits like Come and Get It, No Matter What, Day After Day, and Baby Blue. But their subsequent two albums for Warner Bros. represent their true creative peak, reached even as the bandand the lives of the members of the bandfell apart. Now, Real Gone Music, together with Badfinger biographer Dan Matovina, is taking a fresh look at Badfingers brilliant but ill-fated Warner Bros. albums, Badfinger and Wish You Were Here. Things went from bad to worse for Badfinger as Warner Bros. ended up pulling their second release after seven weeks in the stores due to their manager squirreling away publishing advance money, prompting a lawsuit by the labels publishing arm. Yet, somehow in the midst of all the chaos, the band delivered its masterpiece. Recorded by Chris Thomas at the Caribou Ranch studio in Colorado and George Martins AIR studio in London, 1975s Wish You Were Here stands as Badfingers most cohesive and powerful artistic statement, with stellar contributions by all four of the bands songwriters. Its an album without a weak track, so its hard to single out any songs, but Hams Dennis, Mollands Love Time, and Evans King of the Load might take the honors. For this Expanded Edition (which offers a new remastering of the album for the first time since it was initially released on CD), weve unearthed an unreleased song (Queen of Darkness), and uncorked eight new remixes that highlight many un-used vocals and novel instrumental arrangements. Matovinas notes include exclusive quotes from original producer Chris Thomas. The last and best record with the original line-up, now fully unveiled!
