Sweet - Platinum Rare - 2021
This was originally put out on CD in the mid 90s, while Andy Scott was recording as "Andy Scott's Sweet".
I hate thinking of musicians I like as cash grabbers but then again...if you can make some money from stuff you did in your past, why not go for it? At this point, Andy is in his 70s and still playing out with some incarnation of the band and he seems to have everything the band ever recorded. Sadly, this was a lost opportunity to give a history or backstory about each track. Since he doesn't and wants to let the music just speak for itself you have to be very very familiar with the songs to notice any differences.
That said, there's enough curios for fans like myself to indulge in.
Like "Log One (That Girl)" which I think was previously unreleased and the demo for "Cover Girl" which was the B-Side to Love is Like Oxygen. And "Where Do We Go From Here" and "Maggie". I just wish we had more info on songs like those and what happened to them, what album were they recorded for?
For a long time this was really hard to find, it was an RSD release that would go for about $100 on Discogs. It was just rereleased and you can get it on Experience Vinyl and other places.
4.25 out of 5
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