GODFATHERS, THE
ALPHA BETA GAMMA DELTA PLUS - 2LP (GUNS OF BRIXTON)
'Alpha Beta Gamma Delta Plus' finally on glorious vinyl, in a double LP, gatefold sleeve, with spectacular presentation.
The 13 original tracks of 'Alpha Beta Gamma Delta', plus 9 bonus tracks, previously released on single and alternate acoustic tracks, in a memorable album of infallible content: contemporary, exciting, dark and dangerous rock & roll.
Alpha Beta Gamma Delta, self-released by the band in September 2022, was the first new material released by the legendary British rock'n'roll group The Godfathers in five years.
Recorded during the obligatory Pandemic hiatus, the album was widely praised by fans and received some of the best reviews of the band's entire career.
Peter Coyne, lead singer and frontman of the Godfathers, called it "a sonic tour de force".
In 2023 the extended version of the album was released as Alpha Beta Gamma Delta PLUS. The double CD, also self-released, included the original studio album alongside alternate acoustic versions of key tracks and live recordings from the celebrated Rockpalast German TV show.
Now, just one year after the compact disc release, the double LP Alpha Beta Gamma Delta PLUS is finally released on glorious vinyl.
At last, the 13 tracks of 'Alpha Beta Gamma Delta' on vinyl, plus 9 additional tracks: three previously released on single and EP and six alternative acoustic renditions of tracks from the album.
A double 12- inch vinyl set, with a spectacular gatefold presentation and infallible content: contemporary, exciting, dark and dangerous rock & roll.
Alpha Beta Gamma Delta is a brilliant, fresh collection of rock 'n' roll songs that competes perfectly with what The Godfathers have done in the past and brings excitement to a world that is no longer the world of their beginnings.
They retain their identity, but the overall sound is slightly different. To the anger of the past, they add vocal harmonies ('Bring on the Sunshine'), guitar solos, melancholy and a new set of references that are also their own.
'Dead in Los Angeles', a song about a walk under the moonlight, could be compared to The Doors by some, and 'Tonight' is very Iggy Pop.
The Godfathers also do softer numbers when they need to, so Peter Coyne's baritone voice is at home on the sensitive honeyed, 'There Is No Time'.
'You Gotta Wait' is an instant melodic punk rock classic that unpacks that Monday feeling where the weekend seems a million miles away...
In short, thirteen tracks of solid and varied angry rock'n'roll for a new era. In addition to all of the above, Alpha Beta Gamma Delta PLUS includes three tracks that were omitted from the original edition of the album: 'Wild and Free' (previously released as a single along with 'I'm Not Your Slave') and 'When the Cowards Fall' and 'Fade Away' (included on ABGD's preview EP, 'Midnight Rider').
Also included are six acoustic re-interpretations of the tracks, recorded in the studio during the album's recording sessions, which requested for this unplugged interpretation.
Alpha Beta Gamma Delta Plus is a melodic, mature and varied album in which The Godfathers continue to show their angry essence in another era, in another world, in which they still refuse to accept rock 'n' roll as routine.