Linda Hoyle The Fetch (2015)

Linda Hoyle released her debut album "Pieces Of Me" in 1971 on the famous Vertigo label having fronted previously the band Affinity. Now some 44 years later she has recorded as a follow up a fresh stunning new album with a stellar cast of musicians produced by her long time friend and former bandmate Mo Foster "The Fetch" displays beautiful production, first class musicianship and outstanding vocals from Linda on a great collection of songs spanning a number of musical genres with lyrics that are autobiographical, witty and dark…

Pieces of Me is a solo album by former Affinity vocalist Linda Hoyle.Only 300 copies of the album were pressed. One and only solo album from 1971 of former lead singer of Affinity. Remastered with unseen photos from Linda's personal album and notes by Linda and Mo Foster, on vinyl this album changes hands at a cool £150 a copy!

It probably isn't surprising to learn that Hoyle's solo debut, cut following the final dissolution of Affinity in 1971, does not deviate too far from that band's jazz-rock modus operandi. However, in seeking to trim the instrumental fat from Affinity's sometimes gruelling work-outs, and concentrate the attention on the songs (and lyrics) themselves, it rises far above its role model, to showcase Hoyle as a far more exciting figure than her footnotes in history would have you believe. Reminiscent in places of the best of Julie Driscoll's late 1960s work - a role model that Hoyle was singularly well-placed to succeed - Pieces of Me likewise borrows from several of Driscoll's own influences. The Nina Simone and Laura Nyro songbooks both contribute to the proceedings, with the latter's "Lonely Woman" standing among the best tracks on the entire album…

Four live broadcast perfomansec from: My Fathers Place, New York, 1974; Berkeley Community Centre 1975; Greek Theatre,L.A. 1980 & Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara, 1984.