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Compilation CD's. Those Classic Golden Years - An Essential collection the second half of the sixties and the early seventies…

Combination Head's leader/keyboardist Paul Birchall has collaborated with Cher, Geri Halliwell and M People among others,but surprisingly his influences come from 70's progressive rock keyboardists: Keith Emerson, Eddie Jobson, Peter Bardens, etc. For this project he is accompanied by guitarist/bassist Keith Ashcroft and drummer Paul Burgess,who has worked with 10CC, Jethro Tull and Camel. Their first album carried the name of the trio as a title, released on S.A.M. Records in 2006. This is 100% melodic instrumental progressive rock with symphonic and Fusion touches with influences coming from the afore-mentioned keyboardists as well as Camel, U.K., The Flower Kings, Spock's Beard and Genesis, while adding some strong Niacin echoes here and there won't be far from reality.

The series was revived as "AM Gold" in 1995, with a different cover design (early volumes had an artist's drawing of a pocket transistor radio, with later volumes bearing a "gold record" with the year or era spotlighted emblazoned over the top). The first 20 volumes were re-titled issues of volumes from the former "Super Hits" series with identical track lineups, while new volumes covering the mid- and late-1970s (including individual volumes for each of the years 1974-1979) were included.

The series was revived as "AM Gold" in 1995, with a different cover design (early volumes had an artist's drawing of a pocket transistor radio, with later volumes bearing a "gold record" with the year or era spotlighted emblazoned over the top). The first 20 volumes were re-titled issues of volumes from the former "Super Hits" series with identical track lineups, while new volumes covering the mid- and late-1970s (including individual volumes for each of the years 1974-1979) were included.