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1 band,
1 album
S.P. BURKE
Considering how much work goes into a
band trying to make it, sometimes we’re
lucky they even get to finish a record at
all. The lives of musicians are complicated
and the winds of inspiration are finicky.
Sometimes, for all the hard work, they only
get one album out the door. No more, no
less. differences or tragedy, it becomes a mark
of unfulfilled potential, a mark of what-
could-have-been. Either that or it’s because
you’re Eric Clapton and you record with
friggin’ everybody. If we talked about his
one-offs with Blind Faith, Derek and the
Dominoes, B.B. King, J.J. Cale, and John
Mayall, we’d be here all day.
If we’re lucky, one album is all you need,
the mark being made on the world despite
the brevity. Whether through creative Let’s take a look at the bands and artists
that only got one record out before it came
to an end all too soon.
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TONE TALK //
One Band, One Album