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Album Details
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· Produced By: Not Listed
· Running Time: 51
· Release Date: July 20
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· Genre: Melodic Rock
· LabelLink: AOR Heaven
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Artist Bio
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On the face of it, this album may seem to be a little bit of an oddity in terms of it becoming part of the AOR Heaven Classix stable of releases, mainly for the reason that it's a record that, until now, has remained unreleased for well over twenty years. How then, you may ask, can it be defined as a classic? A moot point, but when you consider that what is contained here has been something of a Holy Grail for aficionados of melodic hard rock ever since word got out about the band that recorded it back in the late 80s - and the actual material the five musicians created only leaked into the public domain in the last four to five years - then you'll begin to understand that there is more than a hint of legendary status attributed to what you now have in your hands.
The majestically titled Roq Royale was a band put together by erstwhile Gambler vocalist/guitarist Nathan Shaffer, although it's fair to say the group's almost mythical status has been achieved thanks to the involvement of Legs Diamond keyboard maestro Michael Prince. Indeed, for many years very little was known about the other members of the group (including Shaffer's involvement, mainly due to misspellings of his surname by various sources) as tales of this seemingly mythical project grew amongst Legs Diamond's worldwide fan base; even Prince himself tended to give little away about the group or, indeed, the album. Perhaps the reason for this is because of what happened to the band after the album had been recorded and promptly shelved by the record label (its original release was supposed to have been around 1989/1990) leaving a total sense of disillusionment with some members about the music business and, perhaps, a need to move forward for others.
Roq Royale will get released as all other AOR Heaven Classix as a limited edition of 1000 copies incl. liner notes by Dave Reynolds and the re-mastering of Chris Lyne. It will be available due July 20 through www.aorheaven.com, Cargo Records in the UK and selected retailers.
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