PAUL COLLINS’ BEAT COME BACK IS OFFICIAL!
For inmediate Release “RIBBON OF GOLD” street date march 24th
Ribbon of Gold the new studio album from Paul Collins’ Beat is set to be released on March 24th by Spanish pop label RockIndiana. Produced by Chips Kiesby (Hellacopters, Nomads) Ribbon of Gold features 10 new songs from pop’s illegitimate son, Paul Collins.
After a 12 year recording silence, Paul Collins re-surfaced with Flying High, recorded at home with his new comrade in arms, guitar slinger Octavio Vinck and what would become the start of his new Spanish band. Flying High was a simple affair sporting songs that spanned Paul’s musical career and landscape, from the Beat-ish power chords of Rock n Roll Shoes and More Than Yesterday, to the all out melodic pop of Helen to the roots rocking Will You Be A Women the record encompasses all the facets of Paul’s writing ability, showcased with a simple and straight forward production style. “We wanted to let the songs do the talking,” says Paul, “I knew that there would be a lot of scepticism about me making a record after all this time, as Elvis Presley once said ‘Pop music changes every 6 months’ I felt that the best thing for us to do is to present the songs in a simple unassuming way, plus without any real budget or producer I knew there would be no way to make a “Big Rock” record. I was really starting from scratch again, but with the help of Octavio I knew we could do it!”
3 years later and hundreds of shows under their belt it has become a reality! The Paul Collins’ Beat has performed all over Europe and is making their second trip to SXSW this year. Old fans and new are always satisfied as they jump up and down to the old classics like Rock n Roll Girl and Don’t Wait Up For Me that sound right at home with the new songs like Afton Place and All Over Town. Make no mistake the live show delivers, from The Nerves to The Beat and now the Paul Collins’ Beat the band cranks through over 30 years worth of music, old and new, seamlessly!
While performing at the Road To Ruins Festival in Rome, the band met up with producer Chips Kiesby, most known for his work with Swedish rock bands The Nomads and The Hellacopters. As Paul tells it, “Juancho, my manager and bass player, and I were hanging out backstage after the show when we saw this guy with bright red hair! I asked Juancho, “Who the hell is he?” Juancho said, “That guy is one of the best producers around!” I walked up to him and said, “Hi I’m Paul Collins wanna produce our next record?” And he said “Yeah!” Several months later the band was in Gutenberg, Sweden recording Ribbon of Gold. “Now I knew it was time to make the Big Rock Record!” Says Paul about the recording, “I knew this was my chance to make a record with a big production, but I wanted it to be a record that we could play live, that kept it honest for me, Chips was the perfect producer, he knew the band, he was a fan of my early work and he knew how to bring my sound to tape!” The results are clear, one listen to Ribbon of Gold and it’s obvious that Collins is as good as he ever was, the songs bristle with excitement, they rock, they roll and they showcase what is undeniably one of America’s foremost talents. From his humble DIY beginnings with The Nerves, to his Major Label years at Columbia Records and the subsequent Indy years Paul Collins proves without a shadow of a doubt that he is here to stay! As Collins will always tell you….
“Keep on Rocking!”
Ribbon of Gold track listing
- Hey DJ
- Ribbon of Gold
- I Still Want You
- Without You
- Big Pop Song
- Falling In Love with Her
- She Doesn’t Want To Hang Around with You
- Parlez Vous Français?
- Smile Boy
- Flown Away