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Monday, May 5, 2025

McGuinness Flint - C'est La Vie (1974 uk, nice bluesy country rock, 2020 korean remaster)



Dropped by Capitol, the band were enticed back by Gerry Bron who had managed the Manfreds in the years before their demise. They recorded two albums for Bron's label, Bronze, 'C'est La Vie' and 'Rainbow' and in spite of recapturing their former sound (with new members Jim Evans on guitar and Lou Stonebridge, ex Palladin, on keyboards and vocals) they finally called it a day in 1975 after Hughie Flint suffered a collapsed lung and it was clear he would be convalescing for some time.


Tracks
1. Catfish (Tom McGuinness) - 3:32
2. C'est La Vie (Tom McGuinness) - 3:07
3. Ride That Horse (Tom McGuinness) - 5:05
4. (I Don't Like Your) Country Music (Dixie Dean, Mike McGann) - 3:46
5. Please Give Me (Dixie Dean) - 3:39
6. Fast Eddie (Tom McGuinness) - 4:28
7. Siren Sadie (Dixie Dean) - 5:12
8. Union Hall (Lou Stonebridge) - 3:03
9. Rabbitt Isle (Lou Stonebridge) - 7:24

McGuinness Flint
*Dixie Dean - Vocals, Bass Guitar, Guitar, Horns, Harmonica
*Tom McGuinness - Vocals, Guitar, Resonator Guitar, Mandolin
*Hughie Flint - Drums, Percussion
*Lou Stonebridge - Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar, Harmonica, Accordion
*Jim Evans - Vocals, Guitar, Steel Guitar, Fiddle 
With
*Keith Nelson - Banjo 
*Big Jim - Mandolin 
*John Weider - Violin 

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