To start, MRC is thrilled to partner with Randall Waller to bring fans the first ever official CD releases from the classic Aussie melodic rock band AVION. Avion's two acclaimed studio albums: 'Avion' (1983) and 'White Noise' (1986) have both been the subject of bootlegs but have never had an official CD release. In addition to the two studio albums, Avion released an independent live album on cassette only in 1987 and that too is now going to find its way to CD a part of this reissue series. All 3 CDs are remastered by JK Northrup from the best available master sources and will feature non-album singles and B-sides as bonus tracks. Check out Randall's brand-new solo album 'More' at: https://randallwaller.bandcamp.com/album/more About Avion: Avion's lead guitarist and lead singer, Randall Waller had previously released two albums as a solo artist, Oasis (1978) and Midnight Fire (1980). In 1981 Waller formed pop rock group Lionheart in Sydney with Evan Murray on keyboards, Martyn Toole on guitar, and his two brothers: John Waller on drums and Kendall Waller on bass guitar - the group was soon renamed as Avion. Avion signed with RCA Records and, in September 1983, released their debut self-titled album, mixed by Bob Clearmountain at the Power Station recording studio in NYC. The album spawned three singles, "I Need You" (March 1983), "Diamond Eyes" (September) and "Never Let Me Go" (October). In August 1984 the group issued a non-album single, "Still the Night". Paul Gannell replaced Toole on guitar and, in September 1985, released "We've Got Secrets" on RCA. In 1986, the band signed a deal with EMI Records and "Celebration" appeared in September. In 1987 the band's second album, “White Noise”, followed. In September 1987 Evan Murray died in a car accident while the group were on tour and the band essentially disbanded. Randall Waller remaining in the industry, working as a producer, engineer, and then guitarist in Shania Twain's band. TRACK LISTINGS: Avion – Avion (1983) 01. I Need You 02. Diamond Eyes 03. Lady Of The Night 04. We Can Try 05. Warrior 06. Never Let Me Go 07. Where Do We Go From Here 08. Always Waiting 09. Who's Crying Now 10. Once Bitten, Twice Shy Bonus Tracks: 11. Still The Night (1984 Single) 12. Southern Cross (1984 Single B-Side) Avion – White Noise (1986) 01. Celebration 02. Berlin Wall 03. Elle 04. In My Mind 05. Ships 06. We've Got Secrets 07. Calm Before The Storm 08. The Next Big Thing 09. On And On 10. Never Too Late Bonus Tracks: The Bigger You Are (1985 B-Side) Ransom (1986 B-Side) Avion – Live (1987 Release) 01. Long Night 02. Where Do We Go From Here 03. In My Mind 04. Ships 05. Secrets 06. Warrior 07. Ransom 08. On And On 09. Money Or Love 10. Berlin Wall 11. Celebration 12. I Need You 13. The Bigger You Are 14. Never Too Late Bonus Tracks: 15. Ransom (Alt. Live Mix) 16. Money Or Love (Alt. Live Mix) |