Talk:Chris Rainbow

Hello, I went ahead and expanded upon this page greatly to include the rest of Chris Rainbow's work as a solo artist, guest vocalist and producer. I removed the section that was specifically about Brian Wilson and moved the content from it into the section on his death, which I also greatly expanded. I included a detail about the odd jobs Chris Rainbow did that were listed in a 1975 Polydor newsletter, but the only source I have of this is a picture of it, seen here. How do I source this properly?

Thank you! --EilishRainbow (talk) 13:04, 8 March 2020 (UTC)Reply

I tried to clean up the very messy discography section, but a bot restored the previous state of the page. Can anyone help out with this?

Thanks 84.210.145.10 (talk) 12:47, 27 February 2015 (UTC) GiulioReply

Apart from a very brief mention of his work with Runrig, this page makes no reference to Chris Rainbow's very extensive work as a producer. This seems a significant omission. --87.127.18.198 (talk) 16:39, 8 May 2008 (UTC)Reply

I think that this article could be improved by replacing the central sections with the following, incorporating more detail. I'm planning to implement this change unless anyone disagrees.

"Before joining the Project, Rainbow was involved in a band called Hope Street for a year from 1972. Following this, he signed a four year solo deal with Polydor Records UK, which resulted in two solo albums (Home of the Brave in 1975 and Looking Over My Shoulder in 1977) and five singles.

At this time Rainbow received much wider recognition for his music through the support of Kenny Everett, then on Capital Radio in London, who featured his music extensively. Some of the 'station ident' jingles that Rainbow made for Capital at this time were later released on an album of out-takes, demos and unreleased material.

When the Polydor deal expired in 1978, Rainbow immediately signed to EMI Records UK, releasing his third solo album (White Trails, 1979) and two singles. Chris Rainbow's three solo albums are characterised by evocative songwriting and lush vocal harmonies, often reminiscent of Brian Wilson. Tracks from the three solo albums have appeared on two anthologies: the single-CD The Best of Chris Rainbow, 1972-1980 and the two-disc The Chris Rainbow Anthology 1974-81, the latter including radio spots together rare and unreleased material. "

--Vvmodel (talk) 17:06, 27 August 2008 (UTC)Reply

Greetings Vvmodel. Looks good. We have consensus of two :) - Just in your last sentence (the bit about "together rare and unreleased material.", you'll need to stick in "with") Go for it! --Technopat (talk) 17:16, 27 August 2008 (UTC)Reply

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