Description
Formed in 1994, ALT, an international collective featuring two leaders from two iconic 1980s ensembles: Tim Finn of Split Enz and Liam O’ Maonlai of Hothouse Flowers, along with revered Irish singer-songwriter/recording artist Andy White, began writing and performing together. They recorded their sole album in 1995 and began touring with shows in Australia, New Zealand and Europe.
“ALT grew out of friendship. Liam and I lived in a shared house in Dublin. We’d known each other since our first albums came out. Liam met Tim in London and asked him if he’d like to stay with us for a while…The three of us soon became inseparable,” White describes the founding of the group.
Their songwriting immediately clicked. “Andy writes out of the box and loves the acoustic guitar and the possibilities therein. Tim plays drums and embodies something of a storyteller.
“The synergy was just there from the start. The feeling was strong and inspiring between us and the idea of making an album together seemed an inevitability,” agrees Finn. The trio recorded their only album at Finn’s studio in Melbourne in 1995.
The CD has long been out of print & a collector’s item…but is now thankfully available again on CD – a newly expanded edition with 5 extra tracks (& remastered at ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS)…along with it’s first ever release on VINYL – a 2LP set with 5 additional bonus tracks (3 of which are previously unreleased)
*WE HAVE A HANDFUL OF BOTH OF THESE PRECIOUS remastered/reissued versions – both CD and VINYL – so get in quick folks!!
