Brian Auger and Julie Tippetts' Encore to be reissued

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Brian Auger and Julie Tippetts' 1978 reunion album Encore has been re-mastered and will be reissued on CD through Cherry Red Records on May 26.

The pair became famous as Brian Auger And The Trinity in 1968 with their classic cover of Bob Dylan and The Band's This Wheel's On Fire, which reached No. 5 on the UK singles chart, and later Donovan's Season of The Witch. The band had released their debut album, Open, in 1967 and even opened for Led Zeppelin in California in 1969.

Tippetts was then known as Julie Driscoll (she would later marry jazz musician and King Crimson collaborator Keith Tippett) released her debut solo album 1969 in 1971 and followed it with Septober Energy, recorded with jazz prog outfit Centipede in 1972. Both albums have also been reissued through Cherry Red.

Tippetts reunited with Auger in 1977 for Encore. The album was recorded in the USA and saw the duo create their own unique and striking interpretations of classic compositions by writers such as Jack Bruce, Steve Winwood and Al Jarreau, alongside Brian Auger originals.

The album has been unavailable for many years and the new release also features a booklet with new essay by Prog writer Sid Smith.

Pre-order Encore.

Brian Auger And Julie Tippets: Encore
1. Spirit
2. Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
3. Git Up
4. Freedom Highway
5. Future Pilot
6. Rope Ladder to the Moon
7. No Time to Live
8. Nothing Will Be As It Was
9. Lock All the Gates

Writer and broadcaster Jerry Ewing is the Editor of Prog Magazine which he founded for Future Publishing in 2009. He grew up in Sydney and began his writing career in London for Metal Forces magazine in 1989. He has since written for Metal Hammer, Maxim, Vox, Stuff and Bizarre magazines, among others. He created and edited Classic Rock Magazine for Dennis Publishing in 1998 and is the author of a variety of books on both music and sport, including Wonderous Stories; A Journey Through The Landscape Of Progressive Rock.