Album: Mark III
Artist: Empire
1996 One Way Records
CD: OW 32179

Band:
Peter Banks: guitars
Sydney Foxx: vocals
Mark Murdock: drums
Paul Delph: keyboards
Brad Stephenson: bass

Produced by Peter Banks
 

Tracks
1. Ain't That Peculiar  04:30
2. Destiny  06:16
3. Faraway  05:54
4. Goodbye  04:35
5. Dancing Man  04:55
6. Foundation  09:31
 

Notes: The third attempt at a band by Peter Banks and ex-wife Sydney Foxx (a.k.a. Sidonie Jordan), this incarnation began in 1978 at a meeting between Banks, Foxx and Empire's manager-to-be Dwight Tindle, organised by the band's drummer-to-be Mark Murdock. These demos were recorded around a year later, but, as with the other incarnations', had to wait until 1996 for a release. The liner notes do not give writing credits, but suggest that the music was mostly by Banks, with melodies and lyrics from Foxx. Accurate writing credits came in The Complete Recordings.

Track (2) is a version of (2) on the previous Empire demos, Mark II. While the band's promotional photos had improved greatly since the Mark II line-up, I don't think the music is as successful, with Mark III being the most mainstream of the three Empire releases. (HP/MP, 1 Jun 03; updated HP, 11 Jul 18) 


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