Added on Aug 17, 2010

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Brian Briggs real name was John Holbrook and he was (and, as far as I know, still is) a well-respected mixer and sound engineer who worked at Bearsville Studio and, prior to that, at IBC studios in London. In his role as engineer/mixer he worked on the Who's Tommy & Hendrix's Electric Ladyland (at IBC) and with Utopia, Ian Hunter, & the Isley Brothers (at Bearsville). More recently he's composed music for TV shows & commercials. An under-appreciated New Wave classic. But really Briggs' knowledge of the entire rock & roll tradition comes into play as he touches (musically) on a dozen different musical styles popular at the time including rockabilly revival, synth-based new wave, mod rock, surf instrumental, and even world-music.There are also great covers of Eddie Cochran's Nervous Breakdown & Terry Randazzo's Goin' Out of My Head. A second record, Combat Zone, came out in 1982, but I guess neither brought the fame & rewards they deserved. Tracklist: 1. Lookin' Out*********** 2. Nervous Breakdown 3. See You On The Other Side 4. AEO (parts 1 & 2) 5. Psyclone 6. Goin' Out Of My Head 7. Spy Vs. Spy 8. Let Me Hear Talkin' 9. Lifer

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