Bernie Marsden

BERNIE MARSDEN “And About Time Too” (1979)
CATALOGUE NUMBER: HNECD 008

1. You’re The One
2. Song For Fran
3. Love Made A Fool Of Me
4. Here We Go Again
5. Still The Same
6. Sad Clown
7. Brief Encounter
8. Are You Ready
9. Head The Ball

Bonus track
10. You & Me (non-album b-side)

• Before joining the original line-up of Whitesnake, Bernie Marsden had already enjoyed a varied career having been in Wild Turkey, Cozy Powell’s Hammer, Babe Ruth and UFO. After a short period in Paice Ashton Lord (or PAL), a band featuring ex-Deep Purple and future Whitesnake members Ian Paice on drums and the late, great Jon Lord on keyboards, Bernie found his niche as lead guitarist for David Coverdale’s new band Whitesnake in 1978 for the “Snakebite EP” and “Trouble” LP.

• Originally released by EMI on their famed Parlophone label in 1979, “And About Time Too!” has an impressive list of guest musicians; Cream’s Jack Bruce on bass and vocals, Don Airey (Rainbow, Ozzy, Deep Purple, Colosseum II) on keyboards, Ian Paice (Whitesnake, Deep Purple) on drums, semi-legendary session drummer Simon Phillips (Jeff Beck, David Gilmour, Judas Priest, Toto), Cozy Powell (Jeff Beck, Rainbow, MSG, Black Sabbath, Whitesnake) on drums, Neil Murray (Colosseum II, Whitesnake) on bass and Jon Lord (Deep Purple, Whitesnake) on keyboards, all make an appearance on the album.

• The album was produced, by Martin Birch famed for his work with Fleetwood Mac, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Whitesnake, Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath, features the rare non-album b-side ‘You & Me’.
• The release features new, updated artwork based on photos from the original album session, plus a new interview conducted in 2012 with Bernie for this release.

BERNIE MARSDEN “Look At Me Now” (1981)
CATALOGUE NUMBER: HNECD 009

1. Look At Me Now
2. So Far Away
3. Who’s Foolin’ Who?
4. Shakey Ground
5. Behind You Dark Eyes
6. Byblos Shack: Part One (Thru The Doors)
7. Byblos Shack: Part Two (Shown The Doors)
8. Thunder And Lightning
9. Can You Do It? (Rock City Blues)
10. After All The Madness

Bonus track
11. Always Love You So (non-album b-side)

• Before joining the original line-up of Whitesnake, Bernie Marsden had already enjoyed an illustrious career having been guitarist in Wild Turkey, Cozy Powell’s Hammer, Babe Ruth, UFO and Paice Ashton Lord (or PAL), a band featuring ex-Deep Purple and future Whitesnake members Ian Paice on drums and Jon Lord on keyboards. After PAL, Bernie found his niche as lead guitarist for David Coverdale’s new band Whitesnake in 1978 for David’s “North Winds” tour, “Snakebite EP” and “Trouble” LP.

• Bernie Marsden’s second solo LP, made whilst he was still a full-time member of Whitesnake, was originally released by EMI on their Parlophone imprint in 1981.

• “Look At Me Now” features Ian Paice (Whitesnake, Deep Purple) on drums, semi-legendary session drummer Simon Phillips (Jeff Beck, David Gilmour, Judas Priest, Toto), Neil Murray (Colosseum II, Whitesnake) on bass and Jon Lord (Deep Purple, Whitesnake) on keyboards.

• Produced by Bernie Marsden himself, the album features the rare non-album b-side ‘Always Love You So’.

• The release features the cover painting from the original vinyl reinstated, plus a new interview with Bernie conducted in 2012 for this release.