{"product_id":"michael-head-the-red-elastic-band-dear-scott","title":"Michael Head \u0026 The Red Elastic Band - Dear Scott","description":"\u003cp\u003eFinding that luck, love and letting things roll works out for him just fine, Michael Head leads his Red Elastic Band into a fresh chapter with optimism and some of the best music of his career, announcing his new, Bill Ryder-Jones-produced album, Dear Scott.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRevered by heavyweight songwriting peers and discovered by new generations of discerning listeners, all enraptured by the fruits of Head’s winding, 40-year career, the Liverpool singer-songwriter enters a new age of creativity and collaboration with Dear Scott. Promising to be a shimmering jewel cast by the minds and hearts of Merseyside’s finest musicians, the 12-track album is dusted with both Ryder-Jones’ artistry and the heavyweight musicianship of The Red Elastic Band, which Head found had ‘stepped up’ following almost a year apart, forcing him to dig deeper himself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDear Scott refers to novelist, F. Scott Fitzgerald, whose debt-ridden, down-and-out years captured the imagination of Head, specifically a postcard Fitzgerald addressed to himself upon checking in at Hollywood’s infamous Golden Age retreat, The Garden Of Allah Hotel. Head explains: \u003cem\u003e“A decade after being the king of the jazz age, Fitzgerald arrived unfashionable and sober, ready to conquer Hollywood.  His agent with a sense of humour booked him into The Garden Of Allah, where writers, movie stars and even Stravinsky sometimes lived. He famously picked up a postcard on checking in and addressed it to himself.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe postcard read: \u003cem\u003eDear Scott, How are you? Have been meaning to come and see you. I have living at the Garden Of Allah. Yours Scott Fitzgerald\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailable on limited red vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"South Records Ltd","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":64322946302329,"sku":null,"price":15.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0973\/1463\/6153\/files\/11f221ec-6a2b-ea6c-e6a5-c7537e5ad46f_37f08439-966b-4160-b69e-b473fe3be331.jpg?v=1787904205","url":"https:\/\/vinyl-relic.com\/products\/michael-head-the-red-elastic-band-dear-scott","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}