CHANNEL Channel (2009 issue UK 'Special Collectors Edition' 10-track digitally remastered CD album - They only ever played two gigs in their entire existence, but when it comes to high-tech mid eighties melodic AOR there are few better examples than Channel's sole album. Released in 1984, the band featured a bevy a heavy hitters from the LA session world including guitarist Tony Berg, drummer Gary Ferguson, bassist Trey Thompson and top-top vocalist Robert Fleischman. Together, they wrote and recorded one of the most coveted and revered melodic rock albums of the era, a record that set the bar about as high as is humanly possible. The main attraction, apart from the stylishly crafted songs and pin-point production [courtesy of Styx collaborator John Ryan] is undoubtedly the triumphant and hugely compelling vocal performance of Robert Fleischman – a man with an operatic range and a tone to die for. Comes complete with a 12-page picture booklet containing extensive sleevenotes by Stephen Allen.)