3 CD - Rupert Hine: Surface Tension – The Recordings 1981-1983

• NEW REMASTERED 3CD CLAMSHELL BOXED SET FEATURING THE RECORDINGS BY RUPERT HINE ISSUED BETWEEN 1981 AND 1983.

• FEATURING THE ALBUMS ‘IMMUNITY’, ‘WAVING NOT DROWNING’ AND ‘THE WILDEST WISH TO FLY’ WITH SIX BONUS TRACKS.

• NEWLY REMASTERED BY STEPHEN W TAYLER.

• WITH AN ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET FEATURING AN ESSAY AND INTERVIEWS.

A three CD set gathering together the wonderful music of musician and producer Rupert Hine issued between 1981 and 1983.

Surface Tension – The Recordings 1981-1983’ includes the albums ‘Immunity’, ‘Waving Not Drowning’ and ‘The Wildest Wish To Fly’ celebrating the creativity and originality of Rupert’s solo work of the early 1980s.

The acclaimed and strikingly original ‘Immunity’ from 1981 saw the noted producer on compositions written by him with lyricist Jeannette Obstoj.

Guest performers on the album included Phil Collins and Marianne Faithfull; the album would influence a host of celebrated musicians and continues to do so.

Rupert Hine was not only the producer’s producer—the man behind the glass for celebrated albums from artists as diverse as Tina Turner, Howard Jones, The Fixx, Rush, Stevie Nicks and Bob Geldof—but a recording artist in his own right. ‘Surface Tension – The Recordings 1981-1983’ collects together Rupert’s trio of solo albums, upon which he honed his craft as both musician and producer.

The first of these, 1981’s Immunity was a deliberate break with the past. Working with lyrical partner Jeannette Obstoj, Hine set out to push the envelope in terms of how sounds and music could be recorded, remaining connected all the while to excellence in both songwriting and musicianship — guesting on the album were both Phil Collins and Marianne Faithfull.

With ‘Waving Not Drowning’, released in 1982, and the subsequent ‘The Wildest Wish To Fly’ Hine took more of a mainstream direction without losing his esoteric musical edge. With guest appearances including Robert Palmer, the latter became a hit in several Scandinavian countries. While the albums may not have seen the same commercial success as some of his contemporaries, they became Hine’s calling card: following their release, artist after artist lined up to have him produce their work

All three albums were engineered and co-produced by Stephen W. Tayler, who has remixed this collection. Incorporating an illustrated booklet reflecting the original discs, and liner notes covering many aspects of the recording sessions, the set is a must-have not only for fans of Hine himself, but for anyone who wants to understand the seminal moment in music production that was the early 1980s.