Bad News Tonight, by The Tim Cross Music Project

Bad News Tonight

by The Tim Cross Music Project

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1.	Bad News Tonight 03:24	info	buy track
2.	Dream (first version) 03:32	info	buy track
3.	Better Off This Way 04:18	info	buy track
4.	Jehovah Witness Hell 03:08	info	buy track
5.	All Will Pass In Time 04:08	info	buy track
6.	Crazy With The Pain 03:13	info	buy track
7.	Have A Drink 04:33	info	buy track
8.	Old Fasioned Melody 04:27	info	buy track
9.	Punk Is Dead 03:51	info	buy track
10.	Farewell (first version) 03:05	info	buy track

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Another from the Erik Russell archive, the nine tracks here are taken from three cassettes produced by Tim around 1978-1979, the first (tracks 1-2) titled for the opening "Bad News Tonight"; another (tracks 3-8,10) named for "Have A Drink"; and finally, "Punk Is Dead" (track 9).

Recorded at various studios during the period leading up to and immediately after Tiim's first tour with Mike Oldfield (spring 1979), we hear Tim's thoughts already turning towards the 1981 Hello album, with early versions of "Dream" and "Farewell."

The other songs he chose to leave by the wayside, although he would occasionally treat visitors to impromptu renderings of "Old Fashioned Melody."

Finally, apologies for the quality of several of these tracks; the only extant recordings, sadly, are cassettes that, despite being cleaned up as much as possible, nevertheless bear the scars of time.

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released November 5, 2022

All songs composed by Tim Cross. Cover photo by Erik Russell.

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The Tim Cross Music Project Newark, Delaware

Tim Cross (1955-2012) is best remembered for his pioneering keyboard work with Mike Oldfield, TV Smith, Dana Gillespie, Clair Hamill, Tom Newman and more. He also recorded a vast body of solo material, much of which has remained unreleased until now. The Tim Cross Music Project is dedicated to preserving the memory of this visionary genius. ... more

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