DavoTB t1_j5850y4 wrote on January 21, 2023 at 1:50 AM

Reply to comment by gothamwarrior in TIL Daryl Hall's (of pop duo Hall & Oates) first solo album produced by King Crimson's Robert Fripp was initially shelved by RCA in 1977, leading outraged Hall and Fripp to pass copies of the record to journalists and DJs. Hall's fans started a letter-writing campaign requesting its release. by Bubbly-Incident

Enjoyed several of the songs back in the era, but had not thought about these songs in quite some time. A trip down memory lane…Hall seemed to be pushing the limits so far on this project that the record label didn’t know what to make of it.

This reminded me of the Daryl Hall/Robert Fripp collaboration on “Exposure,” called “You Burn Me Up I’m A Cigarette.” It was a song that Hall covered with Cheap Trick on his “Live From Daryl’s House” show.