The Jon Butcher Axis - Stare at the Sun LP Vinyl Record Album, Polydor - 422-817 493-1 Y-1, Rock, New Wave, Pop Rock, 1984, ORIGINAL PRESSING!

Cover is VG + has slight ring wear, small cut in upper right on front, and sticker residue bottom right front corner

Includes original paper lyric sheet in VG condition. Creasing and a tear on the back upper left

Record is NM

Labels are very clean. minor scrape on side one (see pic)

Visually Graded

Tracklist
A1 Wind It Up 3:18
A2 Victims 4:14
A3 Dreams Fade Away 6:07
A4 Stay Low 3:56
A5 Can't Tell The Dancer From The Dance 3:45
B1 Don't Say Goodnight 3:22
B2 Walk On The Moon 5:23
B3 Call To Arms 3:43
B4 Eros Arriving Written-By ?? Bill Nelson 3:38
B5 Breakout 3:12


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Many people have made comparisons between Jon Butcher and Jimi Hendrix particularly in the early stages of Jon's career. These comparisons were fueled by Butcher's onstage appearance and manerisms, patterned after Hendrix, and his choice for the band name Axis, which was an obvious reference to Hendrix legendary album Axis: Bold as Love. Butcher's stated influences are Richie Havens, John Lennon, Phil Lynott, Bob Dylan and Taj Mahal and today he maintains that the Hendrix comparisons are superficial and has been quoted as saying "Being black and playing a Stratocaster created certain inevitable comparisons, particularly in the early days".

The band's second album, Stare at the Sun (1984), with title derived from Hendrix "Axis Bold as Love" album cover which depicts Hendrix standing in front of a blazing sun, reached No. 55 on the Billboard album chart.