Zones - Under Influence (1979) [Vinyl]

Slik formed in the mid-70s from the ashes of a Glasgow group called Salvation. By 1978, Slik had become a truly superb band playing short, dynamite rock'n'roll songs. At the height of the punk wave, Slik and Midge Ure recorded Put You In The Picture (later re/recorded with The Rich Kids) for the scottish label Zoom Records. Then Midge Ure left Slik and joined The Rich Kids. So, Willy Gardner stepped in Ure's shoes to form the Zones and released one single on Zoom Records before Arista bought the scottish label. Gardner, Russell Webb, Billy McIsaac and Kenny Hyslop recorded a few singles for their new label Arista and this album produced by Tim Friese/Greene. They didn't find success and then split. Webb & Hyslop joined the Skids within a year and Hyslop completed his tour of Scottish bands by joining Simple Minds. One of the unsung classics of the post/punk power pop boom, the Zones' debut album arrived more or less out of nowhere