Bentley Rhythm Ace - Bentley Rhythm Ace
Another tape that David copied for me in the summer of 2001, today’s entry is Bentley Rhythm Ace’s 1997 eponymous debut album. Formed in Birmingham in 1995, BRA consisted of former Pop Will Eat Itself bassist, guitarist, keyboardist and programmer Richard March, and his drinking buddy Mike Stokes. Part of the late nineties big beat scene, the duo were somewhat inevitably signed to Skint records (albeit briefly), before an arrangement was reached that saw them transfer over to Parlophone. I’m not sure where I first head Bentley Rhythm Ace, I suspect it may just have been hearing ‘Bentleys Gonna Sort You Out!’ on Radio 1, but I immediately liked their everything including the kitchen sink approach to music making. Artist: Bentley Rhythm Ace Album: Bentley Rhythm Ace UK Record Label: Skint (original issue), Parlophone (re-issue) UK Release Date: 12 th May 1997 (original issue), 8th September 1997 (re-issue) UK Single Releases from Album: ‘Bentleys Gonna Sort You Out!’ (orig...