Get down (Raydio) (LP 3610- 3611)

Raydio  Raydio (Vinyl and CD, Arista Records, 1978) *** 

Raydio  Rock On (Vinyl and CD, Arista Records, 1979) ***   

Genre: R&B, pop 

Places I remember: Vinyl Countdown, Slow Boat Records, The Warehouse.

Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: You Can't Change That (Rock On)

Gear costume: Jack and Jill (Raydio)

They loom large in his legend (The Album Collection playlists): Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5

Active compensatory factors: The two hits dominate these two early albums for Raydio. There were a couple more in the eighties before Ray Parker Jr went solo. Albums, that is.

The band have two modes really - the Prince style sexy dance floor fillers and the love ballads - I prefer the latter.

The nice thing about Raydio is the harder edged singing on offer thanks to the combination of Vincent Bonham, Arnell Carmichael, and Ray. The harmony mix of the three is a strong feature of their sound.

Where do they all belong? I have no intention of buying their third album - I'll stick to these two and the Ray Parker Jr solo stuff.