John Miles – Zaragon

Biography
John Miles is a British rock music vocalist, songwriter, guitarist and keyboard player, best known for his 1976 Top 3 UK hit single, “Music”While still a pupil at Jarrow Grammar School, Miles was a member of a local band called The Influence, which also included Paul Thompson, later drummer with Roxy Music;[3] and Vic Malcolm, later lead guitarist with Geordie.This outfit released the single “I Want to Live”  Following this he formed The John Miles Set before starting his solo career in 1971. A 1973 recording by Miles, “One Minute Every Hour” is a favourite with Northern Soul audiences. He would go on to sing on a number of albums for The Alan Parsons Project, who produced his debut album ‘Rebel’ which contained the hit song ‘Music’, reaching No.3 in the UK singles charts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Miles_(musician)

Album & Cover
Zaragon is the third album by English singer/songwriter/guitarist John Miles. The release of Zaragon followed an extremely successful period in the career of John Miles who, during 1976 and 1977, had enjoyed two hit albums (Rebel and Stranger in the City) and four successful singles. Decca remained Miles’ record label in the UK but, for the US release, Arista Records paid $500,000 to buy out his contract with London Records. An advance of $500,000 made this into a million-dollar album before release.In a change of direction from his earlier material (most notably his signature single Music), Miles decided not to use orchestral backing on Zaragon. Miles played guitars, keyboards and synthesisers on the album, with Barry Black on drums and Bob Marshall on bass. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaragon

Cover Location: Hipgnosis Studio, London.
Who Did What: Cover Design: Hipgnosis with J. Miles. Photography: A.Powell
Label: Arista AB 4176(US), Decca TXS-R126(UK)
Source: Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art, The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue: Aubrey Powell

Tracklist

Credits
Bass – Bob Marshall
Drums, Percussion – Barry Black
Engineer – Rob Freeman
Mixed By – Rob Freeman
Producer – Rupert Holmes
Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Effects – John Miles
Written-By – Marshall, Miles