Today, JUNO Award-winning and GRAMMY-nominated Canadian rock bandĀ Glass Tiger, comprised of Alan Frew (vocals), Al Connelly (lead guitar), Sam Reid (keyboards) and Wayne Parker (bass), announces the vinyl reissue of their 1986 4x Platinum debut recordĀ The Thin Red Line. The newly remastered LP is set for release on August 28 on 180g tiger striped coloured vinyl via Universal Music Canada, the countryās leading music company. The 1LP edition arrives in a single jacket with brand new sleeve art.Ā The Thin Red LineĀ is available for pre-order now with immediate digital access to hit singles including, āDonāt Forget Me (When Iām Gone),ā āSomeday,ā āThin Red Line,ā and āI Will Be There.ā
And so it continuesā¦.the story of one of Canadaās most enduring and iconic bands, Glass Tiger, roars on.Ā Originally known as, Tokyo, the band formed in Newmarket, Ontario, in 1981 and spent several years cutting itās teeth in the bar scene of the day. With rapidly growing popularity it didnāt take long for all the major record labels to come courting, culminating in their signing a world-wide recording deal with, Capitol Records, in 1985.
Changing their name to Glass Tiger, their debut album, The Thin Red Line quickly became an unstoppable force, rocketing up the charts to become the fastest selling debut album in Canadian history, spawning no less than 5 hit singles. Leading the charge was the now-and-forever iconic, Donāt Forget Me (When Iām Gone), a song that is forever etched into the very fabric of popular musicās history.
5-time Juno award winners, 5-time Canadian classic winners and Grammy nominated, Glass Tiger have shared stages and recording performances with some of the worldās leading acts including; Rod Stewart, Tina Turner, Bryan Adams, Journey, Julian Lennon, Cheap Trick to name but a few.
On the upcoming reissue, Alan Frew says: āRe-mastering and re-issuing The Thin Red Line, is not only a testament to the enduring legacy of an album, itās also a testament to the enduring legacy of a band and itās fans. You are the best in the world and you share with us your love, not only of GLASS TIGER but also a love of one of the greatest decades in the history of music.ā
Originally released in 1986, Glass Tigerās debut albumĀ The Thin Red LineĀ has become a quintessentially Canadian rock album. The lead single āDonāt Forget Me (When Iām Gone),ā which features backup vocals by Bryan Adams, peaked at #1 on the Canadian charts and at #2 on the US charts. The albumās successful follow-up single āSomeday,ā went on to reach #7 in the US and #14 in Canada. Both singles won āSingle of the Yearā at the 1986 and ā87 JUNO Awards, marking the first time in the award’s history that the accolade was won by the same artist in two consecutive years, for singles from the same album. In 1987, the band dominated theĀ Rock Express MagazineĀ reader’s poll, winning āTop Canadian Group,ā āTop Canadian Albumā forĀ The Thin Red Line, and āTop Canadian Singleā for “Don’t Forget Me (When Iām Gone).”
Today, āDonāt Forget Me (When Iām Gone),ā āSomeday,ā and āMy Townā remain the bandās top tracks in Canada, the US, and Mexico.
The Thin Red LineĀ – Tracklist [1LP]:
- Thin Red Line
- Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone)
- Closer to You
- Vanishing Tribe
- Looking at a Picture
- The Secret
- Ancient Evenings
- Ecstasy
- Someday
- I Will Be There