Chas and Dave New Studio Album October 28

Brand new studio album to be released on October 28th

Featuring very special guests & marking their 50th anniversary

“Chas and Dave are amazing musicians – they could play the pants off a lot of people.” – Jools Holland

“Chas & Dave – There ain’t no more pleasing sound.” – The Guardian, March 2013

“They are simply terrific fun. Chas is the owner of a surprisingly rock ‘n’ roll voice and is a fearsome pianist. Dave is easily the match of (say) John McVie for musicianship, but wouldn’t dream of being showy enough to prove it.” – The Independent on Sunday, May 2013

Since starting out in the early sixties as session musicians for the likes of Jerry Lee–Lewis and GeneVincent, Chas and Dave have maintained their own inimitable musical journey that has continued to flourish regardless of the numerous trends that have come and gone along the way. The duo have achieved three million album and single sales, landed six Top 20 hits, opened for Led Zeppelin and continue to play approximately 80 theatre-sized venues all over the country, every year.

Now Chas and Dave will mark their 50^th year in music together with the October 28^th release of a brand new studio album, released under a new deal with Warner Music Entertainment. It represents their first new studio album for 27 years.

The album was recorded at the end of June in Studio 2, Abbey Road – “The Beatles Room” – with Grammy-winning bluesman Joe Henry (Solomon Burke, Allen Toussaint, Elvis Costello & Bonnie Raitt) on production duties. It sees Chas and Dave return to their roots with a collection of early R&B, skiffle and rock n’ roll classics, alongside new takes on songs of their own. The album is set to highlight their finely-honed, versatile musicianship and intricate vocal harmonies and features a crack team of musicians and special guests including guitarists Albert Lee and Martin Taylor, Buddy Holly and TheCrickets’ drummer J. I Allison and on keys Jools Holland and Hugh Laurie.

“People got excited about the return of David Bowie and Daft Punk – but surely? – Chas and Dave returning to the studio, that’s the musical event of the year” commented Warner MusicEntertainment President Conrad Withey. “They’re a national treasure, genuinely loved by a large part of the record buying public and what a treat they are going to get this Autumn.”

Chas and Dave added: “This is one of the most enjoyable albums we’ve ever done. It was a great week in Abbey Road with top class musicians & Joe Henry at the helm. An unregimented atmosphere where the ‘room’ worked well alongside the microphone resulting in an album that ran so smooth & joyful that we’ve almost forgotten we did it. But we’ve got proof! It will be available for you all to enjoy really soon”.

Best remembered for hit singles including ‘Ain’t No Pleasing You’ (#2 in 1982), ‘Rabbit’ (#8 in 1980) and ‘Gertcha’ (#20 in 1978), Chas and Dave are also renowned for bringing long-forgotten music hall classics back to the public ear, but their musical journey now brings them right back to where it all started in the skiffle and early rock and roll scene of a pre-Beatles London.

The release of this album is the culmination of a gradual reappraisal of the duo’s talents, which first began when they were invited to support The Libertines back in 2004. They subsequently performed atGlastonbury in 2005 and 2007 as well as at Bestival in 2012. Last year they were the subject of LastOrders, an hour-long documentary which has been broadcast on BBC Four eight times. Their recently completed UK headline tour featured 68 sold-out shows stretching from the Isle of Wight to Glasgow, and concluded with another sold-out gig at London’s 3000 capacity indig02 venue.