Young Men Gone West
Young Men Gone West is the third album by British band City Boy, released in 1977 on Vertigo Records in Europe and on Mercury Records in the United States and Canada. Critical reception. "The New Rolling Stone Record Guide" wrote that the album "provided the group's finest, liveliest playing and writing, and made tentative steps toward a unique style." Cherry Red reissue. Cherry Red's Lemon Recordings announced in May 2015 plans to reissue City Boy's first four album releases as double CDs with bonus tracks. Release date was set for 17 July 2015 . "Young Men Gone West" (disc 1) and "Book Early" (disc 2) are complemented by two bonus tracks on disc 2. New sleeve notes are provided by Malcolm Dome. Press releases inform these releases are re-mastered from original tapes, and that this is the first official release of these albums on CD. In his regular reviews for "Truck & Driver" magazine, starting a four of five star review, Shaun Connors wrote, "City Boy are probably most known for their 1978 Top 10 single 5.7.0.5. and little else, but there is so much more to this Midlands 1970s proggy-poprock outfit than  the one-hit wonder status they are so unfairly labelled with," continuing with "As two double-CDs, the first four of seven City Boy albums have been reissued by Cherry Red, this offering by far the most accomplished and listenable of the two."