Paul Brett

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Paul Brett (born 20 June 1947, Fulham, London) is a classic rock guitarist. He played lead guitar with Strawbs, The Overlanders, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera, The Velvet Opera, Tintern Abbey, Fire, Roy Harper, Al Stewart, Lonnie Donegan, and switched to twelve string guitar in the 1970s.

His first twelve string guitar suite, Earth Birth, was released on his own label, Phoenix Future. Critical acclaim led to Brett being signed on a four album deal with RCA Records. His K-tel Romantic Guitar album went platinum in the UK, but Brett stopped recording soon afterwards. He started recording again in 2000, with long time friend and fellow twelve string guitarist, John Joyce.

Brett wrote for music magazines Melody Maker, Sound International and International Musician and continued working in the music industry in the later part of his career. He now writes for Acoustic, a magazine specializing in acoustic guitars.

He has appeared on BBC Television's Antiques Road Show and Flog It in the 2000s.

1 Discography
- 1.1 With other groups
- 1.2 Solo material
2 Other work

[edit] Discography

[edit] With other groups

Roy Harper - Sophisticated Beggar LP (Strike Records)
Al Stewart - "Electric Los Angeles Sunset" single, Zero She Flies LP
Arthur Brown - "Devil's Grip" / "Give Him a Flower" single
Tintern Abbey - "Vacuum Cleaner" / "Beeside" single
Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera - "Volcano" and "Mary Jane" singles
The Velvet Opera - "Anna Dance Square" and "Black Jack Davy" singles, Ride a Hustler's Dream LP
Fire - Magic Shoemaker LP
Strawbs - Dragonfly and Classic Strawbs LPs

[edit] Solo material

(as Paul Brett Sage): (Pye / Dawn Records)

Paul Brett Sage (1970)

Jubilation Foundry (1971)

Schizophrenia (1972)
(Bradley’s Records) Paul Brett (1973), Clocks (1974)
(Phoenix Future) Phoenix Future (1975)
(RCA Records) Earth Birth (1977) - Interlife (1978) - Eclipse (1979) - Guitar Trek (1980)
(K-tel) Romantic Guitar (1980) - Themes - Themes 2 Great Themes
(Eclipse) Guitar For All Seasons never released, but 1000 copies pressed.
(Music Manifold) Music Manifold
(Albion Music) Transmissions
Brett & Joyce (Fretdancer) Acoustic Power (2001)
Free Spirit (Fretdancer, 2002)