City Boy: Young Men Gone West/Book Early, 2CD Expanded Edition

• Official release of these albums on CD.

• Remastered from original tapes.

• With sleeve notes by Malcolm Dome.

• Contains the smash hit ‘5705’.

The first albums produced by renowned producer Mutt Lange (Def Leppard, Muse). City Boy were successful in the late 1970s, characterised by complex vocal arrangements and heavy guitars.

City Boy's first five albums were produced by Mutt Lange, and are among the first albums he produced after relocating to the UK from South Africa. Lange became the seventh member of the band, helping Chris Dunn hone his bass guitar skills and assisting with City Boy's vocal harmonies.

Their breakthrough came in 1978 with their hit song ‘5705’ which reached the Top 10 in the UK, the Top 30 in the US and the Top 40in Australia. It was Mutt Lange's first hit single outside of his homeland of South Africa.

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