Bill Nelson & the Gentlemen Rockateers: Recorded live at Metropolis Studios, London

I MAINLY REMEMBER Bill Nelson from the Be-Bop Deluxe days of Axe Victim, Futurama and Sunburst Finish back in the mid 1970s. During that period, I was working in the high-profile import music business in L.A. People in the company loved him; I thought he was quite good. Later in the mid-'80s I chanced upon one of his instrumental albums, the double-disc Chance Encounters at the Garden of Lights. I was quite impressed, but was on to other things quickly…