Day: February 15, 2025

TARGET was the first band bringing the great Jimi Jamison to major attention releasing a pair of albums for A&M never officially appeared on CD before – now can enjoy both with the special remastered treatment by Rock Candy Records. Target second album “Captured” includes 6 bonus tracks in this reissue.

During the Seventies, Memphis was a hot bed of musical talent. Sure, its blues and r ‘n’ b roots had always been proudly on display, but with the explosion of FM radio, bigger live venues, and the establishment of a renown studio (Ardent), the city seemed to be providing its home grown musicians with an opportunity to set the world on fire.

TARGET, out of Memphis, Tennessee, was the first band to bring the great Jimi Jamison to a major label release (pre- Cobra). Target put out a pair of albums for A&M never officially released on CD. Thanks to Rock Candy Records, we are able to hear these great LP’s again, with their special remastered treatment. Target’s first album, the self-titled “Target”, includes two bonus tracks in this reissue.

Arguably the British rock scene was hugely influenced by the massive commercial impact of American melodic rock bands that emerged during the late ’70s. However there was a time, earlier in the decade, when Britis