‘The JOBRIATH Project' will result in the reassessment and rehabilitation of one of the most misrepresented, maligned, and misunderstood artists in the history of rock.
A twenty-first century take on a 20th Century Boy, it is a gracious act by a wide spectrum of artists to reinterpret the songs that reaped their creator the derision and scorn of the time of their release, an act of recognition and kindness to a talent no longer available for his belated moment in the limelight. A labour of love that will amply betray the qualities inherent within his music.
'The JOBRIATH Project' will see the creation of a two-pronged attack:
'Gone Tomorrow' will be a double vinyl limited edition, also on cd and download. It will feature a new portrait of Jobriath by the artist Mark Wardel and unseen shots by the legendary photographer Gered Mankowitz. Consisting of 24 tracks from all aspects of Jobriath's career from Pidgeon, his late sixties psych-folk incarnation to Cole Berlin, his lounge, louche cabaret persona. Artists already on board include Holly Johnson, John Howard, John Grant, Brian Kennedy, Cecilie Anna, Perry Blake, Dusty Wright, The Dustbowl Faeries, Peter Godwin/Leah Lane and Money/Jamie Lee
There will also be 'The Replicant Album' which will re-imagine Jobriath's blistering debut album in an entirety of cover versions with a painting by the artist Nigel Wade recreating the broken statue image in his inimitable photographic style, Artists include Marc Almond, Momus, Jeff Duff, That Joe Payne, John Bramwell, Ann Magnuson, Clay Hips, My Darling Clementine, and Tim Arnold. It will be a limited edition coloured vinyl, cd and download.
Feelers are out for several major acts - new recruits will be added as and when.
It is hoped that the project will close in the Autumn with a projected release date of 2024.