Perseverance- The Sales Brothers.

The Sales Brothers have survived a diversity of musical incarnations and invariably collaborated in esteemed company since the inception of their careers. Having initially jammed with Todd Rundgren whilst in their teens, they joined Iggy Pop´s solo band in 1977, forming the rhythm section for the legendary 'Lust For Life' album, recorded in Hansa Studios by the Berlin Wall. Over a decade later at the close of 1988, the Sales Brothers established Tin Machine with David Bowie and virtuoso guitarist Reeves Gabrels. Tin Machine proved to be an iconoclastic project genre wise and was a challenging proto-grunge act that confounded the expectations of fans and critics alike.

Despite their formidable musical ´C.V.'s the Sales Brothers' retrospective of solo recordings has nevertheless remained hidden from the public domain until recently. Their own aptly titled album, ´Hired Guns´ was recorded at the close of the 1970´s. The project conveys their true musical roots, capturing a quintessentially vibrant form of blue-eyed soul and penetrating R & B, centred on the brothers´ natural affinity with the Stax/ Volt legacy. The Hired Guns album is doubtless a lost archival treasure, destined for obscurity until Perseverance Records recently took the initiative of producing a quality album package.

In ´Quintessentially Soul Brothers: The Sales Brothers In Their Own Words' author Stephanie Lynne Thorburn offers in-depth interviews with drummer Hunt Sales and bassist Tony Sales. This new eBook features a detailed biographical overview and succinct testimonials from some of the Sales Brothers´ colleagues and friends, namely guitarists James Williamson (Stooges), Reeves Gabrels and Brian Ray.

Extensive discography, resource links and archival photos are included from Tony Sales' personal collection.

The eBook is further augmented with an obituary to Hunt and Tony´s father, comedian and TV host Soupy Sales, who sadly died in October ´09.

A 2,000 word preview document is available for download.

Text copyright Stephanie Lynne Thorburn and The Sales Brothers 2009.

Total Length: 15,000 words, plus additional documents; File Size: 702KB

Download Format: Microsoft Word DOC.

"Some of the most memorable experiences of my life were because of my involvement with Hunt and Tony Sales. I've been privileged enough to work with them on projects with Iggy Pop, Tin Machine and many other well known contemporary artists. Hunt and Tony make up what is undoubtedly one of the best rhythm sections in modern music. I can also tell you from first hand experience that these two have led very interesting lives and make for fascinating reading."

Chas Ferry- Producer & Mastering engineer

Rock Talk Records

"Quintessentially Soul Brothers: The Sales Brothers In Their Own Words", is now available from True Fire.com arts, under Stephanie Lynne Thorburn's profile:

True Fire Link:

http://www.truefire.com/list.html?store=the_arts&viewauthor=4169&item=8504

For further information on the author can be found at:

http://www.stephaniethorburn.webs.com

and for the Sales Brothers, see: http://www.thesalesbrothers.com

Photo above: Tin Machine- David Bowie, Hunt and Tony Sales, Reeves Gabrels.

PR shot for Victory Music. Thanks to Chas Ferry.