{"product_id":"pre-order-06-11-26-fagan-scott-soon-vinyl","title":"Pre-Order 06\/11\/26 - Fagan, Scott: Soon (Vinyl LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"full\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uKUjmiIFmMc?si=k11vVpufjLxcUH6S\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis item is available for pre-order only and will be dispatched on or around its release date (18\/09\/26)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScott Fagan’s new album \u003cem\u003eSoon\u003c\/em\u003e, 55 years in the making, revives songs from his lost 1971 Broadway rock opera.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlongside songwriting partner Joe Kookoolis, Fagan conceived and wrote the rock opera, an age-old story of an artist forced to make a devil’s bargain between their principles and success, intending it to be the follow-up to his classic 1968 debut, South Atlantic Blues. But fate intervened. The production (which starred Fagan and a young Richard Gere) closed early, the album was shelved, never to be recorded or heard. Until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded over seven days in July 2025 at the hallowed Sam Phillips Recording Service in Memphis with a crack rhythm section, the thirteen songs on Soon illustrate Fagan’s extraordinary facility and range as a singer and songwriter of great sensitivity, passion, and humour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom its rousing gospel opener (“Let The World Begin Again”), through fiery, protest songs (“Faces Names and Places”, “Straight”), and tender-hearted ballads (“Child of Sympathy”, “To Touch the Sky”), the album is by turns, uplifting, mournful, righteous, giddy, soulful (title track, “Soon), and anthemic (closer, “Please Be Well”). This feels like an album of lost classics waiting to be rediscovered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScott Fagan has been waiting a long time for the world to hear these songs. The long, long wait is over, Soon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack vinyl version.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLet the World Begin Again\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMusic Music\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoll Out the Morning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFaces Names and Places\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChild of Sympathy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStraight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWait\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo Touch the Sky\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat's Gonna Happen to Me When I'm 50\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSing a Happy Song\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt Won't Be Long\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlease Be Well\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"FIRE RECORDS + EARTH RECORDINGS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54484739031386,"sku":"FIRELP844","price":25.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1481\/5374\/files\/ScottFagan-Soon.jpg?v=1785328824","url":"https:\/\/freebirdrecords.com\/products\/pre-order-06-11-26-fagan-scott-soon-vinyl","provider":"Freebird Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}