Paris (band)

The group released two albums for Capitol Records, Paris and Big Towne, 2061, both in 1976.{{cite book|title=The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music|editor=Colin Larkin|publisher=Guinness Publishing|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|page=1903}} Paris toured in support of these albums, playing at arenas and auditoriums with Blue Öyster Cult, Rush, Cheap Trick, Trapeze, Leslie West, Rainbow, Bachman–Turner Overdrive, Thin Lizzy, Head East, Be-Bop Deluxe, Heart, The Outlaws, Nektar and Wishbone Ash.{{cite web |url=https://www.tourdatesearch.com/tourdates/artist/65/paris |title=TourDateSearch.com: Paris tour dates |access-date=9 April 2021 |website=Tourdatesearch.com}}{{cite web |url=https://www.cygnus-x1.net/links/rush/tourdates.php |title=Rush Concert Tour Dates Listing |access-date=9 April 2021 |website=Cygnus-x1.net }}{{cite web |url=https://www.concertarchives.org/bands/paris-featuring-bob-welch-glenn-cornick |title=Paris featuring Bob Welch & Glenn Cornick's Concert History |access-date=9 April 2021 |website=Concertarchives.org}}{{cite web |url=https://www.stonecityattractions.com/tidbits/concert-history/1970s |title=Stone City Attractions > Where the Music Comes First |access-date=9 April 2021 |website=Stonecityattractions.com }} After the first album, Mooney was replaced by Hunt Sales, who had also played with Rundgren.

Initially the band's sound was rock-oriented, but later developed towards funk, and represented a departure from Welch's work with Fleetwood Mac. Cornick then departed the band and was replaced by Sales' brother Tony Fox Sales. A third album was planned, but Hunt Sales fell ill and after they did not achieve commercial success, the group split in 1977.

Songs from the aborted third Paris album were used for Welch's first solo album, French Kiss, and the deal with Capitol was converted into a solo album deal for Welch.{{cite web |url=http://www.fmlegacy.com/Bios/biobobwelch.html |title=Bob Welch bio at fmlegacy |access-date=4 September 2011 |website=Fmlegacy.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623132439/http://fmlegacy.com/Bios/biobobwelch.html |archivedate=23 June 2011 }}

After Paris split up, Welch launched a successful solo career, and Sales worked with Iggy Pop and later Tin Machine with David Bowie.{{cite web |url=http://bowiezone.com/#/hunt-sales/4550872429 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050129000816/http://bowiezone.com/#/hunt-sales/4550872429 |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 January 2005 |title=Hunt Sales at BowieZone |access-date=4 September 2011 |website=Bowiezone.com }} British-born Cornick moved to the US where, after a decade out of the music business, he reformed his band Wild Turkey in the 1990s.{{cite web |url=http://www.j-tull.com/musicians/pastmembers/glenncornick.html |title=Glenn Cornick at the official Jethro Tull website |access-date=4 September 2011 |website=J-tull.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070815135747/http://www.j-tull.com/musicians/pastmembers/glenncornick.html |archivedate=15 August 2007 }}

In 2013, Capitol Records/USM Japan/Universal Music remastered and reissued paper-sleeve album replica (Mini LP) SHM-CD versions of Paris (TYCP-80036) and Big Towne, 2061 (TYCP-80037).

• Paris (1976)
• Big Towne, 2061 (1976)

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• [http://www.discogs.com/artist/1229210-Paris-19 Paris at Discogs.com]

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