Reviewed by Tony Cummings

The appearance of this CD onto the Cross Rhythms review pile was a pleasant surprise. Salt Solution were a band of rock gospel journeymen who grew out of the wonderfully named Mervyn Sprockett And The Crankshaft Assembly who played church hall gigs (and the occasional bigger one like the Brixton Academy or the Cross Rhythms festival) before finally calling it a day in 1993. Now, years on, comes this lovingly compiled '80s pop rock selection (most tracks never before released) and thoroughly enjoyable it is too. If you're looking for a document of dues paying musical honesty or still fondly remember one of those storming Salt Solution gigs investigate this. And check out www.saltsolution.co.uk for more nostalgia.