Old Enough to Forget

The first time I recall seeing Curt Cress' name in the credits was on SAGA's Wildest Dreams back in '87. Who was this guy and where was Steve ... for that matter what happened to Jim? His name would pop up again on SAGA's much maligned (I love it) '89 follow up The Beginner's Guide To Throwing Shapes.  I have a couple of other albums with Chris. Pete Schilling's song "Major Tom (Coming Home)" and Far Corporation, the brainchild of Frank Farian featured Curt on drums. Reading up on Curt he's been on literally thousands and thousands of recordings over the years. He is a monster player who knows what he's doing. Curt Cress - Clan, or CCC, or Curt Cress Clan was released in Germany in 1975 on Atlantic Records when he was twenty three years old. When this was released he was already a seasoned professional who'd been playing professionally since his early teens. I managed to find a wonderfully pristine copy in a small shop in Vernon BC of...