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2025 marks 40 years since Ricky Ross met Dougie Vipond and they started to form Deacon Blue, the songs on ‘The Great Western Road‘ reflect the journey the band has taken and remain honest to the age and experience they all share. Ricky Ross: Its just the next part of the adventure and its as exciting now as it was back in 1988. The joyous lead single Late 88 fondly remembers the care-free excitement of those early days.

‘The Great Western Road‘ was recorded at the legendary Rockfield Studios, Ricky Ross and (Deacon Blue guitarist and long term collaborator) Gregor Philp return to production duties, having last produced the bands Top 5 charting and their last full length album, 2020s City Of Love. This album was recorded by Matt Butler, who first worked with the band on their debut, Raintown.

Tracklist:

1 The Great Western Road
2 Late ’88
3 People Come First
4 Wait On Me
5 Ashore
6 Underneath The Stars
7 Up Hope
8 Turn Up Your Radio
9 How We Remember It
10 Mid Century Modern
11 Curve of The Line
12 If I Lived On My Own