Renaissance, The group many have heard of – but have never heard are now on CD

Its late 1968 and Peter Nelson, ex vocalist with the popular Christchurch and Sydney based soul/ r&b group Peter Nelson & The Castaways is now performing in Hong Kong where he is offered a contract to join Brian Epsteins NEMS Organisation in London via Cilla Blacks husband Bobby Willis. Peter turns down the offer and instead forms a new group Renaissance for the lucrative Hong Kong club scene. Peter recruits the cream of available musicians that were around at the time and lured Billy Kristian (bass), Wally Scott (guitar, sax & flute both ex Ray Columbus & The Invaders) from Sydney, who joined Hong Kong drummer Steve Tebbitt along with English studio musician Brian Robertshaw (brass) who played on numerous sessions for John Barrys James Bond soundtrack music and seasoned keyboardist John Gordon who ha