Axis Point Discography

Axis Point

Axis Point was Charlie Whitney's first project after Streetwalkers. Formed in 1978 by Whitney, Family alumnus Rob Townsend, and Eddie Hardin — who had replaced Steve Winwood in the Spencer Davis Group in the late 1960s. Bassist Charlie McCracken had been in the first Taste lineup, and then in Stud with other Family-men Jim Cregan and John Weider; McCracken also played with Townsend on Kevin Ayers' Yes We Have No Mañanas (June 1976).

Two studio LPs followed on RCA — Axis Point (1978, RCA PL 30039) and Boast of the Town (1980, RCA PL 25277). The sound carried on the bluesing-and-boozing of late Streetwalkers, with Whitney's slide-guitar work and Hardin's keyboards updating the palette toward late-'70s rock-pop. Reviewers at the time pulled comparisons to Bad Company, The Eagles, and Wings-era McCartney; Boast of the Town is generally rated the heavier and more memorable of the two.