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What has always puzzled me is that Rupert Hine's vocals sound a lot like Cy Curnin (The Fixx) but if you listen to Portiats an earlier version of The Fixx, Cy Curnin's vocal were not so pronounced with the stylist trademark vocals both Rupert Hine and Cy Curnin used in the 80's and beyond. Early Rupert Hine's (1970's) recordings (Prog-rock & Folk Rock) have a bit of that sound, but like Cy Curnin's early vocal style, not so pronounced. Also Rupert Hine's first 80's "solo" ( Immunity) release has that Fixx/Thinkman/Rupert Hine trademark vocal sound which was released in 1981, before The Fixx - Shuttered Room (1982) Produced by Rupert Hine. Every time I would play Thinkman or Rupert Hine's 80's solo stuff, someone would make the comment that it sound's like The Fixx or Cy Curnin. Record Producers often have a big hand in the creation of the band's sound. So who influenced who? (R.I.P. Rupert Hine)

https://www.discogs.com/artist/1417201-Portraits

The Portraits - Easy (pre Fixx) 1979
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od3EPE4k3j4

The Portraits - little Women (pre Fixx) 1979
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l4zxV6sgLM

The Portraits - Hazards in the Home (pre Fixx) 1980
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO1Kdi6DF3w

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fixx

Rupert Hine – Immunity (1981 Solo)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUmOql58Cck

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupert_Hine

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Rupert Hine's 80's - 90's Solo Discography (FLAC)

Part One
https://we.tl/t-QJhBVxmdjF

Part Two
https://we.tl/t-xEtpsqNouP

Very nice share, thank you so much!!

A very nice tribute NuWavo! Thanks for sharing.....R.I.P. Rupert