ERIC MARTIN BAND – Long Lost Album, Looks Can Be Deceiving, To Finally Be Released In June
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Metallic Blue Records has announced the June 12, 2026 release of Looks Can Be Deceiving by Eric Martin Band on both CD and Vinyl.
In 1983, the album, Sucker For A Pretty Face, was released by Eric Martin Band on Elektra Records. The band entered Prairie Sun Studios (Journey, Grateful Dead, Damn Yankees) and recorded songs for the follow-up album, Looks Can Be Deceiving, before they went out on tour with ZZ Top.
Due to an unrelated dispute between band manager Herbie Herbert and the newly appointed CEO of Elektra Records many years prior, Eric Martin Band were dropped from their contract, and the newly recorded album was shelved. Y&T quickly recruited guitarist John Nymann, City Kidd (later known as Tesla) nabbed drummer Troy Luccketta, Gregg Rolie would bring in guitarist Mark Ross for his self-titled album. Eric Martin would release two solo albums and then go on to help form the supergroup Mr. Big. The band UFO had grabbed keyboardist Dave Jacobsen a few months prior. The Looks Can Be Deceiving album would sit for more than 40 years, until Metallic Blue Records would come along and sign Eric Martin and company to a six-album deal.
Eric Martin Band’s follow-up album to Sucker For A Pretty Face still has many of the AOR elements as the Sucker album, but also brings a little more of a hard rock edge (which is a step closer to what Eric would be doing in Mr. Big). The Looks Can Be Deceiving album opens up with the song “Pictures” (only song on the album that would get re-recorded and released by Eric Martin on his first solo album). This original version has a much more upbeat almost Bruce Springsteen vibe in some parts. Up next is the title track, which is one of two tracks where Eric Martin plays the keys on (the other track is “Pictures”). Tracks 3-8 have special guest keyboards played by Loren Gold (The Who, Chicago) and is now on tour playing keyboards for Rush. The last track on the album, “Brand New Face”, features original keyboardist Dave Jacobsen.
Looks Can Be Deceiving tracklisting:
Pictures
Looks Can Be Deceiving
Read My Lips
Action & Adventure
Love Is On The Line
Outside Looking In
Mental Breakdown
On Your Side
Brand New Face
(Source: www.bravewords.com)
