Career
Read credits his friend with having been a writing inspiration for years, as well as being responsible for his debut album, having sent Read"s songs to publishers. Read’s second album, Read On, was released in 1976, again on Chrysalis. After this release Read seemed to disappear from the music business.
Many Read fans began communicating through the site, and this was one factor which encouraged Read to re-enter the music world after spending most of the time between 1976 and 2005 in a business partnership in marketing.
In 2005, Read released his third Civil Defense after a nearly 30 year absence from the music world. This Civil Defense, entitled Now..Where were we? begins with “Days of Sweet Remembrance (reprise)" from the album Read On.
