Alan Barton, former guitarist for Black Lace, died in a road accident in Germany after helping the band reach number two in the UK charts with Agadoo.

He left behind solo recordings which were collecting dust for 13 years before his musician son Dean, from Mirfield, and Wakefield guitarist and singer Andy Whelan decided to work on them.

The pair have spent two years working on an album, called A Room with a View, and hope it will be released at the end of March.

Dean, 33, said: "Hearing the tracks for the first time was absolutely amazing – it was really inspirational to hear my dad's voice again after so long. It felt like he was there in the room with me."

The obsolete reel-to-reel recordings discovered in Andy Whelan's loft had to be treated in an incubator and were then taken to Hall Place studio in Leeds, where they were transferred into a digital format.

Dean said: "My dad's vocals were of a very good standard and we knew we could do something with the recordings.

"Obviously music has changed but we've put our own modern spin on the material and it doesn't sound dated."

Alan Barton's music is still widely celebrated in Russia, Germany and Denmark.

Mr Whelan, 46, said: "Over here most people just remember him for Agadoo – but there are a lot of fans of Alan Barton abroad who deserve to hear these songs, and we're really happy with how it's sounding."

Dean, Andy and guitarist Graham Kearns will perform as the Dean Barton Band at the Lupset, Wakefield, on Friday February 19.