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| September 1986. At this point "LOOB" is "LOB"! |
Today's post is of all the rough mixes and materials I have related to that summer of '86 demo....and wow, are there some surprises! I have two sets of mixes, both from Legend Studios before the sessions switched to Ken Kamen's studio. They show the songs in different stages, and with different mix ideas. Rough mixes are always the best! The flange at the end of "Can't Say No"....I always missed that in the finished version! The only thing that remained of Ted's vocal on the finished product was the ending "oh yeah!" Ward would end up singing this song on the finished demo, infusing it with a new energy that it needed.
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| Even from Fredonia, Ted was trying to organize a photo shoot for the band! To this day, I have not a single photo of Ward! |
Speaking of Ward, it's great hearing not one, but two alternate "I Cried" vocal performances from him! And with different effects. This first batch of mixes comes from the mid-point of the summer, where Ted and the engineer Bob did some rough mixes, with various effects ideas. The second batch comes from after we went back into Legend and cut "Above The Grass, Under The Moon" and "Heart And Mind". If you ever wanted to hear a Hubie lead vocal on "Above The Grass, Under The Moon"....now is your chance!!! The shock of my life when this came out of my speakers!
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| the pencil is fading on this other letter from September 1986. Click to enlarge. |
So on top of all these great alternate vocal performances, I have some LOOB airplay I taped off the radio. Before Ted left for college way upstate in Fredonia, NY, he carted up some of the tracks for WUSB. My copy of the demo was missing "Heart And Mind", so I had to request it on WUSB! This broadcast is the first time I heard the finished track! The "I Cried" broadcast has our favorite DJ, Brother Nick Capozzi, doing a hilarious rap at the end when he realizes how short "I Cried" is! Viva Brother Nick!!!! One of the all-time greats!
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| Brother Nick (with a glimpse of Brother Bill) in the WUSB studio. Behind him are "carts", which Nick refers to in the recording.... Ted had made carts of three of the tracks: "I Cried", "Above The Grass, Under The Moon", and "Heart And Mind". |
And - just as the year before - we didn't get together again (pretty much) until spring of 1987! Ward was back in NYU, Hubie was in Nassau County at school, Ted was way way far, 500 miles, near Buffalo. I was in high school! We had a rehearsal, probably on one of the holiday breaks, in Hubie's parents' basement. I also seem to remember a rehearsal in Ted's "library", just Hubie, Ted and myself, I think that's where we first tried out 'I Know Your Name"...and that would have been in the late winter/early spring period.
But what came next is for another post! In the meantime, have fun listening to these tracks! Glad I found 'em!!!
I Cried (alternate vocal)
Feast Of Reason (alternate vocal)
Can't Say No (Ted vocal, flanged ending, no backups)
Above The Grass, Under The Moon (Hubie vocal)
I Cried (alternate vocal)
Feast Of Reason (alternate vocal)
Can't Say No (Ted vocal)
Autumn of '86, WUSB airplay
Heart And Mind
I Cried (with Brother Nick)
Ward Regan - vocals on "I Cried"
Hubert Poole - guitar, vocal
Ted Schreiber - bass, 12-string acoustic, vocals on "Can't Say No"
Michael Goodman - drums
recorded at Legend Studios, East Setauket
download here:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/02dd86dgsakcr0s/1986+rough+mixes+and+airplay.zip
or if you prefer Dropbox, you can use this link but it will only be active for a week or so:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/qq5cld0mx5bsivy/1986%20rough%20mixes%20and%20airplay.zip?dl=0
