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In the late 80's I got serious again about songwriting. I acquired a 4-track cassette deck and started making demos. Every now and then I would put them into a collection and give them to friends. Here's a picture of where it all happened.
The recording quality was not all that great. Recording on cassettes gives you lousy frequency response right from the start. I'm not going to redo most of them or even clean up a lot of the old recordings but I will salvage a few of them to share with you here.
BTW I wore that cassette deck out and learned a lot in the process. If you really want to write and record songs, that's a good place to start. Now you can get 4 or even 8 track digital recorders for what that old machine cost. Today most of the outboard gear you see in the picture has its function performed digitally right in the computer. That would include the recorders, sequencer, mixer, equalizer and effects.
| Title | Version | Time | Audio link | Size (MB) | Lyrics link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lunatic On The Loose | from a practice tape | 3:17 |  | 3.1 | (inst) |
| Sweet Lady Mercy | mix 3/17/05 | 3:59 | | 2.8 |  |
| Chocolate Soda | mix 3/20/05 | 4:24 | | 3.0 | |
| Julia Why? | mix 3/19/05 | 5:27 | | 3.7 | |
| Track | Title | Version | Time | Audio link | Size (MB) | Lyrics link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raise Your Voice for Choice | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2 | Prisoner of The Night | 11/11/07 | 3:34 | | · | Press Play |
| 3 | Been Dreamin' | · | · | · | · | · |
| 4 | Sweet Lady Mercy | mix 3/17/05 | 3:59 | | 2.8 | |
| 5 | Steal This Message | · | · | · | · | · |
| 6 | Chocolate Soda | mix 3/20/05 | 4:24 | | 3.0 | |
| 7 | Left Alone | · | · | · | · | · |
| 8 | Broken Spirit | · | · | · | · | · |
| Raise Your Voice for Choice | · | · | · |
| Prisoner of The Night | 1991 | | Press Play |
| Been Dreamin' | · | · | · |
| Sweet Lady Mercy | 1974/1991 | | |
| Steal This Message | · | · | · |
| Chocolate Soda | 1973/1991 | | |
| Left Alone | · | · | · |
| Broken Spirit | · | · | · |
| Track | Title | Version | Time | Audio link | Size (MB) | Lyrics link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slime | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2 | Blues All Over | · | · | · | · | · |
| 3 | Greazy | · | · | · | · | (inst) |
| 4 | Barefoot and Pregnant | · | · | · | · | · |
| 5 | Julia Why? | mix 3/19/05 | 5:27 | | 3.7 | |
| 6 | Broken Spirit | · | · | · | · | · |
| 7 | Waitin' For Love | · | · | · | · | · |
| Track | Title | Version | Time | Audio link | Size (MB) | Lyrics link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Is It Mine (revised) | · | · | · | · | (inst) |
| 2 | The Door Was Locked | · | · | · | · | · |
| 3 | Sweet, Sweet Love | · | · | · | · | · |
| 4 | Snooky | · | · | · | · | (inst) |
| 5 | Pseudo Metal Strut | · | · | · | · | (inst) |
| 6 | 'Round Midnight | · | · | · | · | (inst) |
| Track | Title | Version | Time | Audio link | Size (MB) | Lyrics link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Never The Twain Shall Meet | · | · | · | · | (inst) |
| 2 | Time Alone With You | · | · | · | · | (inst) |
| 3 | Ear Candy | · | · | · | · | (inst) |
| 4 | Day of Rest | · | · | · | · | (inst) |
| 5 | Ain't Too Proud To Bop | · | · | · | · | (inst) |
| 6 | Here Or There | · | · | · | · | (inst) |
| 7 | Simple Samba | · | · | · | · | (inst) |
| 8 | Is It Mine | · | · | · | · | (inst) |
| Track | Title | Version | Time | Audio link | Size (MB) | Lyrics link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sky Is Gonna Cry Today | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2 | Lovin' You Again | · | · | · | · | · |
| 3 | Wanted: Someone To Love | · | · | · | · | · |
| 4 | Not A Thing 'Bout Love | · | · | · | · | · |
| 5 | All You Did Was Smile | · | · | · | · | |
| Track | Title | Version | Time | Audio link | Size (MB) | Lyrics link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lunatic On The Loose | from a practice tape | 3:17 | | 3.1 | (inst) |
| 2 | Overture | · | · | · | · | (inst) |
| 3 | Shiver Me Timbres | · | · | · | · | (inst) |
| 4 | Pay As You Leave | · | · | · | · | (inst) |
| 5 | New Wave Aux Rancheros | · | · | · | · | (inst) |
| 6 | Toe The Line | · | · | · | · | · |
| 7 | Excess | · | · | · | · | · |
That's about it for the 90's. Let's move forward to a new Millennium!
Thanks for listening.
J W Hanberry, GuitarSlinger
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