A humble gift, etc...
squiid
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My cousin just had this transfered from reel-to-reel and bestowed upon me a copy:Archie Whitewater - Unreleased Second AlbumHalf of this album is the second, recorded just before Cadet folded or whatever; the other half is commercial music the band recorded (for Levis I think).Enjoy.
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On another related note, anyone in the North Jersey/NYC area know of a good place to transfer reel-to-reel to CD? He has several other reels he wanted transfered, so I told him I'd inquire.
Thx Heaps!
Are the reels multitracks or just stereo?
Good question; I honestly don't know.
I should think they're multitracks, but I could be wrong. He may just need a format-change, in which case I suppose they'd be stereo?
Definitely sounds like an extension of the first LP.
If I were you I'd holler at Egon or Light In The Attic or Votel or somebody to try and get some dough for an official release or somthing.
Yeah definitely. I asked him if I could offer the album to Egon; he seemed fine with it. Not sure how it would all work out in legal terms (who owns the recordings, songs, etc), but it's worth a shot. Think it definitely deserves some form of proper release.
No doubt. There's a market for it, nice story behind it and most importantly, the music is good.
Best of luck.
I did this, and will continue to.
Thanks!
The only band member with whom I myself have any contact is Tony Vece (bass). Not sure with whom he's in contact.
He did tell me who held the rights, but Monday is a bit of a haze, so i can't well recall.
I do seem to remember that this was recorded in 1970 or 71. The horn section from the first album (they were Buddy Rich's) are absent, as is the female vocalist who sung on many of the first album's tracks. I'm fairly sure that most of the players on this one consist solely of the actual band itself.
I enjoi this
I agree with Quo's statements. It does sound like an extension of the first. It had it on repeat and must have listened to it 10 times today at work. I can already feel that it will be a staple in my daily music consumption. Plus the first album is one of my favorite out of my collection.
Squiid good lookin out on this jont. I think someone should do some research on it hopefully someone can reish it and do a nice little write up on it. I wonder how many copies of this are out there on reel to reel or if it was ever made into any other format.
Thanks
Thank you so much man, this is the thread of the year, dope beyond belief. I'm a music attorney, and if I can answer any questions for you about licensing, ownership issues, or whatever feel free to shoot me a private message.
Very dope, thank you.
Aye, true. My question, then, still stands: if anyone happens to know of someone in the NYC or North Jersey area that can do a nice job transfering some tapes, let me know, and I'll pass the info along.
Thanks, appreciate the offer; when the time comes, if he needs it, I'll put him in contact with you.
I took a long lunch so I could listen to it out in the world, and although it's a golden day here in Chicago, the world still came in second.
Squiid, I cannot thank you enough for sharing this.
Many thanks Squid.
Paul Gold of Brooklyn Phono/Vinyl Mastering is a mastering engineer/lathe and tape machine repairman, quite well known and respected in the engineering circles, and his studio is outfitted to transfer, master, etc. I've worked with him, his prices are reasonable and he is extremely kind and helpful:
http://www.brooklynphono.com/
http://www.vinylmastering.net/
Thanks so much and here's to hoping it gets a full release.
i cannot wait to hear this. a kind soulstrut brother is throwing it on cd, so i'll be able to hear it very soon. thanks in advance.
archie whitewater =
(although im sad to hear they lost the girl on the second record)