Χαιρετώ τους φίλους του blog. Αποφάσισα να
ανεβάσω αυτό το Lp για δύο λόγους. Πρώτον διότι είναι πολύ δύσκολο να βρεθεί για να
ακουστεί και δεύτερον διότι η τιμή του είναι τσουχτερή. Οπότε μάλλον δεν είναι
κακή ιδέα να «ρίξουμε» λίγο τις τιμές. Είμαστε
στο Ακρον του Οχάιο το 1974 με τον Patric Calfee να κυκλοφορεί αυτό Private Press Lp της κατηγορίας Christian rock (οπότε ξέφυγα λίγο από τα καθαρά φολκ) στην Morning Star Records. Για να
ειμαι παντως αντικειμενικός μαζί σας, δεν θα το χαρακτήριζα και αριστούργημα. Εχω και εχετε ακούσει και καλύτερα. Πάντως αξιζει να κοσμει
την ψηφιακή συλλογή σας καθότι αρκετά ακριβοθώρητο.
DaySpring was released in late 1974 on the
MorningStar Records label. The so-called label was actually a design and a name
created by the then 18 year old musician and songwriter Patric Calfee (his
given name is Patrick Calfee, but he thought it looked cooler to drop the 'k'
from the end of his first name).
Patric
had been perfoming and writing Christian music for about 3 years at that time.
The songs on DaySpring had been road tested before audiences throughout the Akron Ohio
area. Performing in "Jesus Movement" coffehouses, concerts, churches
and gatherings, the teenage Calfee had unknowingly become one of the
acknowledged "Fathers" of the still developing Jesus Music scene.
Jesus Music bands from Ohio and western Pennsylvania were
creating inspired expressions of devotion in the context of the current Rock
music, without much of an eye for commerce or self promotion. In fact, at the
time DaySpring came out it was considered a mainstream Rock record by area
radio stations and listeners; the segregation of Jesus Music from the
mainstream rock scene had not yet happened.
Patric Calfee - I'm Happy (1974)
Prior
to going into the studio for DaySpring Patric performed only by himself with
just an acoustic guitar or a piano. He was friends with several other local
Christian musicians who came into the studio to help him out. Al Montgomery (on
Bass) was with another local Christian Band and attended the same fellowship in
Akron, the
Avalon. Al also added some arrangement ideas - and it's him that you hear
singing at the end of "Eyes Of The Lord". Don Pleskach (aka Cab
Jenkins) had his own Christian band and contributed Bass, Drums, created the
bass and drum parts for Gospel Ship, as well as contributing the wah-wah solo
in "Eyes Of The Lord". Unknown to most listeners, the wah-wah solo
was created by Don singing the part into a mic, no instuments or effects were
used . The 2 Sax players on Gospel Ship
were a pair of brothers, Gary and Jeff Schneider, who were friends of Don's.
Dayspring
was recorded on a 4 channel tape recorder, and the mixing board was handmade by
the engineer, Tom Krieger. The recording process was much the same as was used
by the Beatles and other bands in the previous decade. Instruments were
recorded to the 4 channels. Then the 4 channels were mixed down to 2 tracks and
'bounced' (transferred) to a 2 channel tape recorder. The 2 channels were then
bounced back to 2 channels on the 4 channel. The 2 open channels on the 4
channel were then recorded, and finally it was all bounced again to the final 2
channel stereo mix. On each of the transfers another track could be recorded,
so potentially you could record up to 8 separate parts.
The
total recording costs were $315, paid for by Paul Tell, a friend to many
ministries in NE Ohio and throughout the
world. A large part of the manufacturing costs were paid for by another friend,
Mike Giannone.
The
album name, Dayspring, and the label name, Morningstar, were chosen because
they were names for Jesus. When the record was recorded and manufactured there
was never any thought that 40 years later there would still be interest in it.
But the expression of delight and freedom in the Lord heard in this record will
be appreciated by listeners for years to come.
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