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Re: My First Recording Experience - 1965

2009-12-29 by Tron400

Frank, it was a real treat finding them. I've been searching for a long time.

Bernie

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, lsf5275@... wrote:
>
> Wow, Bernie, you must have been thrilled to find these recordings, I know I 
>  would have been. Fun to hear today. Thanks for sharing.
>  
> Frank
>  
>  
> In a message dated 12/28/2009 2:05:38 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
> kornowicz@... writes:
> 
>  
>  
>  
> A few weeks ago, I was searching around on eBay and the rest of the Web to  
> see if I could find a copy of the 45 that I recorded with my first band,  
> second incarnation. I had lost my sole copy many, many years ago and was  
> shocked to find two, apparently unplayed, DJ copies. I bought them both and a  
> Stanton USB turntable, and converted them to MP3. The band was called The 
> Last  Five and the single was recorded while I was still in high school, in 
> late  1965 on the Wand label at the Scepter-Wand studio in New York, under the 
>  direction of Florence Greenberg. Both songs were written and sung by Basil 
>  (Bill) Matychak, who went on to form Buffalongo. Members of Buffalongo, 
> minus  Bill, eventually formed Orleans and King Harvest, who covered a 
> Buffalongo  song, Dancin' In The Moonlight. Here be teh tunes:  
> Side A: _http://www.leisurelhttp://www.lehttp://www.htt_ 
> (http://www.leisureland.us/audio/kickingyou.mp3) 
> Side  B: _http://www.leisurelhttp://www.lehttp://www.htt_ 
> (http://www.leisureland.us/audio/weatherman.mp3)  
> Bernie
>

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