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Epitaph new version with Gregs vocal

Epitaph new version with Gregs vocal

2015-02-02 by Andy Kinch

As a youngster, I remember hearing Epitaph for the first time and, like so many others here, this seminal moment started my love affair with the Mellotron.
As some of you know, I re-recorded the song based on the original arrangement a few months ago using my own voice on lead vocal. (no substitute for the great performance by Greg Lake sadly).
However, about a week ago I discovered a dodgy YouTube video containing the isolated vocal by GL, and it got me wondering would if it would fit, or could I make it fit without use of varispeed and other gimmicks?mp poor mp3
Well, I'm pleased to report that the finished track is here...

https://soundcloud.com/andy-kinch/andy-kinch-epitaph-mix-11-mastered/s-TlYth

njoynjoyobvios
Hope you like it.

Andy K

Andy Kinch
kinchmusic@aol.com

Apologies for my previous email. Dont know what happened to cause the text problems.




RE: [newmellotrongroup] Epitaph new version with Gregs vocal

2015-02-02 by Gary Brumm

Very cool Andy….well done!

 

Cheers,

 

Gary

 

 

From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com]
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2015 6:49 AM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Epitaph new version with Gregs vocal

 

 

As a youngster, I remember hearing Epitaph for the first time and, like so many others here, this seminal moment started my love affair with the Mellotron.
As some of you know, I re-recorded the song based on the original arrangement a few months ago using my own voice on lead vocal. (no substitute for the great performance by Greg Lake sadly).
However, about a week ago I discovered a dodgy YouTu
be video containing the isolated vocal by GL, and it got me wondering would if it would fit, or could I make it fit without use of varispeed and other gimmicks?mp poor mp3
Well, I'm pleased to report that the finished track is here...

https://soundcloud.com/andy-kinch/andy-kinch-epitaph-mix-11-mastered/s-TlYth

njoynjoyobvios
Hope you like it.

Andy K

 

Andy Kinch
kinchmusic@aol.com

Apologies for my previous email. Dont know what happened to cause the text problems.



Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Epitaph new version with Gregs vocal

2015-02-04 by Andy Kinch

It's on YouTube. (If it's still there) search for Epitaph Greg Lake Isolated vocal.
Cheers, and thanks for the nice comments guys.
AK

Sent from my iPad

On 4 Feb 2015, at 00:45, "john barrick barrickjohn262@gmail.com [newmellotrongroup]" <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Tt
 

Very nicely done, Andy!

On Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 6:07 PM, xp_sucks@hotmail.com [newmellotrongroup] <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
 

Hihi everyone.

 

Any chance to repost the link where you found the GL Vox file?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

 

Tee.




--
john barrick

*Leo got it right the first time*
*then he added a second pickup and got it righter*

Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Epitaph new version with Gregs vocal

2015-02-04 by Andy Kinch

Tee, I did search for the original source file to work with, as the YouTube version isn't great. (Lo res mp3). 
Also, it has been severely re-edited, so needed re-timing to compensate for the speed variables. The other problem, which I'm sure would also be on the source file, is that Fripp's guitar harmonics are all over the vocal on the bridge section, and there's brass on the outro, (which I was cunningly able to blend with my new take). There were also some nasty compression artifacts which are still there if you listen carefully. I did what I could to filter them out.
Boyhood fantasy drove me on to complete it with the limited technology at my disposal. It took an age! I was determined not to use any form of vari-speed or auto tune. Thankfully the original reverb had been preserved, so at least I didn't have to address that. In fact, I added a bit more on the choruses.
Cheers.
Andy K

Sent from my iPad

On 4 Feb 2015, at 00:07, "xp_sucks@hotmail.com [newmellotrongroup]" <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

Hihi everyone.

 

Any chance to repost the link where you found the GL Vox file?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

 

Tee.

RE: [newmellotrongroup] Epitaph new version with Gregs vocal

2015-02-04 by Robert

Great job, Andy ! I also liked the version with your vocals.

I had the same feelings when I was a youngster...

Robert

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On Mon, 2/2/15, Gary Brumm gabru@comsec.net [newmellotrongroup] <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Subject: RE: [newmellotrongroup] Epitaph new version with Gregs vocal
To: "newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com" <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Monday, February 2, 2015, 11:35 AM



Very cool Andy….well
done!
 
Cheers,
 
Gary
 


From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com]


Sent: Monday, February 02, 2015 6:49 AM

To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com

Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Epitaph new version with
Gregs vocal



As a youngster, I remember hearing Epitaph for the first time
and, like so many others here, this seminal moment started
my love affair with the Mellotron.

As some of you know, I re-recorded the song based on the
original arrangement a few months ago using my own voice on
lead vocal. (no substitute for the great performance by Greg
Lake sadly).

However, about a week ago I discovered a dodgy YouTube video
containing the isolated vocal by GL, and it got me wondering
would if it would fit, or could I make it fit without use of varispeed and other
gimmicks?mp poor mp3

Well, I'm pleased to report that the finished track is here...


https://soundcloud.com/andy-kinch/andy-kinch-epitaph-mix-11-mastered/s-TlYth



njoynjoyobvios

Hope you like it.



Andy K



 


Andy Kinch

kinchmusic@aol.com



Apologies for my previous email. Dont know what happened to
cause the text problems.





























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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Epitaph new version with Gregs vocal

2015-02-08 by Andy Kinch

Except that if you listen closely you can hear the crappy mp3 compression artifacts all over the vocal. Shame I couldn't access the master! 
Anyone have any ideas on how I could overcome the copyright situation on YouTube? Fair useage I think it's called.
This project didn't even occur to me until I saw some guy post the acapella vocal on YouTube. (I wonder how he got it?). Then my brain went into overdrive.....


Sent from my iPad

On 8 Feb 2015, at 17:33, "Hank Smith millardnews@gmail.com [newmellotrongroup]" <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

Should have just said, "I called up my good friend Greg to add vocals."  No one would have known!

Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Epitaph new version with Gregs vocal

2015-03-06 by Steven Davies-Morris

On 02/08/2015 10:55 AM, Andy Kinch kinchmusic@aol.com
[newmellotrongroup] wrote:
> Except that if you listen closely you can hear the crappy mp3
> compression artifacts all over the vocal. Shame I couldn't access the
> master!
> Anyone have any ideas on how I could overcome the copyright situation on
> YouTube? Fair useage I think it's called.
> This project didn't even occur to me until I saw some guy post the
> acapella vocal on YouTube. (I wonder how he got it?). Then my brain went
> into overdrive.....
> A

Did you try emailing the guy who posted the isolated vocal to see if he
has a higher res version?

--
SDM a 21st century schizoid man in SoCal
Systems Theory website www.systemstheory.net
Through The Looking Glass radio show at www.deepnuggets.com

Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Epitaph new version with Gregs vocal

2015-03-07 by Andy Kinch

I didn't in the end. Having now finished it, even if I did have a higher res version, it would mean a hell of a lot of work re-timing it all over again, remixing etc. pretty pleased with the final result actually. Shame I'm not able to let the big wide world hear it.


On Friday, 6 March 2015, Steven Davies-Morris sdavmor@systemstheory.net [newmellotrongroup] <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

On 02/08/2015 10:55 AM, Andy Kinch kinchmusic@aol.com
[newmellotrongroup] wrote:
> Except that if you listen closely you can hear the crappy mp3
> compression artifacts all over the vocal. Shame I couldn't access the
> master!
> Anyone have any ideas on how I could overcome the copyright situation on
> YouTube? Fair useage I think it's called.
> This project didn't even occur to me until I saw some guy post the
> acapella vocal on YouTube. (I wonder how he got it?). Then my brain went
> into overdrive.....
> A

Did you try emailing the guy who posted the isolated vocal to see if he
has a higher res version?

--
SDM a 21st century schizoid man in SoCal
Systems Theory website www.systemstheory.net
Through The Looking Glass radio show at www.deepnuggets.com

Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Epitaph new version with Gregs vocal

2015-03-07 by Andy Kinch

Actually, I'll post the finished version on SoundCloud in a couple of days for those who are interested.

Best to all.


On Saturday, 7 March 2015, Andy Kinch kinchmusic@aol.com [newmellotrongroup] <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

I didn't in the end. Having now finished it, even if I did have a higher res version, it would mean a hell of a lot of work re-timing it all over again, remixing etc. pretty pleased with the final result actually. Shame I'm not able to let the big wide world hear it.

Andy Kinch
kinchmusic@aol.com

On Friday, 6 March 2015, Steven Davies-Morris sdavmor@systemstheory.net [newmellotrongroup] < newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

On 02/08/2015 10:55 AM, Andy Kinch kinchmusic@aol.com
[newmellotrongroup] wrote:
> Except that if you listen closely you can hear the crappy mp3
> compression artifacts all over the vocal. Shame I couldn't access the
> master!
> Anyone have any ideas on how I could overcome the copyright situation on
> YouTube? Fair useage I think it's called.
> This project didn't even occur to me until I saw some guy post the
> acapella vocal on YouTube. (I wonder how he got it?). Then my brain went
> into overdrive.....
> A

Did you try emailing the guy who posted the isolated vocal to see if he
has a higher res version?

--
SDM a 21st century schizoid man in SoCal
Systems Theory website www.systemstheory.net
Through The Looking Glass radio show at www.deepnuggets.com