| I was approached by Renaissance before they did their
"Keats" release, and they were asking for help regarding
"bonus tracks". The first thing I pointed out to them
was that there were eleven Keats songs across the previous
two releases, so I sent them on their way to secure rights
to all the songs.
Later they had the idea of adding interview tracks and came back to me. I had already interviewed Ian for The Avenue, and the in-person interview was on tape (recorded in Las Vegas and Milwaukee). My idea was to take the original tapes and have them edited. Someone (I can't remember who) thought it would be better to do it from scratch. Usually the interviews that aren't done in person for The Avenue are done by phone, and those too are recorded. In this case, it was felt that the high quality of the CD might reveal any imperfections a recording of an overseas phone call might have. So someone (again my aging brain can't remember) decided that since Alan and Ian both have studios they could do their end in their own studios. The questions. I wrote the questions and faxed them to Alan and Ian. The two were then given the chance to add/delete any questions (I don't recall them changing it at all). The interviewer. Originally it was supposed to be my voice asking the questions, but Renaissance decided to use someone else. Whoever it is took my original question sheet and recorded them. The questions and answers were merged together, and the rest is history. I could have flown to England to do it all in-person, but seeing that Renaissance never even gave me so much as a free disc, I doubt they would have paid for my flight. |
There are four slightly different versions of the Keats album around:
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 Track Listing |
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 Credits | Bass: | David Paton | Drums & Percussion: | Stuart Elliott | Guitars: | Ian Bairnson
David Paton |
Keyboards/Synths: | Pete Bardens
Richard "Trix" Cottle David Paton |
Saxophones: | Richard "Trix" Cottle | Flight Simulator: | Ian Bairnson | Space Invaders: | Pete Bardens | Backing Vocals: | David Paton
Colin Blunstone Ian Bairnson |
Timecode & Linn Cabassa: | Alan Parsons | Producer: | Alan Parsons | Engineer: | Alan Parsons
Tony Richards |
Mastering Consultant: | Chris Blair | Coordinator: | Eric Woolfson |
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