Beginnings
Artist:
Happy The Man
Label:
Cuneiform Records
Catalog#:
55003
Format:
CD
Country:
United States
Released:
1990
| Tracklist | |||
| 1 | Leave That Kitten Alone, Armone | 9:16 | |
| 2 | Passion's Passing | 8:40 | |
| 3 | Don't Look To The Running Sun | 9:52 | |
| 4 | Gretchen's Garden | 11:04 | |
| 5 | Partly The State | 9:20 | |
| 6 | Broken Waves | 5:49 | |
| 7 | Portrait Of A Waterfall | 6:45 | |
Credits
Artwork By - Andrew Goldys
Bass - Rick Kennell
Drums, Percussion - Mike Beck
Guitar, Vocals - Stanley Whitaker
Keyboards, Alto Saxophone, Flute, Vocals - Frank Wyatt
Keyboards, Vocals - Kit Watkins
Lead Vocals, Flute, Keyboards [Rhodes] - Cliff Fortney
Notes
Tracks 1, 6, and 7 were recorded live at the band's "warehouse" in Harrisonburg, July 1975 with 2 mikes onto 2-track tape. Additional processing and transfer to DAT by Kit Watkins, 1990.
Tracks 2 & 3 were recorded at Menninite Broadcasting, Harrisonburg, April 1974 onto 4-track tape, engineered by Abe Ritenhouse. Re-mixed by Kit Watkins onto DAT, 1989.
Tracks 4 & 5 were recorded live at the first band-house, Rockbridge Circle, Harrisonburg, Virginia, February 1974 with 2 mikes onto 2-track tape. Additional processing and transfer to DAT by Kit Watkins, 1990.
This recording is a collection of music from Happy The Man's first two years - 1974 and 1975. Featuring material never before released, the album offers an hour of meticulously-crafted compositions from one of America's best progressive bands.
