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Studio Six (1972) from Richard Friend

Baptist Church (1972) from Richard Friend

The Bob Tapes

This is a collection of tapes from Bob's basement. Phil uncovered them and brought them back into the light. They were all sent out to Eric who did the best he could with some old plastic that was pretty much falling apart. The notes below are Eric's from when he ripped the tracks. Here are some priceless tunes for you all....

Tape #1                       Cannot recover anything from this tape
Tape box: Black Memorex
Markings: Original reel 2, 71/2 ips, 1 - H&N, MCMHS, March 22 (2 of 4)
Content: Radio Shack reel, side 2 - tape of commercial recording at 3.25 ips
- Johnny Cash? various country-folk songs (various H & N originals)
Side 1 - same

Tape #2
Concert part 2 (?)
Tape Box: Gray AMPEX unmarked
Contents - Memorex
Side 2: live, mid-concert, Bob intro
- One Man’s Love
- J’ai Besoin de Soleil
- Aquarius, with drum solo, awkward mic
- Encore: Pass it On (out of tune piano)

Concert, part 1
- Bob Intro - Shenandoah
- Hello Bonjour Happy Day
- A Gift of Love
(Pitch-shifted and tape split in mid-dub, cannot be recovered)

Tape #3                    Dub of Studio Six recording
Dull and fuzzy didn't copy

Tape #4
Side 1 - Concert (excerpt?), Later H&N
- Let There be Peace on Earth (Donna and Paula)
- Brother Love
- Hey What About Me?
- Christopher Robin (House at Pooh Corner)
- Soolaimon
- After the Gold Rush
- Me & You and a Dog Named Boo

Side 2 - Rehearsal (during setup for concert on tape 2?), very faint
- Aquarius (with trumpet)
 - Walk on Water
 - Holly Holy

Bob introduces the Band:
Serge Champagne, lead guitar
Glen Matthews, acoustic guitar
Tony Lawrence, bass
Steve Donovan & Lee Morris, brass
Mike (?), drums
Joe Farish, Congas
Arni Pond, piano

Tape #5                 The Hear and Now Demo Tape June 1975
Side 1, lots from the CBC TV program and misc.
(Flutter on tape - sticking to itself)
- Reach Out and Touch
- Give a Cup of Water
- How Great Thou Art
- Jesus the Very Thought of Thee
- Put a Little Love
- Love One Another
- Teach Your Children
- Ask Him Why
- Peace of Mind
- They’ll Know We are Christians by our Love
- Put Your Hand (spliced)
- God Gives His People Strength
- Reach Out and Touch
- Strangest Dream (violin and flute)
- Soolaimon
- Country Roads (stops in the middle)

Side 2
Put Your Hand (murky sound, mistracking of stretched tape) - same take or different?
(Sounds like Mike Kryton playing?)
- A Gift of Song
- Desiderata (You Are a Child of the Universe)
- Folsom Prison (Marc singing, Mike Madden on guitar?)

Tape # 6
Live concert (Eric bass, Rod conga) mono recording;
Other pieces spliced into tape
- Soolaimon
- Bonjour Mes Amis Happy Day
- Holly Holy
- Going to Sit at the Welcome Table
- The Wool of all our Sheep
- After the Gold Rush
- Put Your Hand
- Passin' Thru (stereo)

Tape # 7
Was 3.25 ips, recorded at double speed. Sounds like a live concert.
Labeled in pencil “Hear and Now Reunion” Rowdy Fun
- Love my Music
- Friends
- Day by Day
- Hark How the Bells
- Amazing Grace

Tape # 8
3.25 ips - live concert Hear & Now
Labeled Magog Concert United Church
Songs on label differ from those on tape

Tape # 9                                               The CBC Show
3.25 ips 60 minutes, Mono
- Reach Out and Touch
- The Least of These...
- How Great Thou Art
- Put a Little Love
- We Are One
- Put Your Hand
- God Gives his People Strength
- Reach Out and Touch

Tape # 10
Commercial studio tape - “Swing Your Partner” with Alan Mills?
- Cod Liver Isle
- fiddle tune: Gonna be a Shindig
- One Tin Soldier
- Accordion tune
- Donkey Riding

Tape # 11
Side 1 - stereo - another dub of Studio Six? May be better quality.
- I Believe
- As Tears go By
- Soolaimon
- Teach the World to Sing
- Strangest Dream
- Put a Little Love