Diary of The New Album

This album is being recorded at Sound Station Studio By Mark Sturgess.

Last updated on 20/11/06

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28/12/2005

The Third Album

The original sessions for the third album were abandoned for numerous reasons but work is due to start again on the 7th of Jan 2006. I'll keep you informed of the progress.

07/01/2006

08/01/2006

The First Recording Sessions

Simon and Graham recorded backing tracks for 14 songs, while Bob, Gareth and Tony played guide guitar and keyboards which will be redone at a later time.

Here's a clip of the backing track for Too Hard To Handle

16/01/2006

Mick, Craig and Tony recorded the brass parts for Gimme Some Loving and Got To Get You Into My Life.

19/01/2006

Mick, Craig and Tony recorded the brass parts for Respect, Treat Her Right and Love Really Hurts.

26/01/2006

Mick, Craig and Tony recorded the brass part for Too Hard To Handle

Here's a clip of Too Hard To Handle This time with added brass parts. The vocals and guitars are just guides and will be replaced at a later date.

29/01/2006

Simon and Graham recorded more backing tracks for, The Way Yo Do The Things You Do, I Wish It Would Rain and Mustang Sally, while Bob and Tony played guide parts .

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30/01/2006

More brass parts, this time for Signed, Sealed, Delivered and Uptight.

11/02/2006

Gareth recorded guitar parts for 8 songs.

20/02/2006

More brass parts, this time for Hold on I'm Coming and Ain't Too Proud To Beg.

27/02/2006

Yet more brass parts, this time for Dancing in the Streets and Going Loco in Acapulco.

04/03/2006

Bob recorded lead vocals for 14 songs !!!!!

Here's a clip of Signed, Sealed, Delivered It is still missing a guitar part and the piano is still the guide part

06/03/2006

This time the brass section did their parts for Doctor Doctor and Mustang Sally.

The trumpeter's eye view (yes we do use written music sometimes !!)

07/03/2006

Tony recorded piano parts for 5 songs.

There will now be a short intermission while Mick, Bob, Tony and Gareth go to play in China

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Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible.

08/04/2006

Back on Track again, Gareth spent the day recording more guitar parts.

21/04/2006

Gareth did more guitar parts!!!

??/??/2006

He did a load more guitar parts too, far too many to detail here !!!

31/07/2006

Sessions have still been happening, in fact there has been too many to report on individually !!!

All tracks are now recorded with the exception of backing vocals, percussion etc so we should soon be onto the mixing and mastering process.

In the mean time here's a clip of The Way You Do The Things You Do, It's still a rough mix but it's all there apart from backing vocals.

Hope you like it!!

03/11/2006

All the recording is now complete. Backing vocals were added by Joe, Keiran, Rosie, Seanna and the Poole sisters

07/11/2006

We begin mixing the album this week and the artwork is under way

After that there is just the mastering and manufacture to be done.

Hopefully we will have it available at our christmas gigs

20/11/2006

After six days of intensive work mixing and mastering, 'Respect' is now finished and away for manufacturing.

Check out the Respect page for more details and music clips.

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