DAY 9 – April 3 RECORDING THE NEW CD

Okay, this morning we listened to Phil’s song and Russell felt he could do a better drum part so we recorded another version and I have to say it is lot better and the feel is great so this is the version we are going to use. We could not start straight away as the Piano Tuner was there working hard in getting the piano to perfect pitch. Don Airey the keyboard player with Deep Purple is coming into the studio for a few days after us and he phoned to say hello which was nice. We will see him soon when we play Reykjavik in Iceland on the 27th May.

Next up was a Trevor song and after knocking the song around and getting the arrangement just right we recorded it very quickly. I used a VOX AC30 for this and it is a powerful sound. We have such a great team in Mike Paxman (Producer), Chris West (Engineer) and the in-house engineer Will. The ideas continue to flow and we have some of the best sounds that we have recorded. Just Guitar, Bass, Drums and Hammond Organ and not a Synthesiser in sight. Tonight we are going to listen to everything we have recorded and get an overview of everything thus far. I cannot wait. After that it will be off to bed so goodnight everyone. I doubt whether I will get much sleep with all of these tunes running around my head but I will definitely have a smile on my face.