I recently acquired a demo of 31 Gordon Lightfoot songs (by him!) of which I've only previously heard 3. These are obviously from a tape or acetate (40 years ago, ya know) but now on CD-R....some REAL GEMS! These were supposedly done for Warner Bros.(in 1964!) but they did not use them! Anyone interested in a copy,let me know...
~ Frank in Ohio.

quote:Originally posted by fortyfivesfrank:
I recently acquired a demo of 31 Gordon Lightfoot songs (by him!) of which I've only previously heard 3.
Frank there is an an excellent and detailed review of this album including links to pages with the lyrics on Wayne Francis's
site at:-
http://www.lightfoot.ca/wbdemos.htm
But in brief these 31 demonstration recordings are a collection of original songs Lightfoot recorded from November 1964
through April 1966 and presumably helped ease the way to his most fruitful recording contract with Warners a few years later
There is an interesting posting by Valerie Magee describing the original album acetate etc on the Newsgroup at:-

Val's Newsgroup posting
to a thread concerning these demos started by Mel Whitney.Note that Val discussed whether the CD should have 31 or 32 tracks
if yours came with artwork it might well have shown 32 but the actual CD was only 31??
John Fowles



[This message has been edited by johnfowles (edited January 06, 2005).]

Thanks, John...No artwork or liner notes, just song titles and that it was GL, Warner Bros. Demos, Circa-'64, and it has 31 tracks.

FortyfivesFrank: I would be very interested in the '64 Lightfoot material. Let me know the cost and I'm there. Thanks a lot.

Hi Frank! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif Me,me,me!! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif I'll take one! Just contact me at happipuppi13@yahoo.com and I'll give you the pertinent information. http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif

Thank you! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/cool.gif

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I'd love to hear them!

quote:Originally posted by Bill:
I'd love to hear them!

Bill I wanted to contact you but I have looked at your profile and noted that you had not publicly revealed your email address.
presumably you wish to keep it private so I will not ask you to post it here.Instead could you please sign in to my guest book at:- http://htmlgear.lycos.com/guest/cont...hn0&i=2&a=sign
and show your email addy please and if you check the little box at the bottom of the form which is annotated
"Private Entry
Only guest book moderators can view your submission."
I will receive notification from htmlgear that you have signed and only myself can then see your entry
John Fowles
"I was born to understand, I was born to lend a helping hand "
from "Face Of A Thousand People" by Gordon Lightfoot
that guest book is actually accessed from my Lightfoot page at:- http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot/



[This message has been edited by johnfowles (edited January 10, 2005).]

Why didnt you say anything, Ive had those for years thought everyone else had em too.