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The song "Titles" by Barclay James Harvest (Trad. arrangement John Lees) Given a slow dance groove by New Zealand artist |
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"Titles" by Larry Killip MP3 download/play (free)
After years of waiting and with thanks to Youtube I can show the original by Barclay James Harvest
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Larry Killip resides in New Zealand. Titles is one of the rare covers KILLIP has recorded, normally he only records his own original material. Alive and well on MP3.COM Larry Killip is currently playing to thousands across the USA via MP3.com's retail plays. His song "Good To Getaway" plays over 300 times a day across the four corners of the United States. It's airplay Jim but not as we knew it!
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ABOUT RECORDING "TITLES" "Barclay James Harvest" were/are a fantastic British band with recordings stretching from the 60's to the 90's. To me BJH seemed a little bit "Moody Blues" and quite a lot "Pink Floyd". I will never forget the first time I heard the haunting "Titles" a single for BJH in 1975-76. The lyrics comprised of Beatle song titles. I seem to also recall a video clip? Must have been an early one. I went out and bought the album "TIME HONOURED GHOSTS", The track "Titles" was on this. That album became one of my favourites over that decade and beyond, I still have it and the minute I put it on I am transported instantly back to those halcyon days. Performance rights prevent the original being posted here which is a shame, I would love to have done that. "Then.....into the 90's while thinking of material to record for an album I was doing, I remembered "Titles" and began re-arranging it with a slow dance feel. I spent many hours on it because I knew I had to at least capture some of that 'haunting" feel, plus get that "expansive" sound. I have always been a Beatle fan, so I felt an affinity both ways." The original was: Big, slower than mine, very well executed-superb vocals, and something the Beatles themselves surely would have approved of. My version grooves a little, has a key change half way through and an acoustic guitar solo added. Near the end I have also taken the liberty of adding a "taste" of the "Come Together" riff. For more info on Barclay James Harvest visit their homepage, click on the logo above and be transported to all the info you would ever need on the band. BJH were one of the great classic English bands of their time. Larry Killip email
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