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LIVE
SESSIONS
This was Revivals
first venture into a studio of any kind having been invited to appear
on the John Taynton show. The boys were asked to record a few tracks live
at the BBCs Pebble Mill studios in Birmingham for broadcast on Radio 2.
The following year BBC Radio Nottingham also offered to record the band
for another broadcast on both occasion the BBC generously gave the band
the tapes of the sessions. A couple more tracks were added at the local
Rubber Biscuit studios and the bands first "Cassette" was released.
This CD version was re-mastered by the bands rhythm guitarist Steve Potts.
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TRACK
LIST
Chantily Lace. Heartbeat. Teenager In Love. Great Balls Of Fire. Here,
There and Everwhere. Devoted To You. I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door. (Oh)
Pretty Woman. Whole Lotta Shakin'. True Love Ways. The Rise And Fall Of
Flingel Bunt. Wonderful Tonight. Then I Kissed Her. Hi Ho Silver Lining.
Let It Be Me. Midnight. FBI. Toccata And Fugue In D Minor. |
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PIECES
OF THE PAST
Following
the success of live sessions the band decided to hire a studio
intent on recording their first professionally produced CD. Recorded
and mixed over several weeks at Nottingham's Confetti studios
this CD is a good example of the bands impeccable choice of material.
Those who have heard this album may wonder how Geoff obtained
that wonderful guitar sound on Raining in my Heart. Well the secret
can now be revealed. We put his amplifier in the toilet upstairs
which had a nice live sound ran a cable down stairs and Geoff
sat in the control room playing his guitar while listening through
headphones.
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TRACK
LIST
Bony Maronie. Walk
Don't Run. Oh Boy. Runaround Sue. Take A Message To Mary. Hang
On Sloopy. Sheila. The Wanderer. Telstar. Move It. Summertime
Blues. Halfway To Paradise. Raining In My Heart. Wake Up Little
Susie / Bye Bye Love. I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door. Da Doo Ron
Ron. Save The Last Dance For Me. It's All Over Now. |
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REVIVAL
TEN YEARS ON
Ten years
on was recorded semi-live in Woodborough Woods School hall where
Geoff was the headmaster at the time. The CD was the result of collaboration
between Geoff's son John Ellis and Steve Potts the CD was recorded
over two sessions on succesive Saturday mornings and then mixed
on the floor in Steve's lounge, under pressure because the Yamaha
eight track digital recorder that John had borrowed from his student
buddies had to be returned.
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TRACK
LIST
Do You Wanna Dance. I'll Never Get Over You.
Let's Dance. Can't Help Falling. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow.
Sweets For My Sweet. Sea Of Heartbreak. Running Bear. Jailhouse
Rock. Running Scared. Johnny 'B'Goode. Move It (Live). Chantily
Lace (Live). Oh Boy/ Great Balls Of Fire (Live). Pretty Woman (Live).
Wonderful Tonight (Live). Running Scared (Live). |
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SOUVENIR
Recorded
in 2005 Souvenir was again recorded in the school hall this time however
Steve had a acquired his own 32 track digital recorder and much more time
was available. The basic rhythm tracks were recorded at the school and
then vocals and harmonies were over dubbed separately. This produced a
much more polished sound with some outstanding performances. The title
track arranged by Geoff Ellis is particularly good with an evocative arrangement
of an Italian waltz.
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TRACK
LIST
Sha La La LaLee. Dream Lover. Yes I will. Love Made
A Fool Of You. Rock Around The Clock. All
Shook Up. Baby I Don't Care. Latest Flame. Falling In Love With You. Souvenir
D'Alvito. Everday. Oh Donna. Three Steps To Heaven. Somethin' Else. Peggy
Sue. Bird Dog. Puttin' On The Style. House Of The Rising Sun. Wipe Out.
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LIVE AT
THE PALACE
In 2006
the boys hired the Newark Palace theatre at their own expense with
the intention of raising money for the BBC's Children in Need something
they did very successfully two years running. Having hired a professional
sound company to provide the front of house sound Steve was left
with a little spare time so he plugged his recorder into the desk
and captured the live performance. This was the closest the boys
had come to capturing their stage sound on CD. The mix engineer
was obviously concerned with providing the sound for the theatre
audience, however the recording quality was good enough to release
on CD after a little post production work by Steve.
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TRACK
LIST
Volume One:
Wipe Out / Let's Dance. Move It. Do Wanna Dance. Putting On The
Style. Bird Dog. Let It Be Me. Summertime Blues. Something Else.
Dedicated Follower Of Fashion. Roll Over Beethoven. Rock and Roll
medley.
Volume Two: Do Wah Diddy Diddy. Souvenir
D'Alvito. Dance The Night Away. Jailhouse Rock. Rock Around The
Clock. If I Fell. (Oh) Pretty Woman / Baby Come Back. Do You Love
Me. Hi Ho Silver Lining. Wonderful Tonight. It's All Over Now.
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CELEBRATION
By 2010,
the bands twentieth anniversary year, many things had changed
some of the band had more time to spare and Steve had moved into
a bigger house where he now had his own studio with all the modern
facilities. This time instead of recording from the "front of
house" mixing desk Steve miked up every instrument, drums and
vocals separately capturing every instrument on individual tracks.
Back in the studio, the guys then corrected a few bum notes unnoticed
live but distracting while listening to the album and replaced
some harmonies for the same reason. Steve and Geoff then spent
many hours mixing and mastering the tracks. The result is probably
the best recording of the band you will hear, it captures the
best of the bands live sound along with the energy evident at
every Revival perforance. On some tracks it's hard to believe
this was recorded live. The boys were joined by several friends
and guest artists all of whom rose to the occasion and delivered
some superb performances which have been included on this album.
This is the current album and copies can
be obtained by using the contact us page for purchase details.
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TRACK
LIST
Apache. Shakin' all over. Hippy Hippy Shake.
Runaround Sue. I Saw Her Standing There. Albatross. Man Of The
World. Songbird. Air That I Breathe. More Than I Can Say. Sunny
Afternoon. On The Beach. Memphis Tennessee. Walk In The Room.
Dance The Night Away. Great Balls Of Fire. Over The Rainbow.
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