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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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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
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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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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
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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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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
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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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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
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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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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 performance.
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.
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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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LIVE
AT LARK HILL
On
New Year's Eve 2013
REVIVAL
were booked to appear at Lark Hill village near Clifton, Nottingham,
to provide the music for the end of year party. This was the
final gig of what had been a very busy December for the band.
Discussions had taken place about producing a new CD but finding
time to get into the studio had proved to be extremely difficult,
so much so that now another year had passed and still no new
recording. Having enjoyed the process of turning a live performance
into a permanent record of the event for the last album "CELEBRATION"
Steve decided to set up the equipment and record the final gig
of 2013. We sincerely hope that you will enjoy the result. What
has been captured is the energy and excitement of live music
with a few minor technical adjustments made back in the studio
to ensure that quality of sound delivered to you from your sound
system is the best that it can be.
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Honey Don't.
That'll be the Day. Rock Around the Clock. Maybe Baby. Do
You Wanna Dance. Foot Tapper. When My Little Girl Is Smiling.
Do Wah Diddy, Sugar and Spice. Satisfaction. Sweets For My
Sweet. The Night Before. When The Girl In Your Arms. Will
You Still Love Me Tomorrow. Wonderful Tonight. Walk Of Life.
Rockin' All Over The World. All Over Now.
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SILVER
To
mark their 25th anniversary, REVIVAL have once again returned
to the recording studio to produce an album of music celebrating
this achievement. The initial concept was that the CD would
contain numbers that would not necessarily be included in
a REVIVAL live set, but which were sufficiently interesting
to be presented to a discerning audience. While rehearsing
for the recording sessions, some of these stood out as suitable
for live performance and have already found their way into
the play list, others may not. What is clear is that each
number presented in the Revival style has its own unique feel
and together they create, what the band hope you will find,
a very enjoyable selection of music.
Once again REVIVAL
are at their studio best!!
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Take
it Easy. Tambourine Man. Pretty Flamingo. You're Gonna To Lose
That Girl. Tired Of Waiting. Ginny Come Lately. Arms Of Mary.
I Love To Boogie. Be Bop A Lula, Peace Pipe. I Wonder (Who's
Kissing Her Now). Wild Thing. You Can't Do That. If You Gotta
Make A Fool Of Somebody. Always On My Mind. When You Say Nothing
At All. If You Gotta Go, Go Now. Days. Stood Up.
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ENCORE
This
is the latest Studio album from REVIVAL. The idea for the
CD began to take shape in 2016 and the first recording session
took place in 2017. As usual the underlying objective was
to find songs that the band had not previously recorded. Each
member of the band came up with a song that they would like
to include and the rest were left for Ken to choose from his
50's and 60's wish list. There
are a couple of tracks on this recording which came about
as the result of some impromptu singing from Ken between takes
which caught our imagination and which we decided counted
as Ken's choice! We really hope you enjoy the offering as
much as we enjoyed recording it.
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Route 66. Wonderful
World. I'm a
Believer. This Boy.
Bend Me Shape Me. Stand By Me. Walking In The Air. Words.
I Love You. Bus Stop. Picture Of You. I'll Keep You Satisfied.
World Without Love. The Crying Game. Sweet Little Sixteen.
My Special Angel.
To
listen to a few short sample tracks from the album visit the
"Sounds & Video" page
by follow ing the link.
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PEARL
To celebrate 30 years
together Revival have recorded the songs
and instrumentals that they performed in the opening set of
their very first public performance. This is a studio album,
which allows the boys to edit out the very occasional errors
that can creep into a live performance! Having said that,
on this album, the first recording session for each track
found Ken locked away in his own little world where he delivered
a vocal performance of the kind that could be used in the
fnal mix. The result is that as usual he deliverd an oustanding
performance, capturing the energy present in our live performances.
These initial recording sessions took place prior to the first
lock down, adding the backing vocals being put on hold once
the Covid 19 restrictions came into force. To finish the CD
Revival moved right upto date and recorded much of what you
will hear at home, sending their efforts to Steve by email
for editing and mixing into each track. This has been quite
a challenge for us 'oldies' but we are delighted with the
result.
Ken has been the driving force behind this project with the
song choice being down to him. We think he has done a great
job and hope that you do too.
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Telstar. What'd I Say. Whole Lotta
Shakin'. I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door. Sea of Heartbreak.
You Really Got Me. True Love Ways. F.B.I. Money. Bad To Me.
Love's Made a Fool of You. How Do You Do It. Peggy Sue. Twist
and Shout. And I Love Her. House of the Rising Sun. You'll
Never Walk Alone. Midnight.
To
listen to a few short sample tracks from the album visit the
"Sounds & Video"
page by follow ing the link.
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This CD
can now be ordered for delivery by Post.
Once the Covid restrictions have been lifted 'PEARL' will
once again be on sale at all of our Gigs and by Post.
For details of how to order please visit our Contact
us page
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