Mfg. by American
Gramaphone Records .
9130 Mormon Bridge Road .
Omaha, NE 68152
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Arranged,
Conducted and
Produced by
Chip Davis
Recorded and Mixed by
John Boyd at
Sound Recorders
Mastered by
Clete Baker
Arrangements
published by
Dots and Lines Ink/
SESAC
THE MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER
Jackson Berkey -
Baldwin SD-10,
Davis Harpsichord,
Clavichord and
Toy Piano,
Prophet 5,
Fender Rhodes,
vocals,
camel bells,
production assistance
Eric Hansen -
Lute,
Bass
Chip Davis Toys -
Drums,
percussion,
recorder/solos
and chorus,
Black Oak
Hammered Dulcimer,
soprano Dulcian,
Crumhorn,
camel bells,
vocals,
pencil,
dry ice
Ron Cooley -
Classical Guitar,
12-String
Steve Shipps -
Violin Solos
(Renaissance Ensemble
Le Doo Dah)
David (High D) Kappy -
French Horn
David Low -
Cello Solos
(Renaissance Ensemble
Le Doo Dah)
Mary Walter -
Harp
(Renaissance Ensemble
Le Doo Dah)
Willis Ann Ross -
Flute
Ron Dabbs -
Sand storm,
camel bells
(he's the one
in the middle)
Louis Davis, Sr. -
Keyboard technician,
puns
String Section
Richard Lohmann,
Richard Altenbach,
Grace Granata,
Deborah Fuller,
Scott Shoemaker,
Kim Rockshaw,
Greg Clinton,
Wayne Anderson,
Bill Ritchie,
Michelle Brill,
Michael Strauss,
Roxanne Adams
Carol Davis
(Miss Egg's Toys) -
Nikon 35mm,
Graphlex 4 x 5,
Jacket design/
direction and special effects
around the office.
Color separations by
ELI's/The Sep-a-ra-tor;
Jacket production -
Album Graphics, Inc.,
Santa and the Reindeer -
Jerry Becker;
Type -
Typesetting Etc. Ltd.;
Hairstyles by Mr. Marvie.
Manufactured by
American Gramaphone
Records, Inc.,
9130 Mormon Bridge Road,
Omaha, Nebraska 68152
Special thanks to
Darrell Fager for the
antique toy steamroller.
And for moving the hill.
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MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER
CHRISTMAS
A Side
Bring A Torch, Jeannette, Isabella
(2:32)
17th Century French
Anna Logg/AG 1984
AMERICAN
GRAMAPHONE®
Also Available on
Dolby Cassette AGC-1984
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER
CHRISTMAS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella
This is a beautiful old 17th century French carol. I thought that the innocence of the alto recorder and the beauty of a full string section best portrayed the simplicity, and get the depth of this old tune.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Recorded at Sound Recorders
in Omaha, Nebraska in 1984
Mfg. by American
Gramaphone Records .
9130 Mormon Bridge Road .
Omaha, NE 68152
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Arranged,
Conducted and
Produced by
Chip Davis
Recorded and Mixed by
John Boyd at
Sound Recorders
Mastered by
Clete Baker
Arrangements
published by
Dots and Lines Ink/
SESAC
THE MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER
Jackson Berkey -
Baldwin SD-10,
Davis Harpsichord,
Clavichord and
Toy Piano,
Prophet 5,
Fender Rhodes,
vocals,
camel bells,
production assistance
Eric Hansen -
Lute,
Bass
Chip Davis Toys -
Drums,
percussion,
recorder/solos
and chorus,
Black Oak
Hammered Dulcimer,
soprano Dulcian,
Crumhorn,
camel bells,
vocals,
pencil,
dry ice
Ron Cooley -
Classical Guitar,
12-String
Steve Shipps -
Violin Solos
(Renaissance Ensemble
Le Doo Dah)
David (High D) Kappy -
French Horn
David Low -
Cello Solos
(Renaissance Ensemble
Le Doo Dah)
Mary Walter -
Harp
(Renaissance Ensemble
Le Doo Dah)
Willis Ann Ross -
Flute
Ron Dabbs -
Sand storm,
camel bells
(he's the one
in the middle)
Louis Davis, Sr. -
Keyboard technician,
puns
String Section
Richard Lohmann,
Richard Altenbach,
Grace Granata,
Deborah Fuller,
Scott Shoemaker,
Kim Rockshaw,
Greg Clinton,
Wayne Anderson,
Bill Ritchie,
Michelle Brill,
Michael Strauss,
Roxanne Adams
Carol Davis
(Miss Egg's Toys) -
Nikon 35mm,
Graphlex 4 x 5,
Jacket design/
direction and special effects
around the office.
Color separations by
ELI's/The Sep-a-ra-tor;
Jacket production -
Album Graphics, Inc.,
Santa and the Reindeer -
Jerry Becker;
Type -
Typesetting Etc. Ltd.;
Hairstyles by Mr. Marvie.
Manufactured by
American Gramaphone
Records, Inc.,
9130 Mormon Bridge Road,
Omaha, Nebraska 68152
Special thanks to
Darrell Fager for the
antique toy steamroller.
And for moving the hill.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER
CHRISTMAS
A Side
Coventry Carol
(2:38)
16th Century English
Anna Logg/AG1984
AMERICAN
GRAMAPHONE®
Also Available on
Dolby Cassette AGC-1984
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER
CHRISTMAS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Coventry Carol
This carol was originally from the mid 1400's, however, the melody as it is in this version, is derived from a later version in 1591.
I chose to set the harmonic structure and instrumental color as closely to the period as I could. In this case, the guitar probably would have been a lute, and the harpsichord, of course, is itself.
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Recorded at Sound Recorders
in Omaha, Nebraska in 1984