Vinyl Album - Richie Havens - Electric Havens - Douglas

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Liner notes by Nancy Weber

BB Nov 2, 1968 review

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EMB2014 21st Nov 2014		I wonder if those original demos saw light of day, because even with all the overdubbing, the sound is good and the material typically solid all the way. As we know, producer Douglas would use the same dubious approach in the '70s with Jimi Hendrix's catalog, i.e. CRASH LANDING and the like. There is good to be found, of course, but the morality of such enterprises is very specious at best. Didn't hurt Richie's career, though, he was talented enough to transcend the frippery.



LaurenceD SUBS 13th May 2014		These are pre-Verve demo recordings of Richie accompanying himself on guitar, subsequently overdubbed with various instruments by Alan Douglas. The original demos seem to be mono recordings, and the overdubs are in stereo. Rather frustrating to listen to, as Richie's renditions are quite good, at least from what I can make out underneath all that racket. To make matters worse, the musicians on the overdubs occasionally get noticeably out of sync with the original tape.