Pen and Ink Details, Music Division announces the "lost" CD. Back in the days (2001-2002) when I was starting to get into the working world, and didn't have much of a social life-before I had even met my wife-I lived in an apartment and did what I could to create my own CD. This CD was in mono as I only had one microphone (sad isn't it), and I recorded it on my Hewlett-Packard computer complete with 9 gig hard drive. Plugged into this was an Aardvark audio card with breakout box, into which I could plug my microphone and midi connections.
I wasn't one of these 14 year old whiz kids who had learned everything there was to know about recording by his teen years. I was almost 30, and a beginner at recording. I composed and recorded 10 songs, and as they were recorded in my apartment living room on this setup, during thunderstorms, the heat of summer (air-conditioning was a must), and other various circumstances, you just might (or might not) hear some of these things. I also recorded the songs on my Kawaii electronic piano at the time. I still have that piano but a few of the keys don't work anymore!
I actually put the album on a CD. I made all of 20, maybe 30 copies on my Hewlett-Packard. I printed the front and back covers myself. I also self-printed the CD cover. These days it would download or fit on a jump drive nicely. No use bothering with CDs. Farewell golden age of CDs!
"St. Denis" and "It's Getting to Me" are my favorites on that album. "Showdown on a Passenger Train" was often a favorite of those who heard it.
I thought six of the ten songs were actually worth sharing. The songs can currently be downloaded for free, see my link just below (copyright 2002). Enjoy this vintage relic.
More photos from the original cover art:
Originally posted at Pen and Ink Details, Tues. June 22, 2010.
