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Real Audio streams now available on this page!

Robert playing at the 1996 "Rock on the Green" Charity fund-raiser

I've recently recorded a couple of my favourite songs on a friend's four-track recorder, and have made them available here, courtesy of Demon's free real-audio streams. If you have Real-Audio 3.0 you can hear them by clicking on the links below.

Between the Raindrops (by Martyn Joseph)
Two Steps Behind (by Def Leppard)
Crazy Little Thing Called Love (by Queen)

These streams are for Real Audio 3, and are encoded for 28.8K modems.

Details of the Recordings

Between the Raindrops

Lead and backing vocals by RJN
Rhythm Guitar by RJN using Tanglewood Odyssey electo-acoustic guitar and an ambient mike
Lead Guitar by RJN on Ovation Celebrity electro-acoustic plugged stright into the recorder

Two Steps Behind

Lead and backing vocals by RJN
Rhythm Guitar by RJN using Tanglewood Odyssey electo-acoustic guitar and an ambient mike
Lead Guitar by RJN using Tanglewood Odyssey electo-acoustic guitar and an ambient mike
Bass guitar by RJN on a Marlin electic bass guitar

Both tracks were recorded on a Yamaha MT-120 4-Track tape recorder, with reverb, chorus and compression supplied by a Zoom 2020 effects processor. Many thanks to Robin for use of the 4-track, Ovation, Marlin Bass and his living room and kitchen.

Crazy Little Thing Called Love

This is an oldish record (January 1996) from Kathy's birthday party. Friends in Low Places are myself on Rhythm & Lead guitar and backing vocals, Kathy Coombes on Rhythm guitar, Dave Coombes on Lead Vocals and Bass guitar, Robin Clarke on Drums, and Andy Brockbank on Rhythm guitar. The track was recorded live at the party.