The CD is no longer available but all the tracks, plus bonus
ones can be dowloaded from Bandcamp
Track listing:-
Turn Around
Seven Stones
Portrait
The Exiles Song
Survive
In Gods Hands
The Vice
In The Light
Dig Them Mushrooms (7" single B side)
The Night (7" single A side)
Turn Around (demo)
The Exiles Song (demo)
Look Around (live)
Time (live)
Tracks 1-8 originally released on the 'Cellar Tapes' cassette in
March 1983, 9 & 10 are from our first single released in 1981, 11 & 12
are demo recordings made just prior to the Cellar Tapes & feature Paul
McMahon on drums. 13 & 14 are taken from our concert at the Hallamshire
Hotel, Sheffield on 14th February 1982.
Line-up:-
Paul McMahon - guitar, vocals, bass on 6, drums on 11 &
12.
Chris McMahon - bass, keyboards, backing vocals.
Arthur Deas - drums on 1-8.
Andy McNaughten - drums on 9 & 10.
Dave Kirkham - drums on 13 & 14.
Jill Stoddart - flute on 2 & 4.
Judith Copley - flute on 4.
Derek Nash - alto sax on 6.
Sleeve notes:-
For a while now I had been considering releasing ‘The Cellar Tapes’ on CD. Inspiration was provided by the number of fans who have sent me
CD-Rs of our old recordings, and opportunity was provided by Paul Pearson lending me a portastudio, enabling me to remix the original 4-track tapes. The idea for including the tracks from the 7” single and some live tracks from the Hallamshire Hotel came from John Moorby, who sent me just such a compilation
CD. In unearthing the Cellar Tapes master cassettes, I also found recordings of ‘Turn Around’, ‘Portrait’, ‘The Exiles Song’ and ‘The Vice’, made just prior to our recording ‘The Cellar Tapes’ with Paul McMahon on drums. The live recordings that finish the CD off are taken from our show at the Hallamshire Hotel on 14th February 1982, with 2nd Haze drummer, Dave Kirkham. I’ve done my best to improve the sound, but as they say ‘the CD format may reveal inherent defects in the source material’. Indeed. Chris.
'The Cellar Tapes' will be released simultaneously on CD-R and
digital download from Bandcamp on the
1st of December 2013.
Due to the limited edition nature of this release it's on CD-R
not CD, but as usual I'm happy to replace any faulty copies. There are also no
less than 10 (Ten!) extra bonus tracks available with the digital download, and
so that those of you buying the CD don't lose out I'm providing free download
codes with every CD bought so you can get the bonus tracks too.
Bonus tracks (download only):-
Turn Around (from the Breakaway LP with Paul Chisnell on
drums)
Portrait (demo with Paul McMahon on drums)
The Night (Radio Hallam session with Dave Kirkham on drums)
Dig Them Mushrooms (Radio Hallam session with Dave Kirkham
on drums)
In Gods Hands (Radio Hallam session with Dave Kirkham on
drums)
Seven Stones (Radio Hallam session with Dave Kirkham on
drums)
The Exiles Song (Radio Hallam session with Dave Kirkham on
drums)
The Vice pt 2 (Radio Hallam session with Dave Kirkham on
drums)
Homecoming (live at the Hallamshire Hotel 14/2/1982)
