MP3 - Demos & raritiesTerry himself has selected these songs for your listening pleasure. (Right click "Save As")
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Promotional video for "Ride Hard", a song from "Frontier Model"
Promotional video for "Tonight", a song from "Leaving West".
"Hearts" from "Shotgun Pillowcase", recorded live at Music Star, Nordestedt, Germany 7-5-07.
"Please" from "Home Grown" (1979)
Hale & Sarow:
Terry Lee Hale and Rebecca Sarow (pronounced ‘sorrow') were an acoustic ‘blues and ragtime' recording and touring duo that formed in Chicago in 1975. They sang a collection of original songs as well as many blues and folk standards. Fronted by Sarow on vocals, Hale sang, played guitar and did most of the songwriting. They lived and toured throughout the Midwest, Colorado and Texas and finally settled in Denver in 1979. In 1980 Hale & Sarow expanded their acoustic format into a more electric style but without ever breaking out the duo finally split apart in 1982. Two CD's (remastered from cassettes) - the acoustic “Homegrown” and electric “Songs For Sanity” - were their only recorded works. Rebecca Sarow was born in Capac, Michigan in 1952 and died on Valentines Day 2004 in Denver where she lived. 5 children, one daughter of whom was fathered by Hale in 1977, and 8 grandchildren survive her. “Please” is from the 1979 release of “Home Grown”.
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Download "Please" (Mp3 - 6,91 MB)
"Big Sigh" - from "Shotgun Pillowcase"
This song and also "Devil Blues" were written at exactly the same time and place and I remember it well. It was in the kitchen and springtime garden at Glitterhouse Records office (Beverungen, Germany) maybe in 1998 or so. I was touring at the time and had a couple days off and so was kindly being hosted by the record company. The original song was much more jaunty and happy, almost like skipping rope kinda music. Written by a much younger man for sure. The version featured on "Shotgun Pillowcase" has been heavily edited and shortened from that first original writing. To be remembered: when it comes to songwriting, nothing is sacred!!
Copyright 2007, Tender Loving Hell Music, Published by Bug LTD.
Download "Big Sigh" (Mp3 - 5,92 MB)
"Devil Blues" - some more of my work (like "Short Chain" also included here) that took place in my friend and Blind Doctor guitarists Concarneau studio.
Hell, I should just release those sessions one day as they are all pretty good recordings. Attic Studio is just what the name implies - upstairs in Alain's home with some basic digital equipment, a couple good microphones, good bottles of wine and a talented engineer and producer. That's me on the Dobro and also playing drums.
Copyright 2002, Tender Loving Hell Music, Published by Bug LTD. (4:31)Download "Devil Blues" (Mp3 - 6,35 MB)
"Hearts" - from "Shotgun Pillowcase"
Copyright 2007, Tender Loving Hell Music, Published by Bug LTD. (5:15)Download "Hearts" (Mp3 - 7,40 MB)
"Worksong" - this is a demo version of one of songs that you'll hear on the "Shotgun Pillowcase". This version was recorded here at my home studio using the internal drum machine on a Korg D-12 (digital recording station), one microphone and a couple layers of acoustic guitars with overdubbed vocals.
Before I do any recording I always record demos of the songs. It's a very useful way to not only start working with the song in the recording mode but it's a good way to hear how the different songs "fit" together. This version is similar to the one on the CD except that on "Shotgun" Al DeLoner adds a killer electric guitar part and I play a not so bad harmonica! Roll up your sleeves...!
Copyright 2006, Tender Loving Hell Music, Published by Bug LTD. (4:24)Download "Worksong" (Mp3 - 6,21 MB)
"Short Chain" - Taken from the Attic Studio demo back in 2002. The full band arrangement was made by Terry himself playing fuzz and regular bass, snare, harmonica, guitar and vocals.
Copyright 2002, Tender Loving Hell Music, Published by Bug LTD. (2:23)Download "Short Chain" (Mp3 - 3,37 MB)
"Slow Poison" - Another song recorded as a demo but this one was from a collections of songs that were recorded before "Leaving West" was released. Once again at Attic Studios. It has a simple drum machine part and I played the rest myself. That's an E-bow you hear underneath all the other noise and I believe it was the first and last time I ever used one. It's pretty cool though. Sometimes I even surprise myself. The idea for "Slow Poison" came while living in America and being aware of the racism that I see practiced daily there. Certainly this world is too small for such little mindedness and this song is a refection of those thoughts.
Copyright 1998 Tender Loving Hell Music. Bug Ltd. (4:04)Download "Slow Poison" (Mp3 - 5,73 MB)
