ROCK AWHILE - THE EARLY YEARS, 1975 - 1978

Shadow Records #3356

Produced by The Lamont Cranston Band.

Engineered by David Z.

1994 Release

In preparing this compilation, while going through all of the old tapes, we found a bunch of tracks that were never released. We decided to include 5 of those here on this release.

1. Rock-Awhile (2:34)

2. Party People (3:03)

3. Abused (4:05)

4. So Long (2:42)*

5. I Surrender (3:28)

6. Let Me Down Easy (4:11)*

7. Half A Love (3:00)

8. One Eye Open (3:20)

9. Excusez Moi, Mon Cheri (2:57) by L. V. Hayes

10. Soul Fixer (2:57) by Joe Chandler

11. Little Red Rooster (5:39)*

12. Too Late Brother (5:46)

13. Somebody Been Talkin' (2:59)

14. Check Yourself (4:42)*

15. Sneaky Pete (4:07)

16. She's Lookin' Good (3:34)*

17. Soul Flight (6:41) by Pat Hayes

The Lamont Cranston Band:

Pat Hayes - Harps, Vocals, Slide Guitar on Somebody Been Talkin'

Larry Hayes - Guitars, Vocals

Bruce McCabe - Keyboards

Joe Sherohman - Bass

Jim Novak - Drums, Percussion

Tom Burnevik - Tenor/Baritone Saxophones

Joe Chandler - Tenor/Soprano Saxophones

Danny L. and The Brewerettes - background vocals.

Additional horns on - 'Half A Love' by Peter Masters, Tim Sullivan, Tom Baker, Doug Dupree, Bob Hagglund.

'Too Late Brother' was taken from a live KQRS radio broadcast.

Recorded at ASI Studios, Minneapolis, Mn. 12/75 and Sound 80 Studios, Minneapolis, Mn. 6/77-8/77

Re-mastered at Metro Apple Digital Recording, Minneapolis, Mn. 11/94

Previously released songs from The Lamont Cranston Band (Shadow 3346) and Specials-Lit (Shadow 3348).