Another Round by The Stand GT
This release is dedicated to the memory of our dear pal, Rockin' Rodney Craig.
Another Round was cassette-only and was our first release for a label, the fledgling En Guard records out of Montreal. It was the third release (ENG 003C) on that label and came out before the better known 7" EP, Sad Bunch Of People.
It was recorded at CSDX studios, which was a basement studio in the Bryan building at Concordia University in Montreal. The building was home to Journalism and Communications studies, where Chris spent most of his time while at Con U. Chris met Pierre Perrault who was a Comms student (Chris was J-school) and he was learning to be an engineer and in the process, keen to record our band. Pierre got access to the studio after hours for what became The Stand's first ever recording session.
We honestly don't remember it, but we know we were pretty excited with the results.
The songs on Another Round demo a bunch of young kids learning to write songs. Only 2 of these 5 ever got re-recorded: 'Jamie's Mile' for 'Blur Your Cool' and 'Thursday', which became 'The Trouble With Thursday Ann' on Chris's solo record 'Sell Out Slow'. It should also be noted that our pal Tom Foreman played bass and sang backup vocals on these tracks!
This raw performances are exciting to hear again and they feel like they are careening just a little out of control; much like the band at the time. :)
The digital versions were dubbed in real time directly from a cassette that has been sealed since 1990. There is a bit of tape hiss, but considering this music has lived in its cocoon for 30 years, it's a pretty fun listen. There was a wee bit of EQ and compression tweaking to give it a bit of volume and sparkle for the digital world.
You can actually feel the excitable energy, raring to take flight onto bigger and better things, which we most certainly did.
Tracklist
| 1. | She's Damaged | 2:52 |
| 2. | Thursday | 2:28 |
| 3. | Miranda | 4:41 |
| 4. | Jamie's Mile | 3:41 |
| 5. | Sadder Days | 3:37 |
Credits
All songs written by The Stand: Doug, Wally and Chris.
Bass and backing vocals by Tom Foreman.
Recorded by Pierre Perrault at CSDX studios, Concordia University, Montreal circa 1990.
Cover/cassette sleeve art by Paul Gott.
License
All rights reserved.
THE STAND GT began jamming in an abandoned chicken coop in Glengarry, Ontario in the late 80s. Soon after they left the farm and went on to release tons of LPs and 7"s while touring relentlessly in the 90s. While mostly on hiatus, the band will still play live sometimes for the right cause...or the right amount of craft beer.