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Album · 1990

Tracklist

1 Leave That Kitten Alone, Armone 9:16
2 Passion's Passing 8:40
3 Don't Look To The Running Sun 9:52
4 Gretchen's Garden 11:04
5 Partly The State 9:20
6 Broken Waves 5:49
7 Portrait Of A Waterfall 6:45

Line-up/Musicians

Bass – Rick Kennell
Drums, Percussion – Mike Beck
Guitar, Vocals – Stanley Whitaker
Keyboards, Alto Saxophone, Flute, Vocals – Frank Wyatt
Keyboards, Vocals – Kit Watkins
Lead Vocals, Flute, Keyboards [Rhodes] – Cliff Fortney (tracks: 2 to 5)

About this release

Cuneiform Records ‎– 55003 (US)

Tracks 1, 6, and 7 were recorded live at the band's "warehouse" in Harrisonburg, July 1975 with 2 mikes onto 2-track tape. Additional processing and transfer to DAT by Kit Watkins, 1990.

Tracks 2 & 3 were recorded at Menninite Broadcasting, Harrisonburg, April 1974 onto 4-track tape, engineered by Abe Ritenhouse. Re-mixed by Kit Watkins onto DAT, 1989.

Tracks 4 & 5 were recorded live at the first band-house, Rockbridge Circle, Harrisonburg, Virginia, February 1974 with 2 mikes onto 2-track tape. Additional processing and transfer to DAT by Kit Watkins, 1990.

This recording is a collection of music from Happy The Man's first two years - 1974 and 1975. Featuring material never before released, the album offers an hour of meticulously-crafted compositions from one of America's best progressive bands.

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