[2017-11-17] America "Heritage: Home Recordings/Demos 1970-1973" (Omnivore)

Linda · **Posted:** Wed Sep 20, 2017 12:27 am

Description
In 1967, Dewey Bunnell, Gerry Beckley and Dan Peek met in high school. Sons of U.S. servicemen stationed in England, the three teenagers ultimately formed a band that was inspired by the British Invasion. Soon they began writing their own material, their songs a rich mix of pop, folk and rock, done in the burgeoning acoustic style that would soon achieve popularity worldwide. The group signed to Warner Bros. Records London in 1971 and needed a name… they chose America.

Omnivore Recordings, in association with the group’s living founding members Dewey Bunnell and Gerry Beckley, is proud to announce the release of Heritage: Home Recordings/Demos 1970-1973. This release is the most comprehensive collection of known demo recordings and unreleased songs from the band’s early formative years. With ten tracks making their appearance for the very first time, Heritage showcases the hugely successful trio in its most embryonic and intimate form.

You will hear early demos recorded before America’s multi-platinum eponymously titled debut album from Chalk Hill Farm Studios outside of London; home recordings and previously unissued songs from Gerry Beckley’s Buzz Studios (his home in West Hollywood during the early ’70s) and an early take of one of the band’s signature songs (“Ventura Highway”) from Record Plant West in Los Angeles. And if you listen closely, you might find a hidden bonus track of the band’s first #1 single from 1972, a cappella!

Follow the muse, as the band demos previously unissued songs (“Sea Of Destiny,” “Man Of Pride”) and early versions of America deep cuts (“Riverside” and “Here”).

Heritage: Home Recordings/Demos 1970-1973 offers an up close and personal portrait of a band primed for stardom, creating classic songs that would still resonate almost 50 years later!

Tracklist
1. Riverside (Demo – Chalk Farm Studios, 1970)
2. Here (Demo – Chalk Farm Studios, 1970)*
3. James Holladay (Demo – Chalk Farm Studios, 1970)
4. How Long (Demo – Chalk Farm Studios, 1970)*
5. Sea Of Destiny (Demo – Chalk Farm Studios, 1970)*
6. Rainy Day (Alternate Mix – Chalk Farm Studios, 1970)
7. Satain (Donkey Jaw) (Demo – Chalk Farm Studios, 1970)
8. When I Was Five (Demo – Buzz Studios, 1972)*
9. Mitchum Junction (Demo – Buzz Studios, 1972)
10. Goodbye (Demo – Buzz Studios, 1972)*
11. Wind Wave (Demo – Buzz Studios, 1972)*
12. Ventura Highway (Early Take – Record Plant West, 1972)*
13. Man Of Pride (Demo – Buzz Studios, 1973)*
14. Rainbow Song (Demo – Buzz Studios, 1973)
15. Monster (Demo – Buzz Studios, 1973)*

* Previously Unissued

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Renny · 26 Jun 2006

OK, i like america (let's get that out the way) but this is the second one of these they have done (archives vol 1)

Linda · **Posted:** Wed Sep 20, 2017 4:06 pm

Bump: Added the cover image to the first post. It's an appropriate design that's reminiscent of their debut album. (And I just realised that Omnivore went a step further by giving this collection a title beginning with "H" like so many America albums.)

Linda · **Posted:** Wed Sep 20, 2017 4:11 pm

Renny wrote:

OK, i like america (let's get that out the way) but this is the second one of these they have done (archives vol 1)

An America collector should get both CDs, since they include different material. Compare the new Omnivore release in the first post to the Archives Vol. 1 album from a couple of years ago:

1. Ventura Highway (Alternate Mix - The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA, 1972)
2. Daisy Jane (Rehearsal The Record Plant, Sausalito, CA 1975)
3. It's Life (Alternate Mix - The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA, 1973)
4. Rainbow Song (Demo - Buzz Studios, King's Road, Los Angeles, CA, 1973)
5. I Need You (Alternate Mix - Trident Studios, London, 1971)
6. Horse With No Name (Alternate Early Mix - Morgan Studios, London, 1971)
7. Sister Golden Hair (Demo Buzz Studios, King's Road, Los Angeles, CA, 1973)
8. Woman Tonight (Rehearsal - The Record Plant, Sausalito, CA, 1975)
9. Rainy Day (Alternate Mix - Chalk Farm Studios, 1971)
10. Only In Your Heart (Demo Buzz Studios, King's Road, Los Angeles, CA, 1972)
11. Cornwall Blank (Early Rehearsal - The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA, 1972)
12. Look Up, Look Down (Unreleased Demo - Buzz Studios, King's Road, Los Angeles, CA, 1973)
13. Green Monkey (Demo - Buzz Studios, King's Road, Los Angeles, CA, 1973)
14. Story Of A Teenager (Rehearsal - The Record Plant, Sausalito, CA, 1975)
15. Riverside (Live in Studio - Chalk Farm Studios, 1971)

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ericsen · **Joined:** 23 Jan 2007 **Posts:** 3843

In 2015 America also released "Lost + Found":

Lost & Found is a rare and previously unreleased collection of songs by perennial classic-rock favorite, America. Featuring original compositions, that have been recorded over the past 15+ years, and now have been mastered for your listening pleasure.

I got it and have enjoyed it.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00WY8IS00/?tag=imwan-20

Renny · 26 Jun 2006

ericsen wrote:

In 2015 America also released "Lost + Found":

Lost & Found is a rare and previously unreleased collection of songs by perennial classic-rock favorite, America. Featuring original compositions, that have been recorded over the past 15+ years, and now have been mastered for your listening pleasure.

I got it and have enjoyed it.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00WY8IS00/?tag=imwan-20

agreed. 'lost and found' is a good one

Greg Carrier · 25 Nov 2006

Preordered. I absolutely LOVED Archives Vol. 1. These guys are so underappreciated it's ridiculous. Those first few albums are just so good.

Renny · 26 Jun 2006

Greg Carrier wrote:

Preordered. I absolutely LOVED Archives Vol. 1. These guys are so underappreciated it's ridiculous. Those first few albums are just so good.

hall of fame material for sure, but will never ever even get a look........tupac is in though :ohno:

Greg Carrier · 25 Nov 2006

Renny wrote:

Greg Carrier wrote:

Preordered. I absolutely LOVED Archives Vol. 1. These guys are so underappreciated it's ridiculous. Those first few albums are just so good.

hall of fame material for sure, but will never ever even get a look........tupac is in though :ohno:

"Soft rock."

Their first album is one of the best handful of debuts ever.

Renny · 26 Jun 2006

Greg Carrier wrote:

Renny wrote:

Greg Carrier wrote:

Preordered. I absolutely LOVED Archives Vol. 1. These guys are so underappreciated it's ridiculous. Those first few albums are just so good.

hall of fame material for sure, but will never ever even get a look........tupac is in though :ohno:

"Soft rock."

Their first album is one of the best handful of debuts ever.

yep, right there with fogelberg, neither will ever even get considered. and both are more than deserving.

Linda · **Posted:** Sat Sep 23, 2017 7:41 pm

A trailer for Heritage:

Greg Carrier · 25 Nov 2006

Renny wrote:

Greg Carrier wrote:

Renny wrote:

Greg Carrier wrote:

Preordered. I absolutely LOVED Archives Vol. 1. These guys are so underappreciated it's ridiculous. Those first few albums are just so good.

hall of fame material for sure, but will never ever even get a look........tupac is in though :ohno:

"Soft rock."

Their first album is one of the best handful of debuts ever.

yep, right there with fogelberg, neither will ever even get considered. and both are more than deserving.

To be honest, I couldn't care less about the R&R Hall of Fame.

Linda · **Posted:** Fri Nov 10, 2017 6:28 pm

In anticipation of next week's release, the pre-order price for Heritage has been reduced by $3, down to $13.99:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075RL79LJ/?tag=imwan-20

Renny · 26 Jun 2006

i have to say, i really like this band.

Greg Carrier · 25 Nov 2006

I'm disappointed with this release. A couple of the tracks are duplicates from "Archives," and it's weaker overall than that collection. I thought "Archives" was great; this is just OK. Glad to have it, but it's not what I was hoping for.

Walter P · 20 Sep 2006

Greg Carrier wrote:

I'm disappointed with this release. A couple of the tracks are duplicates from "Archives," and it's weaker overall than that collection. I thought "Archives" was great; this is just OK. Glad to have it, but it's not what I was hoping for.

That's too bad. Scraping the barrel perhaps?

Glenn S. · 30 Oct 2006

I have America's first five albums in one of those Original Album Classics boxes, and I enjoy them a lot. Are their demos different enough from the finished product to be worth checking out?

Greg Carrier · 25 Nov 2006

Glenn S. wrote:

I have America's first five albums in one of those Original Album Classics boxes, and I enjoy them a lot. Are their demos different enough from the finished product to be worth checking out?

I found the differences between the tracks on Archive and the finished album tracks to be fascinating. You get to see how they developed the songs. And I thought it was very listenable as a whole. Highly recommended.

[2017-11-17] America "Heritage: Home Recordings/Demos 1970-1973" (Omnivore)

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