Michael Hedges - Watching My Life Go By (1985) US 1st Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz
Michael Hedges - Watching My Life Go By
Vinyl | LP Cover (1:1) | FLAC + cue | 24bit/96kHz | 900mb
Mastered At Sheffield Lab Matrix By George Horn
Label: Open Air Records/OA-0303 | Released: 1985 | Genre: Country-Folk
Side A
Face Yourself 4:42
I'm Coming Home 4:10
Woman Of The World 4:12
Watching My Life Go By 3:13
I Want You 3:55
Side B
The Streamlined Man 3:43
Out On The Parkway 2:53
Holiday 5:11
All Along The Watchtower 2:48
Running Blind 4:50
Companies, etc.
Manufactured By – Open Air Records
Record Company – Windham Hill Productions Inc.
Distributed By – A&M Records, Inc.
Pressed By – Electrosound Group Midwest, Inc.
Mastered At – Sheffield Lab Matrix – △10506
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Windham Hill Records
Copyright © – Windham Hill Records
Copyright © – Naked Ear Music
Copyright © – Windham Hill Music
Published By – Naked Ear Music
Published By – Windham Hill Music
Published By – Dwarf Music
Recorded At – Naked Ear
Mastered At – Fantasy Studios
Credits
Arranged By – Michael Hedges
Artwork [Tinting] – Carol Erlich*
Coordinator [Production Coordinator] – Hilleary Burgess
Design [Album Design] – Anne Robinson (2)
Engineer [Engineered By] – Mazer*, Hedges*
Mastered By – George Horn
Photography By [Cover Photo] – Irene Young
Photography By [Liner Photo] – Ruth Carroll Hedges
Producer [Produced By] – Elliot Mazer
Technician [Technical Assistance] – Bryan Lanser, Marty Atkinson*, Neil Janklow, Wes Weaver (3)
Vocals, Guitar – Michael Hedges
Written-By – Bob Dylan (tracks: B4), Michael Hedges (tracks: A1 to B3, B5)
Notes
Includes insert with lyrics.
Recorded May-June 1985 at Naked Ear.
Mastered at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA.
Bobby McFerrin courtesy of Original Artists
©℗ 1985 Windham Hill Records, distributed by A&M Records Inc.
All songs published by / All selections © Naked Ear Music (BMI) / Windham Hill Music (BMI) except
"All Along The Watchtower" published by Dwarf Music (BMI)
Printed in the U.S.A.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode (Printed): 0 1934-10303-1
Barcode (Scanned): 019341030317
Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched, variant 1): ᴬ OA 0303 A-SH 2 1-ƐMW-1 1-1 SML △10506-X
Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched, variant 1): ☆EMW☆ ᴬ 0A 0303 B-SH 1 1-4 SML △10506-X
Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched, variant 2 ("-X" crossed out)): SLM △10506 -X 1-4 ☆EMW☆ A OA 0303 A-SH 2
Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched, variant 2): SLM △10506-X 1-3 3-EMW-3 A OA-0303 B-SH 1
Rights Society: BMI
Vinyl | LP Cover (1:1) | FLAC + cue | 24bit/96kHz | 900mb
Mastered At Sheffield Lab Matrix By George Horn
Label: Open Air Records/OA-0303 | Released: 1985 | Genre: Country-Folk
Side A
Face Yourself 4:42
I'm Coming Home 4:10
Woman Of The World 4:12
Watching My Life Go By 3:13
I Want You 3:55
Side B
The Streamlined Man 3:43
Out On The Parkway 2:53
Holiday 5:11
All Along The Watchtower 2:48
Running Blind 4:50
Companies, etc.
Manufactured By – Open Air Records
Record Company – Windham Hill Productions Inc.
Distributed By – A&M Records, Inc.
Pressed By – Electrosound Group Midwest, Inc.
Mastered At – Sheffield Lab Matrix – △10506
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Windham Hill Records
Copyright © – Windham Hill Records
Copyright © – Naked Ear Music
Copyright © – Windham Hill Music
Published By – Naked Ear Music
Published By – Windham Hill Music
Published By – Dwarf Music
Recorded At – Naked Ear
Mastered At – Fantasy Studios
Credits
Arranged By – Michael Hedges
Artwork [Tinting] – Carol Erlich*
Coordinator [Production Coordinator] – Hilleary Burgess
Design [Album Design] – Anne Robinson (2)
Engineer [Engineered By] – Mazer*, Hedges*
Mastered By – George Horn
Photography By [Cover Photo] – Irene Young
Photography By [Liner Photo] – Ruth Carroll Hedges
Producer [Produced By] – Elliot Mazer
Technician [Technical Assistance] – Bryan Lanser, Marty Atkinson*, Neil Janklow, Wes Weaver (3)
Vocals, Guitar – Michael Hedges
Written-By – Bob Dylan (tracks: B4), Michael Hedges (tracks: A1 to B3, B5)
Notes
Includes insert with lyrics.
Recorded May-June 1985 at Naked Ear.
Mastered at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA.
Bobby McFerrin courtesy of Original Artists
©℗ 1985 Windham Hill Records, distributed by A&M Records Inc.
All songs published by / All selections © Naked Ear Music (BMI) / Windham Hill Music (BMI) except
"All Along The Watchtower" published by Dwarf Music (BMI)
Printed in the U.S.A.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode (Printed): 0 1934-10303-1
Barcode (Scanned): 019341030317
Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched, variant 1): ᴬ OA 0303 A-SH 2 1-ƐMW-1 1-1 SML △10506-X
Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched, variant 1): ☆EMW☆ ᴬ 0A 0303 B-SH 1 1-4 SML △10506-X
Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched, variant 2 ("-X" crossed out)): SLM △10506 -X 1-4 ☆EMW☆ A OA 0303 A-SH 2
Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched, variant 2): SLM △10506-X 1-3 3-EMW-3 A OA-0303 B-SH 1
Rights Society: BMI
Michael Hedges - Watching My Life Go By (1985) US 1st Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz
Michael Hedges - Watching My Life Go By (1985) US 1st Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz
Michael Hedges - Watching My Life Go By (1985) US 1st Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz
This Rip: 2013
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Following the success of Michael Hedges' Grammy-nominated Aerial Boundaries, the guitarist took on a new challenge and released Watching My Life Go By, his first recording to feature the musician taking on vocal as well as instrumental duties. Subdued, almost uncharacteristically restrained, Hedges the singer/songwriter doesn't quite live up to Hedges the avant-garde or self-proclaimed "violent acoustic" guitarist. This being the artist's first attempt at a vocal recording, it is understandable that what amounts to a musical learning curve sometimes gets the better of him. But that is not to say that the music of this 1985 Windham Hill release is substandard in a general sense – quite the opposite, really. However, when compared to Hedges' brilliant instrumental work, there exists only the slightest discrepancy. That being said, there are still moments worth mentioning on this release, chief among them being "Woman of the World" and "Streamlined Man." Both of these tracks feature more confident vocal performances and very insightful lyrics. A bit of a learning experience, Watching My Life Go By might not be Hedges' finest offering; however, the record still features plenty of great performances of heartfelt material.allmusic.com
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