| Title
of Work: |
True Life Hero (television mix)
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Words
By:
|
Dee Long
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Music
By:
|
Dee Long
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Lead
Vocal:
|
Dee Long
|
Backup
Vocals:
|
Dee Long, John Woloschuk and
Terry Draper
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Instrumentation:
|
Dee:
|
electric guitar
|
John:
|
bass guitar |
Terry:
|
drums
|
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Recorded
At:
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Toronto Sound Studios
|
Recording
Period:
|
September 1974 (mixed on
30-Sep-1974)
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Initial
Release Date:
|
none
|
Remarks:
|
On September 20, 1974 the rhythm
section for this track (consisting of drums, electric guitar and
amplified bass) was recorded live "off the floor" in an empty storage
room at Toronto Sound Studios.
The guitar sound used in the instrumental bridge was produced by
combining two separate performances of the guitar solo recorded with
the tape running "backwards" on the 16-track deck.
This version was never released commercially but was used for the
October 5, 1974 taping of Klaatu's guest appearance on the CBC's "Music
Machine" television program which first aired in November 1974.
A slightly different version (remixed in March 1975 with percussion
instruments added) was issued as Klaatu's fourth (Canadian) single and
later would appear on their debut album and, except for some minor
differences, is exactly similar to this television mix version. |