Long Ago and Far Away
Magpie Records February 1996 Reviews
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1. Under a Dark Sky 2. Tonight 3. Fallen Dream 4. Wallflower 5. Ashes in the Wind 6. Alice 7. She.... 8. Wednesdays Child 9. Caged Bird 10. Sulfur Salt and Mercury 11. Shadow 12. Long Ago and Far Away Lydia Fortner - vocals, cello on track 6 Rodney Walker - bass, guitars on tracks 5, 6, 10 ,11; mandolin on track 6 additional guitars on tracks 3, 5 Harry Lea - keyboards Rev. Willy Greer - drums Randy Zamorski - guitars on tracks 1, 2, 5, 8 Manny Diez - guitars on tracks 3, 4 Meghan Mattox - guitars on tracks 7, 9, additional guitars on tracks 1, 2 Nate Butler - keyboards on track 11 additional keyboards on track 4 Jennifer Logan keyboards on track 12 W. M. Harvey - violin on track 6 Alan Brett - cello on track 11 all songs by the Shroud except Tonight by the Shroud w/ Peter Gorritz, Falllen Dream by the Shroud w/ A. Kirker and L. Fortner Alice by A. Eldritch Long Ago and Far Away is based on the melody "L'Aucéu en Gabiolo: (Anon., 14th Century) Arranged by the Shroud, lyrics by Lydia recorded at Down to Digits, Fresno, Ca produced by Lance Kincade with Rodney Walker for Labor of Love Productions engineered and mixed by Lance Kincade and Rodney Walker Jack Fortner Nathan Linscheid Fred and Paul at Propanganda all of the fanzines that have featured us The Prophetess This Ascension The Empire Hideous Candy Egan and the CSUF Media Dept. The Miss Alans Quadrapop Nosferatu Productions Dead and Buried Productions Cleopatra Records Jim Bixler Montgomery Nancy Skeen Linda Bacon Miles Mike Clifton Lou Pecora Elizabeth Hand ( Winterlong, Æstival Tide, Icarus Descending). Roger Perry ( for last time) The Cobweb Crew everyone that has played with the Shroud and Shroudettes and all of our fans around the world. Special Thanks to Lance and Pat the DiFurias and the Wilson Theatre, George, Joe and Claydog Misha, Lord Ambose and Crowell Manny Randy Jennifer Wallace Montgomery Becky Armando and all of our friends and families for being supportive and understanding throughout the creation of this recording. what a long bad trip its been.......
cover design by Lydia, cover photo and portraits by Rebecca M. Caraveo
Shroud logo, hand lettering, and rose drawing by Armando Norte
Shroud mirror by Michell Hooper
typesetting by the Desktop Toad
Heartfelt Thanks to: