Edgar is featured playing his Hohner clavinet, which he strapped around his neck in live performance. For the wind sounds, Edgar played an ARP 2600 - this classic synth is pictured below.
When the band performed this song live, Hartman played a double-neck guitar/bass and played the opening guitar parts and then switched to the bass when the first verse started. The lead on this single was by Ronnie Montrose who after the release of this album left the band and formed Montrose. He was replaced by Rick Derringer.
What a great tune for a Monday. The original release was somewhat different with different lead guitar part and an overdubbed fuzztone bass during the bridge. I couldn't find the single version on YouTube - so here's the LP version which is what you usually hear on the radio today.
My dad's design looks great around Mr Winter's neck-- ARP 2600. Dad designed that for Alan Pearlman in 1970 (yr I was born), while mum was designing me, lol. It debuted officially in '71. We lost Dad last Nov 21, 2015 .... but his legend lives on :)) He also made the ARP 1047 resonator that Pete Townsend used to make Baba O'Reilly & Won't Get Fooled Again, & also the Aries 300, the only synth Aries ever produced. Love u and miss u, Dad .... xoxo Jenny
ReplyDeleteMy dad's design looks great around Mr Winter's neck-- ARP 2600. Dad designed that for Alan Pearlman in 1970 (yr I was born), while mum was designing me, lol. It debuted officially in '71. We lost Dad last Nov 21, 2015 .... but his legend lives on :)) He also made the ARP 1047 resonator that Pete Townsend used to make Baba O'Reilly & Won't Get Fooled Again, & also the Aries 300, the only synth Aries ever produced. Love u and miss u, Dad .... xoxo Jenny
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