Michael Scott

I am making a remake record. It will be full of old songs that people love to hear live, but were first recorded so long ago. These old versions are hard to hear (some of them have static). Oh what a tragedy! But seriously though, it prevents people from hearing a song they might otherwise love. I know they love them because I see them love them all the time.

I’ve been opposed to doing this kind of work for so long. But, six songs in, I find the cuts to be as refreshing as when they were first recorded. Also, the project will be very beneficial for booking. And when people say, “I need a copy of your record,” And I say “which one?”, I don’t have to worry about them missing out on the greatest cuts from Records 1-7 because of sound quality. Seriously, some of the earliest material was recorded on tape! Oh, I know... tape!

It went like this: boom boxes in front of each other, to karaoke players and other dual tape decks, to PA systems blaring to get over that noise ratio the old fashioned way, to a four track tape recorder, to a digital recorder with computer software. Thankfully I can resurrect some of those beautiful, terrible songs.