Recorded for the 'French Cuts' EP - Rickenbacker bass guitar. Sunn Amp.

04 There's A Thing (EP)

Recorded for the 'French Cuts' EP - Rickenbacker Bass

Red Lightning (EP)

16 tk MCI board. Take 1 - Pearl drums, Rickenbacker bass and Fender Telecaster.
Overdubs, keyboards, Les Paul, vocals.  Bob Hill, bass guitar, Steve Nicholson, drums, Cliff Owens, guitar, Bill Thomas, guitar, Bill Curchin, keyboards, Mike Houser, vox.

There's A Thing

16 tk MCI board. Take 1 - Pearl drums, Rickenbacker bass and Fender Telecaster.
Overdubs, keyboards, Les Paul, Ovation Acoustic, vocals. 

Red Lightning

16 tk MCI board. Take 1 - Pearl drums, Rickenbacker bass and Fender Telecaster.
Overdubs, keyboards, Les Paul, vocals. 

Bullet In Harlem

Cappy and the Frenchmen Live on WRUR 1980.  Broadcast from the Record Archive. Original tune coupled with Paul Revere and the Raiders song.

Ride Back Or Run / Just Like Me

Cappy and the Frenchmen Live on WRUR 1980.  Broadcast from the Record Archive. Bass guitar barely audible

There's A Thing - Live

Cappy and the Frenchmen Live 1979 at Scorgies, Rochester, NY. Board Recording - For unknown reasons the recording drops out at 2:07 for 24 sec. and then returns.

Give Me Everything - Live -Recording Drops Out  for 24 Sec. at 2:07?

Demo recorded by the band onto a new Tascam circa Dec. 1979 or early '80

Another Girl Another Planet

Demo recorded by the band onto a new Tascam 4 track circa late 1979 or early 1980

Give Me Everything

Dear Prudence - Bass Cover - Fender Jazz Bass

Working on a tune...I think one of Cliff Owens' . Cassette basement rehearsal recording. 'Dance with the monster's at the rock and roll swimming pool' is a lyric which reflected those 60's teen flicks. Fred Astaire is mentioned.

Rock and Roll Swimming Pool - Cappy and The Frenchmen Rehearsal

One of Cliff's tunes for which he switches from his Telecaster to the sax.
A rehearsal recorded on cassette. The band working on parts and ideas.

Mungo Jack - Basement Rehearsal '79

Cassette basement rehearsal recording. Bill Thomas shines on his Les Paul. "This and that...they must be the same".
'I wormed my way into the heart of the crowd'.

Shot By Both Sides - Cappy and The Frenchmen Rehearsal 1979

Good Lovin' 1990

Originally by 'The Who', 1965.  Then, covered by 'The Fleur De Lys' in '66 which this cover is based upon.
Rickenbacker 4001.

Circles

Most (but not all) of the material here is by Cappy and The Frenchmen, a band from Rochester NY. The band existed from early '79 thru early '81. I played the bass guitar/backing vox.

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