Home Recording: 1990's (Post-CBS) Fender (American - not the Mexican ones made now) Stratocaster (original single-coil), Fender "Chorus" Amp - straight recording/no overdubs - done in living room with Tascam DR-40.  First attempt at editing through "Audacity" soundboard and not perfect but keeping this.  Only one edit in the middle and clearly heard - recorded 2 versions and the one edit (at approx 1:46 I think for you technophiles) spliced them together;  July 2013.  Oh, one more thing - this is pretty much the only song I ever made up.

It's Raining Pouring (old man/snoring)

January 2014  Flying Brick Studios:  Featuring, Yamaha CP-33 keyboard, Gibson Les Paul "Studio" guitar (used for rhythm and lead tracks)  Jeff Firestone (owner and lead engineer)'s  no-brand bass (the best bass ever), Roland electronic (regular drums don't fit n the studio). Instruments, singing, arrangment and co-engineering: Peter Alan Monroe

Rainbow Connection

Latest improved version Featuring: Yamaha CP-33 electric piano, vox, electric bass, Roland (early version) electronic drums, Gibson Les Paul 'Standard' and a triangle.

01 This Song Dedicated To PF Sloan

Living room recording on the Tascam.  Recording Mistakes: The microphones might be too close to the soundboard.  Playing Mistakes, many (see how many you can find) they were compensated for by syncopating the timing.  Arrangement:  Bill Evans

Young And Foolish

Home recording.  Do you hear any reverb?  Tried to put that in in the mix before posting since the 2 mics were placed too close to the soundboard of the Yamaha (5'8" baby grand) and lacked any room-resonance.

This is one of the few originals - although it is cobbled together with some Randy Newman and Jimmy Page songs.  I have only made up about 4 recording-worthy songs in my life (does not include funny songs I made up at age 8 years old, etc.)

01 Birmingham, Led Zeppelin & Me 1

Yamaha electric piano, Roland electric drum kit, and Jeff's amazing "Frankenstein"/no-brand-name electric bass, Lead and rhythm guitars: Fender American Strat.  All instruments and vox: me.  Flying Brick Studio, South Acworth, New Hapshire - December 30th, 2014

01 Follow The Flag

Flying Brick Studio 2013.  Yamaha electric piano recorded same time as vox

02 Happy Days Are Here Again

Looking Out For Number One

From his 1971 LP "The Ballad of Todd Rundgren."  Cover art by Milton Glaser.  All instruments and vocal: me

01 Parole

Flying Brick Studio; South Acworth, New Hampshire — March 2016

All instruments and vocal: me.  Probably should will add some drums next time.

From their 1973 "Pretzel Logic" LP

Barrytown

All Instruments and vox: Me

Flying Brick Studio 2015

3 guitars (bass, drum and vox also)

Burning Airlines Gives You So Much More

Dedicated to my sister in Delaware.  She recommended doing this song which I wouldn't have otherwise thought of doing.
March 24th, Flying Brick Studio; South Acworth, New Hampshire.
tracks:
1) Fender (American) Strat rhythm
2) Fender (American) Strat 2nd rhythm
3) Vox
4) Vox (harmony)
5) Roland earlier (older/early-generation model) "V-Series" electronic drums (can't fit a regular set in the small bedroom-studio)
6) Yamaha Bass

Instruments and vocals Peter Alan Monroe
Engineer,  Jeff Firestone; Flying Brick Studios; South Acworth, New Hampshire
Photo: Jay and Peggy Monroe; Flushing Meadow Park; 1960

Ticket To Ride

Comment if you'd like whether a casual listener or professional.  Hopefully I'll see it...  Plan is to get all these demos into finished form as I learn how to play along with myself via the "click-track" and the recording process in general (as opposed to playing alone in my living room) for a CD by 2014 with with album art and liner notes.  Vocals and instruments by Peter Alan Monroe (yours truly).  

Peter Alan Monroe

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