Dave Clemo Band- Eternal Flame

Back in the summer of 2007 I had the idea of recording a complete album of songs in a couple of days. I enlisted the help of my son Chris on drums. His friend Jay was staying at our house so we roped him in to play lead guitar. We knew Chris Fordham from sharing the stage with him at various acoustic showcase gigs around the town. He had a bass guitar so I asked him to join us for the day.
The concept of the album was simple. I’d been recording my own songs for some years and fancied the idea of recording cover versions for a change. I also wanted to return to the time when touring bands would call into a studio on the way from one show to the next and record their next single.
There was a twist. I chose songs by one artist and we played them in the style of another.
We set up in the studio. It was a tight fit. Once we’d sound checked the levels we made a start. We started (as they say) at the beginning, on track one. I discussed my idea of the arrangement of the song, had a quick run through to make sure we could play it, and then hit the record button. Most songs were captured on the first take. On that first day we recorded ten tracks and came back a day or two later to do all the overdubs which included all the backing vocals (mostly me); all the guitar solos (mostly Jay) and a few extra bits of drums. All good.
I took the data to my good friend Andy Crawley who loaded it up on his system and did a fantastic job on the mixing and mastering.
We manufactured a few copies of the CD and played a gig or two but alas, our paths had only crossed for a brief moment in time and we all had other plans. The tracks were stored on a hard drive for ten years or more while I got on with other projects.
I put this video together using some footage of the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) that was shot in Northern Norway. Credit to the original poster.