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So, can a guy hunched over a cassette recorder in the kitchen -- armed with an acoustic guitar, a Casio keyboard, and little else -- record any songs worth listening to? I certainly think so, but listen to the songs below and judge for yourself. Afterwards, I'd really appreciate it if you'd let me know what you think of them. If you like them well enough, you may be glad to know that they (and many, many more of my home recordings from the past seven years) are available on CD. Contact me for details.
The songs are available for download below in both MPEG Audio Layer-3 format (often abbreviated as MPEG3 or MP3) and RealAudio 3 format. The MP3 files offer amazing, CD-quality stereo sound (see below), while the RealAudio versions are in mono at a much lower resolution (a bit like listening to a transistor radio...underwater).
If you have a high speed (i.e., Pentium or better) computer, but don't yet have an MP3 player, you really should get one. You can download a zipped version of a good MP3 player here, or there are other shareware players available on the Web. Netscape users will have to make sure that the player is properly plugged in as a "helper" (see "General Preferences" under the "Options" menu column). Needless to say, I didn't write any of these programs, and am not responsible for any damage that they may cause to your system (but so far, they've been kind to mine).
You can also download a free RealAudio Player from the folks at RealAudio.

Many, many thanks to my buddy David Sebba at for his technical expertise.

SONG TIME RECORDED/
REMASTERED COMMENTS

Hey
MP3 file / lyrics
RealAudio 3 2:23 7/28/91
Dec 1996 "Can't you write a happy song?" one of my loyal listeners asked after a spate of my broken-heart ballads. This ditty, inspired by her query and her demeanor, was my attempt.

Kathleen
MP3 file / lyrics
RealAudio3 2:36 8/28/91
Dec 1996 Chance meetings, unspoken fascinations, and a shuffle rhythym are the raw material for this summer-day song (see Reviews). I've always liked the vibraphone accents, and the bit in the middle where the drums kick in.

Ghosts
MP3 file / lyrics
RealAudio3 2:50 9/1/91
Nov 1996 Composed in a dorm basement late one solitary night in 1986. This atmospheric 1991 remake features Bert Vaux on electric axe, and was first released as a Redundant Steaks song.

When You
Are Here
MP3 file / lyrics
RealAudio3 3:26 5/?/92
Dec 1996 In this self-conscious attempt to evoke a Help-era Beatles' sound (i.e., circa 1965), I confined each of the instruments to a single stereo channel and threw in some "You Won't See Me"- style "ooh la la la"s. The lyrics were a straightforward message to my then-distant fiancee

Wheels
MP3 file / lyrics 2:38 3/?/91
Mar 1997 Impressions from a summer spent as a truck driver in southern Arizona. Although I re-recorded it six months later with fancier equipment and a proper drum machine, this Casio-driven original captured a nicer feel, notwithstanding its technical naievete.

Hold To You
MP3 file / lyrics 3:15 12/12/93
Dec 1996 Composed and recorded over the course of a couple hours while my wife (the subject of the song) was out shopping. It's just me and my 12-string, double-tracked. For such a hurried effort, I thought it was quite nice, especially some of the impromptu vocal harmonies.

Words, music, and performances © 1997 Douglas C. Anderson. All rights reserved.

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SONG	TIME	RECORDED/ REMASTERED	COMMENTS
Hey MP3 file / lyrics RealAudio 3	2:23	7/28/91 Dec 1996	*"Can't you write a happy* song?" one of my loyal listeners asked after a spate of my broken-heart ballads. This ditty, inspired by her query and her demeanor, was my attempt.**
Kathleen MP3 file / lyrics RealAudio3	2:36	8/28/91 Dec 1996	Chance meetings, unspoken fascinations, and a shuffle rhythym are the raw material for this summer-day song (see Reviews). I've always liked the vibraphone accents, and the bit in the middle where the drums kick in.
Ghosts MP3 file / lyrics RealAudio3	2:50	9/1/91 Nov 1996	Composed in a dorm basement late one solitary night in 1986. This atmospheric 1991 remake features Bert Vaux on electric axe, and was first released as a Redundant Steaks song.
When You Are Here MP3 file / lyrics RealAudio3	3:26	5/?/92 Dec 1996	In this self-conscious attempt to evoke a Help-era Beatles' sound (i.e., circa 1965), I confined each of the instruments to a single stereo channel and threw in some "You Won't See Me"- style "ooh la la la"s. The lyrics were a straightforward message to my then-distant fiancee
Wheels MP3 file / lyrics	2:38	3/?/91 Mar 1997	Impressions from a summer spent as a truck driver in southern Arizona. Although I re-recorded it six months later with fancier equipment and a proper drum machine, this Casio-driven original captured a nicer feel, notwithstanding its technical naievete.
Hold To You MP3 file / lyrics	3:15	12/12/93 Dec 1996	Composed and recorded over the course of a couple hours while my wife (the subject of the song) was out shopping. It's just me and my 12-string, double-tracked. For such a hurried effort, I thought it was quite nice, especially some of the impromptu vocal harmonies.