FAQ: The Phil Keaggy Information Phile (part 1/3)
Peter David THOMPSON
The Phil Keaggy Information Phile
Last revised: 20th February 1994
NEW:
Discography reformat (yet again)
Restored the videos (How long have _they_ been gone?)
Way Back Home song list
Detailed credits on 1971 Synergy {Glass Harp}
New cameo and reformat
Credits now distributed over whole Phile
Edited by p...@cs.mu.oz.au (Peter Thompson). Please send corrections,
commendations, and contributions via email (preferred) or followup this
article in the rec.music.christian newsgroup. Expect some sort of reply
within 7 days.
Note that each of the headers below are in ALL CAPS within the body of
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Contents:
Part 1
A. About the Phile...
A.1 What's missing
A.2 Distribution and disclaimers
B. The FAQ
B.1 When, What, Why
B.2 Phil's missing finger
B.3 The legendary benison
B.4 Albums in print
B.5 Club address and details
B.6 The Private Collection albums
C. Fragmentary biography
C.1 Life And Times
C.2 Attributes And Influences
Part 2
D. Discography
D.0 Chronology
D.1 General Release
1967 New Hudson Exit {approx, existence uncertain}
1970 Glass Harp {Glass Harp}
1971 Synergy {Glass Harp}
1972 It Makes Me Glad {Glass Harp}
1973 What A Day
1976 Love Broke Thru
1977 Emerging {Phil Keaggy Band}
1977 How The West Was One {approx, live with 2nd Chapter of Acts}
1978 Master And The Musician {instrumental}
1980 Ph'lip Side
1981 Town To Town
1982 Play Thru Me
1983 Private Collection Volume I - Underground
1985 Getting Closer
1987 Way Back Home
1987 The Wind And The Wheat {instrumental}
1988 Phil Keaggy And Sunday's Child
1990 Find Me In These Fields
1991 Beyond Nature {instrumental}
1993 Revelator
1993 Crimson And Blue
D.2 Restricted Access
1983 Private Collection Volume I - Underground
1989 Private Collection Volume II {approx}
1991 Private Collection Volume III
1993 Private Collection Volume IV
1993 Crimson And Blue Radio Special
Part 3
D.3 Friends And Phil Keaggy.
1974 Good To Be Home
1975 Come Into His Presence
1975 In The Volume Of The Book
1976 Toward Eternity {1976-1979?}
1977 The Courts Of The King
1978 Full Circle
1978 Roar Of Love {approx}
1988 One by One {or 1989}
1991 Entertaining Angels
D.4 Collections
1977 Song In The Air {Glass Harp}
1987 Prime Cuts {UK release}
1989 The Best Of Keaggy/The Early Years 1973-1978
1992 The Boot Collection 1970-1991 {approx}
D.5 Cameos
E. Reviews
E.1 Net.*
Glass Harp (reunion concert - 10/11th April 1981)
Phil Keaggy and Glass Harp (19th Nov. 1993)
E.2 Cornerstone Magazine
Love Broke Thru
Good To Be Home
Song In The Air/Emerging
Town To Town
Come Into His Presence/Final Touch
Play Thru Me
Underground
Getting Closer
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[A.] ABOUT THE PHILE...
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[A.1] WHAT'S MISSING
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There are several things missing from this Phile. They include:
* Firm dates for:
198? --:-- Phil Keaggy - Acoustic Guitar Style {VIDEO}
198? --:-- Phil Keaggy - Electric Guitar Style {VIDEO}
1976? --:-- Toward Eternity {Matthew Ward}
1978? 35:20 Roar Of Love {2nd Chapter of Acts}
1988? --:-- One By One {Compassion All Star Band}
* Track lists for:
198? --:-- Phil Keaggy - Acoustic Guitar Style {VIDEO}
198? --:-- Phil Keaggy - Electric Guitar Style {VIDEO}
1981 --:-- A New Horizon {Paul Clark}
* Any proof of the existance of an album by New Hudson Exit.
* Any real proof that any famous guitarist said that Phil was the world's
greatest guitarist (Phil never did).
* More biographical details.
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[A.2] DISCLAIMERS AND DISTRIBUTION
The Phile is distributed in three parts: the first section contains
nearly all the information anyone would want, the second is a much too
detailed discography of Phil's albums, and the third is an equally detailed
discography of Phil's collaborations, collections and album reviews. This
split stops the Phile breaching the (obsolete) 64K limit, and makes it
easier to save only the portions of the Phile you are interested in.
The information contained herein is based on many sources, so don't be
suprised at any inconsitencies, inaccuracies or uncertainties. The Phile is
the work of many people; each section has email addresses of substantial
contributors to that section.
Please direct all complaints, compliments, and contributions to the
address below. You should receive some sort of answer within a week. If I
use your material in the Phile, you'll get credit (unless you ask not); you
must expect to let everything else go, since I don't get anything except
satisfaction (and information) out of doing this.
Finally, unaltered electronic reproduction of the material contained in
the Phile is not only allowed, but encouraged; however, the printed
reproduction is discouraged, because of copyright conditions on reviews,
song listings, and such. Besides, I have no wish for my mistakes to be
immortalised in print.
Thanks in advance from the editor and collator, who is:
Peter Thompson (p...@cs.mu.oz.au)
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[B.] THE FAQ
These are some of the frequently asked questions about Phil Keaggy.
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[B.1] WHEN, WHAT, WHY
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Q. WHERE can I get the Glass Harp albums?
A. The Glass Harp albums are available from True Tunes, The CD Coneection
(telnet to holonet.net and log in as cdc (no password)), Long's (I think
so, anyway), and The Phil Keaggy Club (oh yes, and Gaslight in Melbourne,
Australia). Prices vary; best I've seen is US$13.59+postage and worst
US$20+postage. They are "Marketed and distributed by Line GmbH., P.O. Box
605220, D-22247 Hamburg, Germany."
Q. WHEN is Phil coming to {my town}?
A. CCM Magazine publishes the concert schedule for a lot of artists, Phil
included. At least you're probably on the same continent (*sniff*). Contact
Street Level Artist Agency, 106 N. Buffalo St. 2nd floor, Warsaw IN 46508
for bookings and hence I presume booking information.
Q. WHEN is _Way Back Home_ going to be re-released?
A. Real Soon Now.
Q. WHEN is Bernadette Keaggy's book out, and WHAT is it going to be
called?
A. Now, and _A Deeper Shade Of Grace_.
Q. WHEN is Phil's next album due, and what will it be like?
A. Haven't the slightest. I haven't had a club letter since March 1993.
Q. WHY can't the new Glass Harp play the old Glass Harp stuff?
A. Wade Jaynes doesn't know the bass parts? They were out of time? The
record company and/or Dan Pecchio hasn't released the rights? Ask Phil for
me at the next concert you go to :-)
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[B.2] PHIL'S MISSING FINGER
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The missing finger on Phil's picking hand is not a result of drugs, a
cult, or an overdeveloped ego and underdeveloped common sense.
In Phil's own words: "When I was four I climbed up on to the [farmyard]
pump to get a drink of water when suddenly the old wooden base broke apart
causing the pump to fall through [the cover,] cutting off my middle finger
on the right hand."
There is a reference to this event in the song "Way Back Home"; the back
cover of, and ads for _Crimson And Blue_ show the hand with the missing
digit, as does one of the photos in _How The West Was One_.
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[B.3] THE LEGENDARY BENISON
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There is a persistant and mutating rumor (e.g. urban legend) that
Hendrix, McCartney, or Clapton once said in an interview that Phil Keaggy
was the greatest guitarist in the world. The interview has variously been
in Guitar Player, the Dick Cavett show, or the Tonight show.
If it was Hendrix, then it would have been after the tour that Glass Harp
reportedly (according to r.m.c) did with Hendrix, and thus between 1967-68
and 1970 when Hendrix died. The Dick Cavett show c. 1968 is said to be the
source. There are several possibilities here:
- Hendrix was being sarcastic (in response to a leading question?).
- Hendrix was under the influence of mind-altering substances.
- Hendrix said Phil was the "shortest guitar player in the world."
- The whole thing is a mass hallucination.
Much the same analysis applies to the other two guitarists, with the
possible exception of the "mind-altering substances" alternative (depending
on guitarist and when the interview is supposed to have taken place).
The closest thing to this I have seen documented evidence for is this:
..Keaggy remembers a quote [Ted] Nugent later said about him: "He said,
'I don't know what happened to that Phil Keaggy, he could have saved the
world with his guitar.'" (CCM Magazine, January 1989)
[The rest of this section contributed by Mark Aubrey]
This is the story according to Phil. (Reprinted from True Tunes News,
Volume Five, Issue Seven, page 43. Reprinted with permission of John J.
Thompson, editorial director.)
TTN: There has been a story floating around forever. I has to do with
Hendrix and/or Clapton saying that you're the best guitarist in the world.
PK: Well, to me it seems like an unverified rumor. Maybe someone said
something and it went down the line and turned into something outlandish.
After 22 years of hearing this thing you would think by now that someone
would say "Hey listen to this tape or this video that proves it." Nobody
has ever produced anything that gives it authenticity. I couldn't imagine
that Hendrix or Clapton would have known me. I do know the Edge has heard
about me and was once quoted as saying "I don't understand why he won't be
more dangerous with his music." Maybe this album [Crimson and Blue] will
prove to be. I met Paul McCartney at a wedding, and he said "You did a
very nice job in the wedding, you have a very nice voice." He gave me a
couple compliments and some advice. It was great to sit down and have about
twenty minutes with one of my heroes and play guitar and sing together.
The big mega-stars don't happen really, I just don't rub shoulders with
them, although I have recently made friends with Greg Martin from the
Kentucky Headhunters. He is going to be interviewing me for a magazine
article soon. But I don't know too many big timers. As far as the rumor,
unless anyone can sit and show me proof I will not believe it. I do know
that in the days the Glass Harp was getting underway we were very high
spirited. There were some things done in those days that I listen to today
and think it was pretty good.
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[B.4] ALBUMS IN PRINT
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This includes only those albums by Phil Keaggy currently generally
available new - see long discography and club information below for details
on others. I seem to remember that the Paul Clark albums have been
re-released as a CD boxed set, but I only remember reading it on the net,
so your mileage may vary.
1970 Glass Harp {Glass Harp}
- Reissued 1993 on CD as LINE 9.01253 O
1971 Synergy {Glass Harp}
- Reissued 1993 on CD as LINE 9.01254 O
1972 It Makes Me Glad {Glass Harp}
- Reissued 1993 on CD as LINE 9.01255 O
1973 What A Day
1976 Love Broke Thru
- 1990 double reissue on CD/cassette as Myrrh 7016915611 (CD).
1977 How The West Was One {live with Second Chapter Of Acts}
- 1990 double CD/cassette reissue as SPD 1295 (Sparrow CD)
1978 Master And The Musician {electric instrumental - 8:56 bonus track}
- 1989 re-release on CD/cassette as Myrrh 701-6891-615 (CD).
1980 Ph'lip Side {lost Send Out Your Light; gained In Your Keep}
1981 Town To Town
1982 Play Thru Me
- 1990 triple reissue on CD/cassette as Myrrh 7016945618 (2CD)
1987 The Wind And The Wheat {ambient electric/acoustic instrumental}
- Released on LP/CD/cassette as Maranatha Music 7-10-014967-3 (CD).
1988 Phil Keaggy And Sunday's Child {lp lost Everything Is Alright}
- Released on LP/CD/cassette as Myrrh 7016876616 (CD)
1990 Find Me In These Fields
- Released on CD/cassette as Myrrh 7016899616 (CD).
1991 Beyond Nature {classical acoustic instrumental}
- Released on CD/cassette as Myrrh 7016902617 (CD).
1993 Revelator {maxisingle CD with $2 off Crimson And Blue coupon}
- Released on CD as Myrrh 7016965619.
1993 Crimson And Blue
- Released on CD/cassette as Myrrh 7016954617 (CD)
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[B.5] CLUB ADDRESS AND DETAILS
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The address of the club as of 1993 (as written in "Crimson And Blue") is:
The Phil Keaggy Club
P.O. Box 15357
Chesapeake, Virginia 23328-5357
United States of America
The address may be found somewhere on the cover insert of his albums.
It costs US$10 for a year's membership, including 4 issues of the club
newsletter. Back issues are US$2. Private Collection cassettes are $10
each, and a $2.50 p&p charge applies; $3.50 for foreign and Canada. You
need to be a club member to order anything from the club. Note that
newsletter postage may be much higher for overseas.
Issues of the (new) newsletter to date are:
Volume 1 Number 1 February 1991
Volume 1 Number 2 July 1991
Volume 1 Number 3 January 1992
Volume 1 Number 4 May 1992
Volume 2 Number 1 undated - any USA member got a date for me?
This information is current as of March 1993. I haven't heard from them
since then, despite several letters.
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[B.6] THE PRIVATE COLLECTION ALBUMS
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These are Phil's homemade albums, largely recorded in his basement. Below
are the song lists for each cassette; there is more information on each
track in the discography.
These cassettes are only available via the club.
Private Collection Volume I (Underground)
The Ransom - Deadline - I Know Someone - Think About It - One In A
Million - A Glorious Sunset - What A Love - The Two Of You - Paid In Full -
What You Are Inside - Follow Me On - The Survivor - When I Say I Love You
This is a remastered version of the album of the same title released in
1983. The order of tracks on the first side has also changed.
Private Collection Volume II
Take Courage - Growing Tree In Motion - Salvation Army Band - What
Wondrous Love Is This - The Great Escape - Breaking Away - Welcome Home -
The Lion And The Lamb - Jesus Loves The Church - Gentle And Strong (Ian's
Song) - Get Over It - You're Good To Me - When Love Came In The Back Door -
In Good Time - Not So Long Ago
Private Collection Volume III
Arrow - Gonna Keep My Mind Stayed On You - You Can Make It - The Good
News - He Loves Me - Psalm 56 - Stigotit - Down To The Wire - Misinformed
Man - Lovely Jesus - Taste And See - She's A.O.K. With Me - D.iE.B.R.A. -
The Love I Long To Hold - Montana - Late One Night - Swing Low, Sweet
Chariot
Private Collection Volume IV
Like An Island - Little School Girl - Jesus Is The Sunshine On My Face -
A New Star - Take You Home - When I Consider - March Of The Clouds Medley -
You - We Three Kings - Our Lives - Spirit Bus - Beyond The Screen - Look -
Year After Year - Totally Yours - Endless Life - Passport - Excerpt from
Buckets of Water
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[C.] FRAGMENTARY BIOGRAPHY
Sources for this section include Phil Keaggy The Newsletter, How the West
Was One, CCM magazine, liner notes, Crimson And Blue Radio Special, and
various net.recollections from:
dar...@sr.hp.com (Daren McClearnon)
rgc...@osf.org (Robert Cote)
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[C.1] LIFE AND TIMES
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March 1951 (turned 40 in 1991): born as the 9th of 10 children to Jim ?
Keaggy and Marguerite ? ?. His family is Mike, Dave (who sells computers),
Karl, Bill, and Jim (in heaven), Ellen, Peg, Kathy and younger sister Geri.
Place is Hubbard, Ohio.
Age 4: Loses the famous body part. In his own words:
"When I was four I climbed up on to the [farmyard] pump to get a drink of
water when suddenly the old wooden base broke apart causing the pump to
fall through [the cover,] cutting off my middle finger on the right hand."
Age 10: Starts playing guitar.
Age 12: Starts playing in public.
Eighth grade (1964?): meets John Sferra (Glass Harp percussionist)
February 1970: Born again (on the same day as sister Geri) with the
assistance of Ellen Keaggy.
sometime 1973: Moves into Love Inn, upper New York State from Youngstown,
Ohio.
sometime 1973: marries Bernadette ? ?.
1975-1976: 5 children miscarried. Book called "A Deeper Shade Of Grace" by
Bernadette about this period (with a foreword by Phil) now available from
Sparrow.
sometime after 1978: moves to Southern California
sometime 1980 [11 y.o. in July 1991]: Alica Marguerite is born.
sometime 1984 [7 y.o. in July 1991]: Olivia Ann is born.
June 1987: Ian Sebastian is born.
1989: Moves to Nashville, TN. Lives next door to Charlie Peacock's
manager.
sometime 1990-1991: Plays in front of Paul McCartney at Laura McCartney's
wedding (Two of You, Here and Now, What a Wonder, and I Love You Lord).
Paul said Phil "did a fine job" and "you sound a lot like James Taylor".
They had a brief acoustic jam after the wedding (photo in newsletter).
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[C.2] ATTRIBUTES AND REMINISCES
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Management: Proper Management, PO Box 3157, Virginia Beach, VA 23454
Bookings: Street Level Artist Agency, 106 N. Buffalo St. 2nd floor,
Warsaw IN 46508.
Appearance: 5 foot 4 inches, clean shaven, black collar (shoulder?)
length hair with high front hairline. Wears a beret a lot lately. Missing
the middle finger of right (picking) hand.
Uses James Olsen custom acoustic guitars: has at least a Strat, a Gretch
1959 Anniversary Model, a Zion and a Les Paul.
Daren writes: There are two Glass Harp albums displayed in the music
rack in Phil's basement behind him in the photo on the back cover of
"Private Collection Vol. 1 - Underground" 1 (LP). "It Makes Me Glad" is
facing the camera with the words "Glass Harp" clearly legible. "Synergy"
is the whitish album cover at an angle in the bottom of the rack. It has a
green "omega" with a red stylized lightning bolt through it.
Peter writes: The 1991 remastered cassette reissue has, I think, a lower
quality greyscale reproduction of a similar (but definitely not identical)
photo. The former cover is visible; the latter is obscured by an electric
guitar (Strat clone? two-tone (dark/light), NOT the Les Paul, has 3 knobs),
if there at all.
Robert writes: As another (possibly useless) piece of trivia: I saw Phil
when he was touring the Ph'lip Side album around 1979 (would have been
1980) in Providence, RI. Interestingly, his band was comprised of:
- Peter York on rhythm guitar (no surprise)
- Phil Madeira (I think)
- Greg X. Volz on rhythm guitar and backing vocals (of course Volz is
best known for his work with early Petra records and some solo
work. The PK band did an *amazing* version of Praise Ye The Lord,
a song that which later made it onto the Petra album Never Say Die.
His short stint with Phil was between the "Washes Whiter Than" and
"Never Say Die" Petra albums.)
- and a drummer and bass player who later went on to form the band
King's X. The bass player is Doug Pinnock but I don't remember the
drummer's name.
Now that I think about it, Lynn Nichols may have also been in that band
playing backup guitar. Hmmm. Maybe not. I just remember there being more
than 6 people on stage.
Daren writes again: there is the "Welcome t'one and all. Tonight, J.D.'s
& Kent State University, Ohio, all the way to Carnegie Hall. Let us please
welcome Decca recording artists, Glass Harp" intro to "I've Just Begun
(Again)" off of the "Sunday's Child" album. The two flanged Gsus chords
struck before the real song begins are the intro to "Look In The Sky" from
the "Glass Harp" album.
Daren writes yet again: FOR MORE INFORMATION, a good article to read is
titled "Sunday's Child is Full of Grace" in the January, 1989 issue of
Contemporary Christian Music magazine. I'm sure there are other good
sources of Keaggy biographical information.
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Peter David THOMPSON
[D.] DISCOGRAPHY
This section contains a lot of details on as many of Phil's albums as I
can find. The definition has been stretched to include collaborations in
the "Friends And Phil Keaggy" section.
Mark Aubrey (mau...@david.wheaton.edu) {New Hudson Exit, Song In The
Air, What A Day, Love Broke Thru, How The West Was One, Master And The
Musician, Ph'lip Side, Town To Town, Play Thru Me, Getting Closer, Prime
Cuts, The Best Of Keaggy/The Early Years, The Wind And The Wheat, Sunday's
Child, Find Me In These Fields, Revelator, Crimson And Blue, Toward
Eternity, One By One}
Ben Coleman (b...@nj8j.atl.ga.us) {Come Into His Presence, Good To Be
Home, Full Circle, In The Courts Of The King}
Daren McClearnon (dar...@sr.hp.com) {Emerging, Glass Harp, Synergy, It
Makes Me Glad}
Peter Thompson (p...@cs.mu.oz.au) {Extensive editing and reformatting,
Producer and musician credits on Mark's track lists, Electric Guitar Style,
Acoustic Guitar Style, Way Back Home, In The Volume Of The Book, Roar Of
Love, Entertaining Angels, Private Collection Volume I - Underground,
Private Collections Volumes II, III & IV, The Boot Collection}
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[D.0] CHRONOLOGY
This section contains titles of all known Keaggy albums in reverse
chronological order of release. The original Glass Harp was Phil Keaggy,
John Sferra, and Dan Pecchio. The current touring reformation of Glass
Harp does not include bassist Don Pecchio (except when in Ohio), who is
replaced with Wade Jaynes (ex Chagall Guevara), and includes other
musicians (Phil Madeira).
Times below are for CD releases, where there is a difference; Private
Collection times are only approximate.
General release:
1993 70:03 Crimson And Blue
1993 40:42 Revelator
1991 60:00 Phil Keaggy - Acoustic Guitar Style {Video}
1991 60:14 Beyond Nature {instrumental}
1990 51:10 Find Me In These Fields
1989 Phil Keaggy - Electric Guitar Style {Video}
1989 51:39 The Best Of Keaggy/The Early Years 1973-1978
1988 52:48 Phil Keaggy And Sunday's Child
1987 50:42 The Wind And The Wheat {instrumental}
1987 42:55 Prime Cuts {UK compilation release}
1987 Way Back Home
1985 Getting Closer
1983 50:19 Private Collection Volume I - Underground
1982 44:23 Play Thru Me
1981 41:04 Town To Town
1980 41:40 Ph'lip Side
1978 44:00 Master And The Musician {instrumental}
1977 33:21 Song In The Air {Glass Harp compilation}
1977 Emerging
1977 124:52 How The West Was One {live with 2nd Chapter of Acts}
1976 39:00 Love Broke Thru
1973 37:01 What A Day
1972 35:43 It Makes Me Glad {Glass Harp}
1971 35:22 Synergy {Glass Harp}
1970 49:08 Glass Harp {Glass Harp}
1967 New Hudson Exit
Restricted access:
1993 115:55 Crimson/Blue Radio Specials
1993 --:-- Private Collection Volume IV
1992 --:-- The Boot Collection 1970-1991 {approx, compilation}
1991 71:19 Private Collection Volume III
1989 59:30 Private Collection Volume II
1989 50:19 Private Collection Volume I - Underground {remixed}
Friends and Phil Keaggy:
1991 44:48 Entertaining Angels {Jimmy A}
1988? 51:13 One by One {Compassion All Star Band}
1981 --:-- A New Horizon {Paul Clark}
1978? 35:20 Roar Of Love {2nd Chapter of Acts}
1978 41:35 Full Circle {Nedra Ross}
1977 42:36 The Courts Of The King {Keaggy et al}
1976? 31:40 Toward Eternity {Matthew Ward}
1975 35:51 In The Volume Of The Book {2nd Chapter of Acts}
1975 33:05 Good to Be Home {Paul Clark and Friends}
1974 33:40 Come Into His Presence {Paul Clark and Friends}
NOTES:
- Track types are A for (mainly) acoustic, E for (mainly) electric, and
<type>Ins for an instrumental track of that type.
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[D.1] GENERAL RELEASE
Phil Keaggy started playing at age 10 and public from about age 12, so
the oldest possible recording is 1961 and bootleg 1963.
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#### 1967? - NEW HUDSON EXIT
New Hudson Exit (about 1967)
Date Records (a Columbia subsidiary)
This album may or may not exist. Proof, anyone?
#### 1970 - GLASS HARP (49:08)
Glass Harp
Glass Harp (1970)
Decca 75261 (reprinted in 1980 as MCA-293)
reissued 1993 by LINECA RECORDS as LCCD 9.01253 O
1. 6:25 Can You See Me (Pecchio, Keaggy)
2. 4:10 Children's Fantasy (Keaggy)
3. 6:00 Changes * (Sferra)
4. 4:00 Village Queen (Pecchio)
5. 2:50 Black Horse (Sferra)
6. 3:50 Southbound (Sferra, Keaggy)
7. 6:30 Whatever Life Demands (Keaggy, Pecchio)
8. 8:10 Look In The Sky (Keaggy, Sferra, Pecchio)
9. 5:15 Garden (Keaggy, Sferra, Pecchio)
10. 2:30 On Our Own (Sferra, Keaggy)
* full title: Changes (in the heart of my own true love)
Phil Keaggy: guitars, vocals
Dan Pecchio: bass, flute, vocals
John Sferra: drums, vocals, acoustic guitar
John Cale: electric viola
Larry Fallon: string arrangements
Producer: Lewis Merenstein
Engineer: Ron Johnsen
Recorded at Electric Lady Studios
#### 1971 - SYNERGY (35:22)
Glass Harp
Synergy (1971)
Decca - 75306 (MCA)
reissued 1993 by LINECA RECORDS as LCCD 9.01254 O
1. 3:40 One Day at A Time (Keaggy)
2. 3:25 Never Is A Long Time (Pecchio)
3. 5:05 Just Always (Sferra)
Mary Smith: vocal harmony (3)
4. 2:42 Special Friends (Sferra, Keaggy, Pecchio)
5. 3:31 Coming Home (Pecchio, Sferra)
6. 4:21 Song Of Hope (Keaggy)
7. 3:00 Child of the Universe (Pecchio)
8. 3:59 Mountains (Keaggy)
9. 2:38 The Answer (Keaggy)
10. 2:55 Dawn Of A New Day (Keaggy, Pecchio)
Phil Keaggy: guitars, vocals (1,4-6,8-10), harmony (3,5,7-8)
Dan Pecchio: bass (1-2,4-8,10), vocals (2,4-5,7), harmony (3,5,8,10),
flute (7)
John Sferra: drums (1,3-8,10), vocals (2-3), harmony (5-8,10), acoustic
guitar (3), tamborine (9)
Ralph McDonald: additional percussion effects (1,3,6-7)
Producer: Lewis Merenstein
Engineer: Ralph Moss
Asst. Engineers: Tom Lubin, Bill Culhane, Gordon Shoad
Recorded at Electric Lady Studios
#### 1972 - IT MAKES ME GLAD (35:43)
Glass Harp
It Makes Me Glad (1972)
Decca - 75358 (MCA Records International)
reissued 1993 by LINECA RECORDS as LCCD 9.01255 O
1. 2:12 See Saw (Pecchio)
2. 3:38 Sailing On A River (Sferra)
3. 5:45 La De Da (Pecchio)
4. 3:23 Colt (Sferra)
5. 4:15 Sea And You (Sferra)
6. 2:50 David & Goliath (Keaggy)
7. 2:40 I'm Going Home (Keaggy)
8. 4:22 Do Lord (Sferra, Keaggy, Pecchio)
9. 2:35 Song in the Air (Keaggy)
10. 3:50 Let's Live Together (Sferra, Keaggy, Pecchio)
Producer: Lewis Merenstein
Associate producer: Ralph Moss
Assistant engineer: Dick Shapiro
Recorded at Electric Lady Studios
#### 1973 - WHAT A DAY (37:01)
What A Day (1973)
NewSong - NS001 (LP) NSA-001 (8track) Nissi - EMR 4604 (LP)
reissued in 1990 with Love Broke Thru on Myrrh CD 7016915611
(CD):
1. 2:54 This Is What The Lord Will Do For You
2. 2:05 King Of The Jews
3. 4:17 Walking With Our Lord
4. 2:44 A Time And A Place
5. 4:44 Rejoice
6. 4:49 What A Day
7. 5:09 Now I Can See
8. 1:18 Behold All Things Become New {ins}
9. 4:43 Hallelujah
10. 3:27 I Will Sing
(8track):
1 8 9 2 3 4 6 7 5 10
Phil Keaggy: Everything.
Produced and arranged by Phil Keaggy
Co-produced and engineered by Gary Hedden
#### 1976 - LOVE BROKE THRU (39:00)
Love Broke Thru (1976)
NewSong - NS002 (LP)
reissued in 1990 with What A Day on Myrrh CD 7016915611
(CD):
11. 3:31 Your Love Broke Through *
12. 4:56 Take Me Closer
13. 4:32 As The Ruin Falls {from a poem by C.S. Lewis}
14. 4:16 Wild Horse
15. 2:38 Disappointment {from a poem by Edith Lillian Young}
16. 6:47 Time
17. 2:04 Portrait **
18. 3:43 Just The Same (words w. Buck Herring)
19. 3:15 Things I Will Do
20. 3:33 Abraham (Buck & Anne Herring)
* by Keith Green, Randy Stonehill, and Todd Fishkind
** based on "Portrait of a Christian", a poem by Beatrice Clelland
Phil Keaggy: All guitars, vocals
Don Menza: flute
Jim Gordon: drums
Leland Sklar: bass
Larry Knechtel: piano, Fender Rhodes, organ
Michael Omartian: Aarpvark
Marshall Cyr, Bill Baker: horns
Keaggy, Hopper and Herring: percussion
Myron LeFerve, Matthew Ward, Anne Herring: BGVs
Produced and engineered by Buck Herring
Executive producer: Scott Ross
Recorded at Sunwest Studios, Hollywood and Frog Shoes, Burbank
#### 1977 - HOW THE WEST WAS ONE (124:52)
2nd Chapter of Acts, Phil Keaggy, and `a band called David'
How The West Was One (1977)
Sparrow (1991 re-issue)- SPD-1295 (double CD) SPC-1295 (double cassette)
Times in the first column are for spoken introductions. Numbers are for the
track, not the introduction.
1. 2:26 Concert Intro
2. 3:38 Hey Watcha Say
4. 0:38 3:27 Keep On Shinin'
6. 1:08 4:43 I Fall In Love/Change
7. 3:43 Now That I Belong To You
8. 0:23 Phil's Intro
10. 0:42 5:56 What A Day
12. 1:00 3:37 Love Broke Thru
14. 0:27 5:07 Take Me Closer
16. 0:07 5:39 My Life
18. 0:17 5:25 Another Try
20. 0:07 16:22 Rejoice
Peter York: rhythm guitar (14,18,20), BGVs (18,20)
Richard Souther: BGVs (18,20)
2. 0:03 4:08 Just The Same
4. 0:06 5:47 Hallelujah
5. 9:44 Time
7. 1:10 3:45 Easter Song
9. 1:02 3:08 Dance With You
10. 4:44 Which Way The Wind Blows
12. 2:44 3:52 Something Tells Me
13. 3:24 Yaweh
15. 1:46 2:32 Ps 61
16. 2:43 Grinding Stone
17. 3:52 Receive
19. 0:30 6:20 Medley: Morning Comes When You Call/Son Comes Over The Hill
Peter York: rhythm guitar (4)
Phil Keaggy: guitar, vocals
Herb Melton: bass
Gene Gunnels: drums
Richard Souther: piano & multi-keyboards
2nd Chapter of Acts (Matthew Ward, Anne Herring, and Nellie Greisen):
vocals, BGVs
Anne Herring: piano
Produced by Buck Herring
#### 1977 - EMERGING
Phil Keaggy Band
Emerging (1977)
NewSong - NS004 (LP)
1. 1:25 Theme (Phil Madeira)
2:25 Where Is My Maker?
2. 4:55 Another Try
3. 3:09 Ryan's Song {based on a poem by Bill Clarke}
Karl Fruh: Cello (3)
4. 5:43 Struck By The Love (Phil Madeira)
5. 4:57 Turned On The Light
6. 4:09 Sorry
7. 5:16 Take A Look Around
Ray Papai: Sax (7)
8. 5:29 Gentle Eyes
Phil Keaggy: vocals, lead electric and acoustic guitar
Terry Andersen: drums
Dan Cunnigham: bass
Phil Madeira: vocals, piano, Fender Rhodes, Micro & Polymoog synths
Lynn Nichols: vocals, electric, acoustic (lead on 4), classical guitar
Produced by Peter K. Hopper with Phil Keaggy
Engineered & Mixed by Gary Hedden
#### 1978 - MASTER AND THE MUSICIAN (44:00)
Master And The Musician (1978)
NewSong - NS006 (LP)
Nissi (reissued in 1989 on Myrrh 701-6891-615 (CD) with one extra track)
1. 2:22 Pilgrim's Flight
2. 3:26 Agora (The Marketplace)
Tom Baker: Bass (2)
3. 0:47 The Castle's Call
4. 3:20 Wedding In The Country Manor
5. 5:45 Suite- Of Reflections
6. 5:13 Golden Halls
7. 1:18 Mouthpiece
8. 4:05 Follow Me Up
9. 0:55 Jungle Pleasures
10. 3:52 Deep Calls Unto Deep
Nick Kricher: Recorders & oboe (10)
11. 7:05 Medley: Evensong-Twighlight-Forever Joy
Philip Kimbrough: Recorders (11)
12. 1:48 The High And Exalted One
13. 8:56 Epilogue/Amazing Grace {bonus track on reissue}
Peter Pfiefer: Percussion (13)
Jim Issacs: Oboe (13)
Phil: classic, electric, and E-bow guitars, bass, Arp bass synthesizer,
drums and percussion, voices
Bernadette Keaggy: voices
Tom Fryer: Keyboards (2,5,6,12)
Susan Kricher: Flute (3,4)
Produced and arranged by Phil Keaggy
Engineered by Mal Davis and Garry Hedden
Recorded June-August 1978 at Hedden West Studio, Shaumberg, IL
#### 1980 - PH'LIP SIDE (41:40)
Ph'lip Side (1980)
Sparrow - SPR-1036 (LP) SPC-1036 (cassette)
Myrrh - 7016945618 (CD) 7016945383 (cassette) 1991 double CD/cassette
reissue with Town to Town and Play Thru Me.
(Sparrow release)
1. 3:55 A Child (In Everyone's Heart)
2. 4:27 Little Ones
3. 4:13 Spend My Life With You
4. 4:00 Just A Moment Away (w. Doug Pinnick)
5. 4:10 I Belong To You
6. 5:46 A Royal Commandment
7. 4:32 Sunday School
8. 3:28 Send Out Your Light
9. 5:28 Pulling Down (w. Greg X. Volz)
(CD reissue)
10. 4:01 A Child (In Everyone's Heart)
11. 4:58 Little Ones
12. 5:17 Spend My Life With You
13. 3:27 I Belong To You
14. 3:31 In Your Keep (w. Greg X. Volz)
1. 4:02 Just A Moment Away (w. Doug Pinnick)
2. 4:33 Sunday School
3. 5:49 A Royal Commandment
4. 5:25 Pulling Down (w. Greg X. Volz)
Phil: acoustic & electric guitars, vocals
Paul Leim: drums
Leon Gaer: electric synthesised bass
Richard Souther: piano, Rhodes, and synthesizers
Alex Acuna: percussion
Dan Collins, Jamie Owens-Collins, Greg X. Volz, Matthew Ward: BGVs
Produced by Dan Collins and Phil Keaggy
Engineered by Jack Puig
Recorded at 5 different studios in CA
#### 1981 - TOWN TO TOWN (41:04)
Town To Town (1981)
Sparrow - SPR-1053 (LP) SPC-1053 (cassette)
Myrrh - 7016945618 (CD) 7016945383 (cassette) 1991 double CD/cassette
reissue with Play Thru Me and Ph'lip Side.
(LP):
1. 3:01 Wished You Were Here
2. 4:15 Full Circle
3. 4:20 Life Love And You
4. 6:45 Town To Town
5. 4:00 What A Wonder You Are *
6. 3:01 In Between
7. 5:23 Our Lives **
8. 4:10 Rise Up O Men Of God (Trad., arr. Keaggy)
9. 4:50 Let Everything Else Go
(CD):
1. 6:49 Town To Town
2. 4:29 Life Love And You
3. 4:23 Full Circle
4. 3:04 Wished You Were There
5. 4:03 What A Wonder You Are *
6. 3:04 In Between
7. 5:28 Our Lives **
8. 4:13 Rise Up O Men Of God (Trad., arr. Keaggy)
9. 4:53 Let Everything Else Go
* duet vocal: Michelle Pillar
** additional vocals: Bernadette Keaggy
Phil: guitars, bass & vocals
Leon Gaer: bass
Dean Hagen, Jim Delong: drums
Alex Acuna: percussion
Richard Souther: synthesizer
Tom Keene: synthesizer, Fender Rhodes, piano
Dan Murdoch: Rhodes piano
Lee Jones: fretless bass
Curt Bartlett: additional guitar
Bruce Hibbar, Michelle Pillar, The Winans, Peter York: BGVs
Produced by Bob Cotton and Phil Keaggy
Arranged by Phil Keaggy
Engineered by Bob Cotton
Recorded at Sound Recorders, Kansas City, KS and Paramount Recording
Studios, Hollywood, CA
#### 1982 - PLAY THRU ME (44:23)
Play Thru Me (1982)
Sparrow - SPR-1062 (LP) SPC-1062 (cassette)
Myrrh - 7016945618 (CD) 7016945383 (cassette) 1991 double CD/cassette
reissue with Town to Town and Ph'lip Side.
(CD):
5. 2:48 Happy
6. 4:41 Carefree
7. 3:39 Nobody's Playgirl Now
8. 4:59 Cherish The Moment
9. 3:35 She Came To Stay
10. 3:11 Papa Song
Bernadette and Alica Keaggy (at 16 mths): Vocals (10)
11. 2:45 The Wall
12. 3:31 Make A Change
13. 3:09 Train To Glory
14. 4:26 Play Thru Me
15. 3:09 His Master's Voice
16. 3:31 Morning Light *
* based on and inspired by Thomas Tiplady's poem "Above The Hills Of Time"
Phil Keaggy: guitars, bass, lead and BGVs
Jim DeLong: drums
Smitty Price: keyboards
Michael Fisher: percussion
Handley Hockensmith: bass (5,7)
Produced by Phil Keaggy and Bob Cotton
Arranged by Phil Keaggy
Engineered by Bob Cotton and Wally Grant
Recorded at Sound Recorders, Kansas City, MO and Weddington Studios, North
Hollywood, CA
#### 1983 - PRIVATE COLLECTION VOLUME I - UNDERGROUND (50:19)
Private Collection Volume I - Underground (1983)
Nissi - EMC 4600 (cassette) ? (LP)
Original song order: 7 1 2 4 5 3 6 8 9 10 11 12 13
See Private Collection listing for details.
#### 1986 - GETTING CLOSER
Getting Closer (1986)
Nissi - EMC 4605 (cassette)
1. Where Has Our Love Gone
2. Passport
3. I Will Be There
4. Getting Closer
5. Movie
6. Sounds
7. Like An Island
8. Look Deep Inside
9. Riverton
10. Reaching Out
#### 1987 - WAY BACK HOME
Way Back Home (1987)
Pan Pacific Records (due for re-release in 1994)
1. Way Back Home
2. Here And Now
3. A New Star
4. Maker Of The Universe
5. Once I Prayed
6. Let Everything Else Go {different version to "Town To Town"}
7. Noah's Song
8. The Reunion {As on "The Wind And The Wheat"}
9. Olivia
10. Be In Time
11. In Every Need
#### 1987 - THE WIND AND THE WHEAT (50:42)
The Wind And The Wheat (1987)
Maranatha! - 7010149673 (CD) 7016959384 (cassette)
1. 5:25 March Of The Clouds
2. 5:32 Paradise Dream
3. 4:32 The Wind And The Wheat
4. 6:32 Where Travellers Meet
5. 3:02 From Shore To Shore
6. 4:21 Prayer
7. 4:58 The Mission
8. 4:30 The Promise
9. 6:00 The Reunion
10. 5:28 I Love You Lord (L. Klein)
Phil Keaggy: Guitars
Jeff Lams: keyboards?
Alex Acuna: percussion?
Harlan Rogers:
Dave Coy:
Smitty Price: keyboards?
Alex McDougall:
Cheri Anderson-Keaggy:
Dave Spurr: drums?
Executive producer: Tom Coomes
Mixed by Jim Scheffler, Phil Keaggy and Tom Coomes
All tracks on this album are instrumental in an "ambient" style.
#### 1988 - PHIL KEAGGY AND SUNDAY'S CHILD (52:48)
Phil Keaggy And Sunday's Child (1988)
Myrrh - 7016876616 (CD) 7016876381 (cassette) ? (LP)
1. 3:21 Tell Me How You Feel
Steve Taylor: hand claps (1)
2. 3:57 Sunday's Child (w. R. Stonehill)
3. 4:50 I Always Do (Mark Heard)
4. 3:47 I'm Gonna Get You Now (w. Nichols)
Rudy Valentine: megaphone (4)
5. 3:56 Blessed Be The Ties (w. Nichols, Taylor)
6. 3:48 This Could Be The Moment (A. Palladino, Nichols)
7. 3:29 Ain't Got No (R. & Sandi Stonehill)
8. 4:05 Somebody Loves You
Alwyn Wall: BGVs (8)
9. 4:33 Big Eraser (w. Nichols,L. Demers)
10. 5:00 Everything Is Alright {not on LP} (Mark Heard)
11. 3:00 I've Just Begun (Again) (w. Nichols)
12. 3:37 Walk In Two Worlds (w. R. Stonehill)
13. 4:50 Talk About Suffering (Trad., arr. Keaggy)
Mike Mead: drums (1,3-13)
Rick Cua: bass (2,4,6-13)
Phil Keaggy: vocals, guitars, bass (1,3,5), BGVs (1,6,7,9,11,13), hand
claps (1)
James Holihan: guitars
Lenny Castro: percussion (1,2,5-10,13), hand claps (1)
Randy Stonehill: guitars (2), vocals (2,7), BGVs (7)
Robbie Buchanan: Hammond B-3 (3,6,7)
Mark Heard: guitars (3), BGVs (6,8,10,13), keyboards (10)
Lynn Nichols: guitar (5), BGVs (7,9,11,12)
Jimmie Lee Sloas: BGVs (6,13)
Russ Taff: vocals (7), BGVs (7,12)
Derri Daugherty: BGVs (9,11,12)
Produced by L. Arthur Nichols
Mixed by the recording director, Jack Joseph Puig
Recorded at Music Grinder and Neverland Studios June 6th-August 15th 1988
#### 1989 - ELECTRIC GUITAR STYLE
Electric Guitar Style {Video}
Music Source International
Time
Follow Me Up
Just A Moment Away
Sunday School
Full Circle
Happy
Paid In Full
Train To Glory
Passport
Riverton
Sounds
March Of The Clouds
The Wind And The Wheat
I Always Do
This Could Be The Moment
Amazing Grace
Tell Me How You Feel {video clip}
#### 1990 - FIND ME IN THESE FIELDS (51:10)
Find Me In These Fields (1990)
Myrrh - 7016899616 (CD) 7016899381 (cassette)
1. 0:19 untitled *
2. 4:14 Strong Tower
David Mullen: BGVs (2)
3. 3:14 Carry On
4. 0:39 untitled *
5. 5:39 When The Wild Winds Blow
6. 4:18 This Side Of Heaven
7. 3:56 Find Me In These Fields
John Catchings: Cello (7)
8. 6:08 Get Over It
9. 4:17 Calling You
10. 2:32 untitled **
11. 3:37 Gentle And Strong
Sam Bush: Fiddle (11)
Steve Taylor: BGVs (11)
12. 3:57 Final Day
13. 2:08 untitled **
14. 4:40 Be In My Heart (John Perry)
{ BGVs: as below; Charlie Peacock; Elinor Madeira; Kathy, Bianca,
and Damann Nichols; Bernadette, Alicia, Olivia, and Ian Keaggy }
15. 1:00 untitled **
* Acoustic instrumental, direct to disk
** Electric instrumental, direct to disk
Phil Keaggy: guitars, vocals, BGVs (14)
Rick Cua: bass
Phil Madeira: Hammond B-3, acoustic piano, BGVs (12,14)
Mike Mead: drums and percussion
Lynn Nichols: BGVs (11,12,14)
Produced by L. Arthur Nichols and Phil Keaggy
Recorded and mixed by JB
Recorded at Bennet House, Franklin TN
#### 1991 - BEYOND NATURE (60:14)
Beyond Nature (1991)
Myrrh - 7016902617 (CD), 7016902382 (cassette)
1. 3:52 In The Light Of Common Day
2. 5:44 County Down {DADGAD tuning +}
Stewart Duncan: Fiddle (2)
3. 5:44 Symphonic Dance (Greig, Op. 64) (arr. Keaggy)
4. 4:04 Addison's Walk {DADF#BD tuning +}
Marianne Osiel: Oboe (4)
5. 4:48 I Feel The Winds Of God Today (Trad.)
6. 5:42 Fare Thee Well {Capo, 3rd fret EG#DF#BE tuning +}
Farrell Morris: Percussion (6)
7. 4:24 Fragile Forest {EG#EG#BC# tuning +}
8. 4:54 Brother Jack {EBDG#BD tuning}
9. 6:05 As Warm As Tears
10. 6:29 A Place Of Springs
11. 4:11 In The Light Of Common Day (Reprise)
Kristin Wilkinson: Viola (11)
Eberhard Ramm: French horn (11)
Mike Haynes, George Tidwell: Trumpets (11)
Dennis Good: Trombone (11)
Ralph Childs: Tuba (11)
12. 4:08 When Night Falls {+}
+ "Overall tuning varies betweem A440 and one half-step lower"
John Catchings: Cello (2,11), Viola (6)
Sam Levine: Recorder (5), Woodwinds (6,11), Alto and bass flute (7)
Dave Davidson, Chris Teal: Violins (6,11)
Produced by Phil Keaggy and JB
Recorded and mixed by JB
Ensemble arrangements: Don Hart
Recorded at Digital Recorders, Studio D and Javalina Recording Studios,
Studio A
All tracks on this album are acoustic instrumental.
#### 1991 - ACOUSTIC GUITAR STYLE (60:00)
Acoustic Guitar Style {Video}
Music Source International - MS1091
County Down
Addison's Walk
Castle Call/Pilgrim's Flight
The Wind And The Wheat
Reunion
Fare Thee Well
I Love You Lord
Brother Jack
When Night Falls
Epilogue
Fragile Forest
#### 1993 - REVELATOR (40:42)
Revelator (1993)
Myrrh - 7016965619 (CD)
1. 3:09 Everywhere I Look (Radio Mix)
2. 4:58 John The Revelator (Radio Mix)
3. 5:48 Doin' Nothin' (Alternate Take - Swamp Version)
1:09 untitled {"Celebrate"-ish bit} *
4. 8:02 John The Revelator (Extended Strat Mix)
2:30 untitled *
5. 12:46 The Further Adventures Of... {jam w. John Sferra}
6. 2:14 Celebrate {outro to "Reunion of Friends"}
* These pieces are found in the gap between this and the next track.
Credits as for "Crimson and Blue"
This CD comes with a $2 off coupon for Crimson and Blue.
#### 1993 - CRIMSON AND BLUE (70:03)
Crimson And Blue (1993)
Myrrh - 7016954617 (CD), 7016954382 (cassette)
1. 5:54 Shouts Of Joy (words: Ray Repp)
2. 5:38 World Of Mine
3. 4:26 Everywhere I Look (Madeira)
Mink Mead: Percussion & BGVs (3)
4. 2:23 Love Divine
5. 4:11 Reunion Of Friends
6. 3:47 All There Is To Know (w. Madeira)
7. 6:40 When Will I Ever Learn To Live In God (Van Morrison)
Ashley Cleveland: BGVs (7)
John Painter: Mellotron & trumpet (7)
8. 7:01 Stone Eyes (w. Nichols,Madeira)
9. 6:51 I Will Be There
10. 3:44 Don't Pass Me By (w. Nichols)
11. 8:04 John The Revelator (Trad., w. Nichols)
Jimmy A: BGVs (11)
12. 8:25 Doin' Nothin'
13. 2:44 Nothing But The Blood (Trad.)
Phil Keaggy: guitars, lead vocals
John Sferra: drums
Wade Jaynes: bass
Phil Madeira: Hammond B-3, keyboards, & BGVs
Lynn Nichols: BGVs and guitar
Produced by L. Arthur Nichols
Mixed and engineered by Bill Deaton
Additional engineering by JB
Recorded at the Dugout - Nashville, TN {Summer 92}
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[D.2] RESTRICTED ACCESS
All of the Private Collection volumes are currently only available as
cassettes to club members.
Track times for Private Collection tapes are correct to within 5 seconds
or so - I hand timed them while updating the list.
#### 1983 - VOLUME I - UNDERGROUND (50:19)
Private Collection Volume I - Underground (1983)
1991 remastered cassette:
1. 3:42 The Ransom {Eins}
2. 3:29 Deadline {E}
3. 3:38 I Know Someone {E}
4. 3:35 Think About It {E}
5. 4:25 One In A Million {E}
6. 3:52 A Glorious Sunset {Ains}
7. 3:40 What A Love {E}
8. 4:52 The Two Of You {A}
9. 4:13 Paid In Full {Eins}
10. 3:26 What You Are Inside {A+E}
11. 3:14 Follow Me On {EIns}
12. 5:11 The Survivor {A+E}
13. 3:02 When I Say I Love You {A}
Phil Keaggy: Guitars, drum programming, percussion, bass, keyboards,
vocals.
Produced, recorded and mixed by Phil Keaggy.
Songs written autumn 1982-spring 1983.
#### 1989 - VOLUME II (59:30)
Private Collection Volume II (c. 1989)
1. 3:39 Take Courage {E}
2. 2:36 Growing Tree In Motion {Eins}
3. 2:17 Salvation Army Band {E}
4. 4:05 What Wondrous Love Is This {A} (Trad., arr Keaggy)
5. 3:12 The Great Escape {Eins}
6. 4:08 Breaking Away {E}
7. 3:50 Welcome Home {A}
8. 4:33 The Lion And The Lamb {Eins}
9. 4:48 Jesus Loves The Church {E} (words by Shelia Walsh)
10. 3:20 Gentle And Strong (Ian's Song) {E} *
11. 6:45 Get Over It {E} *
12. 2:45 You're Good To Me {E} (w. Peter York)
13. 3:55 When Love Came In The Back Door {A} (words by Mark Maxwell)
14. 3:32 In Good Time {A}
15. 6:05 Not So Long Ago {Eins}
* Demo versions - different to those on "Find Me In These Fields"
Phil Keaggy: Guitars, drum programming, percussion, bass, keyboards, and
vocals.
Jeffery Lamms(sp?): Keyboards (8)
Peter York: Guitar (12)
Songs written during 1980-88.
#### 1991 - VOLUME III (71:19)
Private Collection Volume III (1991)
1. 4:13 Arrow {E}
2. 4:40 Gonna Keep My Mind Stayed On You {E}
3. 2:30 You Can Make It {E (new-wave style)}
4. 4:14 The Good News {A ("Play Thru Me" era)}
5. 4:18 He Loves Me {A} (w. Alicia)
6. 3:20 Psalm 56 {A+Ebow}
7. 4:03 Stigotit {Eins "still got it"}
8. 3:08 Down To The Wire {E}
9. 4:07 Misinformed Man {E}
10. 3:09 Lovely Jesus {A}
11. 3:35 Taste And See {A} (w. Peter York)
12. 2:55 She's A.O.K. With Me {A; for Olivia Ann}
13. 5:12 D.E.B.R.A. {A+E} (music: H.H.)
14. 3:25 The Love I Long To Hold {E}
15. 3:51 Montana {Eins}
16. 11:33 Late One Night {Electric jam w. Madeira, Spurr}
17. 3:14 Swing Low, Sweet Chariot {Ains}
Phil: Guitars, drum programming, percussion, bass, keyboards & vocals.
Dave Spurr: Linn drum machine (1), drums (16)
Alica Marguerite: vocals (5, at age four), (10, at age six)
Handley Hockensmith: bass, rhythm guitar, & drum program, & music (13)
Phil Madeira: keyboards (16), National steel slide guitar (17)
Songs written in late 70s and 80s.
#### 1993 - VOLUME IV
Private Collection Volume IV (1993)
Like An Island
Little School Girl
Jesus Is The Sunshine On My Face
A New Star
Take You Home
When I Consider
March Of The Clouds Medley
You
We Three Kings
Our Lives
Spirit Bus
Beyond The Screen
Look
Year After Year
Totally Yours
Endless Life
Passport
Excerpt from Buckets of Water
E-bow work and demos supposedly feature heavily in this tape.
#### 1993 - CRIMSON/BLUE RADIO SPECIALS (115:55)
Two disks containing an interview with Phil with extended musical
interludes from "Crimson And Blue" and "Revelator".
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[D.3] FRIENDS AND PHIL KEAGGY
Not his albums, but you know he's there...
This is a list of albums that Phil Keaggy has a substantial presence on,
but are not really Phil's albums.
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#### 1974 - COME INTO HIS PRESENCE (33:40)
Paul Clark and Friends
Come Into His Presence (1974)
subtitled "Songs From the Savior Volume Three"
Sonrise Mercantile Company SMC 007 (LP)
1. 1:22 Listen Closely
2. 5:33 Come Into His Presence
3. 3:07 With You Forever
4. 4:41 Latter Rain
5. 3:05 Land Of Peace
6. 4:26 He'll Do the Same
7. 1:45 A New Man's Song
8. 2:56 Here By My Side
9. 4:10 Song of Love
10. 2:35 Believe and Receive
Paul Clark: acoustic guitar, piano, lead vocal
Jay Truax: bass, oboe, vocals
Phil Keaggy: electric & acoustic guitar, vocals
John Mehler: percussion, vibes
Bill Speer: piano, vocals
Mike Burhart: mandolin, acoustic guitar, vocals
"Gentle Jim" Ford: Engineer
Norm Friant: Jacket design
Stew Langer: organ
Recorded at Producer's Workshop, Oklahoma City
#### 1975 - GOOD TO BE HOME (33:05)
Paul Clark and Friends
Good To Be Home (1975)
Seed Records S-1001 (LP)
1. 2:30 Holding On To You (Clark, Keaggy)
2. 4:11 Which One Are You?
3. 3:51 All Your Ways
4. 6:42 Unveiling
5. 3:15 For My Children
6. 3:25 It's All Waiting
7. 2:51 Good To Be Home
8. 3:15 Under His Grace
Sandy Dryden: BGVs (8)
9. 3:05 Abide
Paul Clark: acoustic guitar, piano & vocals
Phil Keaggy: guitars & vocals
Jay Truax: bass & vocals
John Mehler: percussion
Bill Speer: piano & vocals
Produced and arranged by Paul Clark and Phil Keaggy.
Bobby Cotton: Engineer
Gary Pycior: Cover Illustration
Ted Stone: Cover Design
Eben Fowler: Photography
Lanny Hansen: percussion
Barry Kelsey: flute & sax
Stew Langer: organ
#### 1975 - IN THE VOLUME OF THE BOOK (35:51)
2nd Chapter of Acts
In The Volume Of The Book (1975)
Myrrh MSA 6542 (LP)
1. 0:54 Start Every Day With A Smile
2. 3:07 Yaweh
3. 3:29 Something Tells Me
4. 1:56 The Grey Song
5. 4:04 Now That I Belong To You
6. 1:51 Ps. 63
7. 2:51 Prince Song
1. 3:10 Morning Comes When You Call
2. 2:30 Borrowed Time
3. 3:08 Last Day Of My Life
4. 3:20 Hey, Whatcha Say
5. 3:13 Keep on Shinin'
6. 2:18 I Can't Get Near You
Anne Herring: percussion, vocals, BGVs, piano
Matthew Ward, Nelly Ward: vocals, BGVs
David Hungate, Emery Gordy, Michael Been: bass
David Kemper: drums
Michael Omartian: percussion, piano, organ, aarpvark
Danny Timms: organ
Phil Keaggy: guitars (and solos)
Jay Graydon, Larry Rolando: guitars
Produced by Buck Herring
*** 1976? - TOWARD ETERNITY (31:40)
Matthew Ward
Toward Eternity (1976-1979)
(reissued 1989 on CD as Benson 84418-2890-2)
1. 2:34 It's All Right (Anne Herring)
2. 3:42 Soft Spot (Anne Herring)
3. 3:56 Noah's Song (Keaggy)
4. 2:28 Till The Walls Fall Down (Keith Green, Ward, Keaggy)
5. 3:23 Gotta Do Better Than This (Keith Green)
6. 4:07 Your Love Came Over Me (Keith Green, Todd Fishkind)
7. 3:10 Hold On (M. Omartian, Buck & Anne Herring)
8. 2:26 Angels Unaware (Ward, Anne Herring)
9. 3:36 Summer Snow (Keith & Melody Green)
Keith Green: piano (9)
10. 2:18 The Vineyard (Anne Herring)
Matthew Ward: vocals and vocal arrangements
Abraham Laboriel: bass (1-5,8)
Scotty Edwards: bass (6,7)
David Kemper: drums (1-8)
Phil Keaggy: guitars (1-8)
Jay Graydon & Ray Parker, Jr.: guitars (6,7)
Tom Keene: piano (1-4,8,10), string arrangement (2,3,9)
Michael Omartian: percussion (1,5), synthesizer (2,3,5), killer bees (4),
piano (6), Fender Rhodes (7), horn arrangement (7)
Produced & Engineered by Buck Herring
Recorded at Buckskin Studios, Northridge, CA & Sunwest Recording Studios,
Hollywood, CA
Special Thanks to "Three Fingered Pete At The Copa"
#### 1977 - THE COURTS OF THE KING (42:36)
The Courts of the King (1977)
The Worship Music of Ted Sandquist as performed by
Phil Keaggy, Nedra Ross, Ted Sandquist and Love Inn Company
New Song NS-003 (LP)
1. 3:40 O Come Let Us Worship
2. 4:30 At The Mention Of Your Name
3. 2:46 Your Steadfast Love
4. 4:32 Lion Of Judah
5. 5:50 Love of My Lord/Redwood Tree
6. 3:30 Come To The Courts Of The King
Peter Hopper: Percussion (6)
7. 3:58 Come To Me
Julie Reeve: Flute (7)
8. 2:43 My Sun And My Shield
Bob Schiff: String arrangements (8)
9. 1:26 Selah {ins, 7x overdub acoustic guitars} (Keaggy)
10. 2:28 Waiting For The Lord
11. 2:55 Prayer For The Kingdom
12. 4:18 All That I Can Do
Nina Lee Hopper: vocals (2), BGVs (5)
Nedra Ross: vocals (5,8,12), BGVs (5)
Mary Hamilton: vocals (3,10,12), BGVs (5)
Ted Sandquist: vocals (5,6,11)
Phil Keaggy: vocals (2,3,6,10, acoustic guitar (1,3,5,6,7,10), 12-string
(4), electric guitar (2,12), tambourines (1), lutes (3), dulcimer and
percussion (4), autoharp (12)
Lynn Nichols: acoustic guitar (1,2,4,5,6,7,10)
Phil Madeira: keyboards, piano, vocals (7)
Terry Andersen: drums, percussion, tympani, vocals (12)
Dan Cunningham: bass
Love Inn Company: vocals (1,4), BGVs
Arranged by Phil Keaggy
Produced by Peter K. Hopper
Executive Producer: Scott Ross
Recorded at Pyramid Sound Studio, Ithaca, NY
Engineer: Alex Perialas
Mixed at Hedden West Recording Studios
Mastered at The Diskwerks, Schaumburg, IL, by Gary Hedden
String contractor: Bob Schiff
Cover design: Claude Schuyler
Layout: Stuart Scadron-Wattles
#### 1978 - FULL CIRCLE (41:35)
Nedra Ross
Full Circle (1978)
New Song NS-005 (LP)
1. 4:44 Full Circle (Keaggy)
2. 4:53 You Write the Songs (Ted Sandquist)
3. 4:18 Without Him (Ted Sandquist)
4. 2:55 I Don't Want To Fall Away from You (Keith Green)
5. 3:48 Sunrise To Sunset (Keaggy)
6. 4:46 Gonna Keep My Mind (Stayed On You) (Keaggy)
7. 4:07 Unchanging Love For You (Phil & Bernadette Keaggy)
8. 4:00 With Every Bit Of Strength (Ted Sandquist)
9. 3:41 I Know I Love You (Ted Sandquist)
10. 4:23 Lean On Me (Ted Sandquist)
Nedra Ross: vocals, finger poppin', BGVs
Phil Keaggy: guitars & mandolin, BGVs
Bobbie Thomas: steel guitar
Bobby Schiff: keyboards, strings & horns
Dennis Johnson: bass
Tommy Radtke: percussion & syntom
Tom Pabich: percussion
Doug Bonin, Bonnie Booko, Bernadette Keaggy: BGVs
Vocal Arrangements: Phil Keaggy, Bobby Schiff
Producer: Scott Ross
Engineers: Mal Davis, Gary Hedden
Remixing: Gary Hedden
#### 1978? - ROAR OF LOVE (35:20)
2nd Chapter Of Acts
Roar Of Love (c. 1978)
Sparrow - 1991 CD re-release SPD 1291
1. Are You Goin' To Narnia
2. Lucy's Long Gone
3. Tell The Truth
4. Turkish Delight
5. Son of Adam/Daughter of Eve
6. Christmas Where Are You
7. Gifts From Father Christmas
8. Aslan Is Killed
9. The Roar Of Love
10. I've Heard The Stars Sing Before
11. He's Broken Thru
12. Witch's Demise/Get It Into Your Head
13. Something Is Happening To Me
14. White Stag
Jay Graydon: guitars
Phil Keaggy: guitars (and guitar solos)
David Kemper: drums
Leyland Sklar: bass
Michael Omartian: keyboards and synthesizers
2nd Chapter Of Acts: vocals, crystal glasses, whistle
Produced by Buck Herring
#### 1988? - ONE BY ONE (51:13)
Compassion All Star Band
One by One (1988 or 1989)
Sparrow - SPD-1216 (CD) SPC-1216 (cassette)
1. 0:11 Intro
2. 3:06 Defender (Dave Perkins, Randy Stonehill)
3. 4:07 You Can't Stand Too Tall (Rick Cua)
4. 7:06 Sacred Fire
5. 4:54 Silent Night
6. 3:58 Christmas Must Be Tonight
7. 3:31 Find Me
8. 4:18 Yeild To The Spirit
9. 3:35 Ain't Got No (Randy and Sandi Stonehill)
10. 6:12 Crossroads
11. 5:11 Rap
12. 5:04 Who Will Save The Children
Rick Cua: bass, vocals
Mike Mead: drums, percussion
Phil Keaggy: guitar, vocals
Joe English: drums, percussion, vocals
Margaret Becker: guitar, vocals
Randy Stonehill: guitar, vocals
John Andrew Schreiner: keyboards, vocals
#### 1991 - ENTERTAINING ANGELS (44:48)
Jimmy A (Jim Abegg)
Entertaining Angels (1991)
Sparrow - SPD-1279 (CD) SPC-1279 (cassette)
1. 4:41 Touch Of Love
2. 4:09 Come Children Come
3. 4:39 If I Give In
4. 5:16 Everything Changes
5. 4:36 Thin But Strong Cord
6. 4:09 The Passion Of Creation
7. 3:52 I'll Meet You In Heaven
8. 4:12 Contemplate The Emptiness
9. 4:24 Entertaining Angels {ins}
10. 4:19 Isaiah 60
Jimmy A: guitars, vocals, bass
Vince Ebo: vocals
Aaron Smith: drums
Byron House: bass
Phil Keaggy: bass
Phil Madeira: Hammond B-3, additional keyboards, vibes and harmonica
Vicki Hampton: vocals
Mike Radovosky: drums
Charlie Peacock: rhythm sequencing, Fender Rhodes, vocals
Produced by Jimmy A and Charlie Peacock
Executive Producer: Charlie Peacock
Recorded at Kaleidoscope Sound, Bellvue, TN
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[D.4] COLLECTIONS
Just what the section title says.
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#### 1977 - SONG IN THE AIR (33:21)
Phil Keaggy with Glass Harp
Song in the Air (1977)
StarSong - SSR-0005 (LP)
1. 2:35 Song In The Air
2. 6:25 Can You See Me
3. 3:40 One Day At A Time
4. 4:21 Song Of Hope
5. 2:38 The Answer
6. 2:50 David & Goliath
7. 2:40 I'm Going Home
8. 4:22 Do Lord
9. 3:50 Let's Live Together
#### 1987 - PRIME CUTS (42:55)
Prime Cuts (1987 UK release)
Myrrh - MYRCD 1245 (CD)
1. 4:15 Full Circle
2. 4:25 Play Thru Me
3. 3:11 Train To Glory
4. 5:00 I Will Be There
5. 4:59 Movie
6. 6:05 Sounds
7. 2:44 The Wall
8. 4:39 Carefree
9. 2:47 Happy
10. 4:50 Let Everything Else Go
#### 1989 - THE BEST OF KEAGGY (51:39)
The Best of Keaggy/The Early Years 1973-1978 (1989)
Nissi Records - 7900790063 (CD)
1. 4:50 What A Day
2. 2:54 This Is What The Lord Will Do For You
3. 6:37 Time
4. 3:43 Just The Same
5. 3:30 Love Broke Thru
6. 5:15 Theme - Where Is My Maker
7. 4:57 Turned On The Light
8. 2:22 Pilgrim's Flight
9. 3:26 Agora (The Marketplace)
10. 0:47 The Castle's Call
11. 1:18 Mouthpiece
12. 4:05 Follow Me Up
13. 0:55 Jungle Pleasures
#### 1992 - THE BOOT COLLECTION 1970-1991
The Boot Collection 1970-1991 (c. 1992)
Cassette only. Available only through the club.
Tell Me How You Feel
A Children's Fantasy {Glass Harp (1970)}
I've Just Begun
Now I Can See
Time {unreleased 1975 version}
A Child In Everyone's Heart
Let Everything Else Go
Happy
Sounds {Getting Closer (1986)}
March Of The Clouds
Mouthpiece
I Always Do
Strong Tower
County Down
When The Wild Winds Blow
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[D.5] CAMEO APPEARANCES
Samplers, one-track wonders, whatever. This section is in no particular
order, although it might _look_ like alphabetical by last name of artist.
Contributors:
Mark Aubrey (mau...@david.wheaton.edu)
Robert Cote (rgc...@osf.org)
Rafy Marootians (ra...@cairo.anu.edu.au)
Stephen E. McGinnis (as...@cleveland.Freenet.Edu)
Bob Taylor (rob...@hp-vcd.vcd.hp.com)
Peter Thompson (p...@cs.mu.oz.au)
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Michael Card * The Word
-. ?
Bruce Carroll * The Great Exchange
1. 4:34 Living In The Pages {electric solo}
Paul Clark * Aim for the Heart
-. ? {guitar}
Bryan Duncan * Holy Rollin' (c. 1986)
8. Your Everlasting Love {guitar solo}
Amy Grant * Home For Christmas
-. O Come All Ye Faithful {guitars}
MARANATHA! * Praise Beyond Words - A Colours Collection
-.
MARANATHA! * Reflection: A Colours Sampler 3
-.
MARNATHA! * Spectrum - The Colours Sampler (1985)
-. 5:20 I Love You Lord {guitars}
David Mullen * Faded Blues (1989)
2. 5:14 After the Hurricane {Slide electric, track-end solo}
Michael Omartian * Seasons of the Soul
-. Think About Where I Been {electric guitar, solo}
-. Seasons of the Soul {acoustic guitar}
One Bad Pig * Swine Flew
-. 4:36 Desperation {solo}
SNR * The Rock Revival - Feeling The Spirit Vol. 1
-.
SPARROW * 50 Songs Of Christmas
-.
Randy Stonehill * Can't Buy A Miracle (1988)
2. 3:04 Don't Break Down {BGVs}
Randy Stonehill * Celebrate This Heartbeat
-. Who Will Save The Children? {vocals, guitar}
Randy Stonehill * Return To Paradise (1989)
3. 4:10 I Don't Ever Want To Live Without You {classical guitar}
9. 4:20 Love Tells No Lies {12 string guitar}
Various * At The Foot Of The Cross Vol 1. - Clouds, Rain, Fire (1992)
2. 3:19 Round About You {vocal, acoustic guitar} (S. Hindalong)
Greg X. Volz * The River Is Rising (1986)
9. 5:05 Hold On To The Fire {guitar solo}
WORD * Our Christmas
-. 3:41 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen {with Kim Hill}
WORD * Our Hymns
-.
WORD * Our Family (1993)
-. The Greatest Discovery
WORD * WAL Paper Sampler - Summer '93
-. Doin' Nothin'
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[E.] REVIEWS
Published and other opinions on Phil's albums and concerts. Feel free to
write and send your own.
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[E.1] NET.*
Concert and album reviews by net.people.
PHIL KEAGGY AND GLASS HARP (10th,11th Apr 1981)
The surprise "old" Glass Harp reunion concerts. Daren writes:
"Wished You Were There" on the "Town To Town" album is about the surprise
Glass Harp reunion concerts given on Friday April 10, 1981 at Cleveland
Masonic Auditorium and the next night at Akron Civic Theatre. In the song,
Phil alternates between wistful nostalgia and annoyance at not being
mentioned by Anastasia Pantansios*, the music beat reporter at the time for
the Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper. Glass Harp was not announced
beforehand, and never played again. Rumors even circulated that the trio
had reunited illegally (since Pecchio and Sferra were still active in
Northeast Ohio bands at the time). Clearly, among the best $5 I have ever
spent: among the 8 Keaggy shows I have seen since 1980, this was the most
inspired, rockingest Keaggy ever seen. His albums, until "Sunday's Child,"
never approached the fire of that night.
Daren McClearnon (dar...@sr.hp.com)
* Now working for the Free Times, a weekly Politically Correct tabloid in
Cleveland. (Ron Graham)
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PHIL KEAGGY AND GLASS HARP (19th Nov. 1993)
Last night in Marshall, Texas, Phil Keaggy and Glass Harp played before a
crowd of about 8-900 people. Although Phil and the band were apologetic
for the sound problems that were caused by lack of set up time due to
American Airlines flight delays, they managed to put on quite a show. They
started off with "Tell Me How You Feel" and continued with several songs
from Crimson and Blue. Needless to say, Phil's guitar solos electrified the
crowd often. Phil Madeira led the group in a couple of his songs before
Keaggy played a prolonged solo acoustic set. Some of the song's included
Morning Light, Storm Tower, Love Broke Through, Find Me in These Fields and
several others. The crowd sat awestruck as Phil played an absolutely
unbelievable version of "County Down" from the instrumental disc Beyond
Nature. Phil was thanked by a thunderous standing ovation at the
conclusion of that song. The rest of the band then came out and they
finished up with a few more songs from C&B.
A reader of r.m.c. posted last month a review of a Keaggy concert and
mentioned that Phil and the group seemed tired, warn out and perhaps a bit
depressed. This is the first concert I've seen that featured Phil as the
main or only act, so I am not familiar with his normal habits. I will say
that the music and messages seemed quite inspired, but Phil did mention a
few things that would lead me to believe that he is somewhat tired of
touring. He mentioned how hard it was on the group physically and
emotionally and that his better years seemed to be behind him and didn't
know how long he could keep it up. He also mentioned that the tour being
so hard on them might be God telling them, or him, that it might be time to
move on to something different. Sometimes he seemed a little down, but I
couldn't tell if it was because the sound problems had him a little
agitated or if it was caused by some other reason.
It is quite an inspiration to see a person with so much talent use it so
fully for the Lord. His music means a great deal to many people and I
know the Lord will be with him whatever his decisions are. We'll keep
praying for him.
Jack Hellings (hell...@rwasic40.aud.alcatel.com)
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[E.2] CORNERSTONE MAGAZINE
This section contains reviews that appeared in the pages of Cornerstone
Magazine, a publication associated with Jesus People USA. The text was
typed by Mark Aubrey; the permission for reproduction was obtained by Mark
Aubrey via Nanci Mortimer. My thanks to them both.
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Record Review
From _Cornerstone_ magazine vol.5, iss. 33, page 6
Love Broke Through
New Song NS 002
Phil Keaggy
"Love Broke Through," Phil Keaggy's second album for New Song Records,
is the product of a collaboration between Phil, Michael O'Martian, and Buck
Herring. This album bears the unmistakeable sound of Herring's production
and O'Martians's arrangements. In contrast to Keaggy's first album on
which he played and sang all the parts, on this one he is expertly backed
up by a solid crew of muscicans including Jim Gordon on drums, Leland Sklar
on bass, and O'Martian on synthesizer.
The production on this album gives it a completely different type of
sound than Keaggy's other, "What a Day," which was mostly acoustic guitar
numbers. Most of these new cuts are more electric guitar with synthesizer,
brass, strings, etc. It's a much fuller, sophisticated album. The best
cuts, in our opinion, are "Time," "Wild Horse," and "Just the Same."
"Time" included a long jam on the end that is probably the most exciting
guitar the Keaggy plays on this album.
For those who have followed him from Glass Harp days, it may still
seem a little subdued, but then, God willing, Phil has a long musical
future ahead of him, and only God knows what he will produce.
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Record Review
from _Cornerstone_ magazine 4th year, No. 26, page 10
Paul Clark and Friends - _Good to Be Home_
This is a special treat for those who like Paul Clark's music. The
new album has been completed and by the time you read this, has probably
been released to the stores.
The Friends are Phil Keaggy, Jay Truax, Bill Speer, and John Mehler.
This is the same list that appeared on the last Paul Clark and Friends
album minus Mike Burhart. Phil Keaggy seems to be getting around a lot
these days. By virtue of the fine guitar playing he has done on several
top Christian albums, he is building a reputation as one of the most
talented Christian musicians. His musical contributions to _Good to Be
Home_ are a vivid reason for that reputation.
For those who are familiar with Paul Clark's albums, the cuts on side
two are indicative of Paul's normal style. On side one, however, he has
written some heavier tunes, giving Keaggy a free hand to cut loose on
guitar. That is exactly what he does, producing some excellent guitar
solos. The last cut on side one breaks in to an extended instrumental jam
that spotlights Keaggy's easily recognizable style.
Although Paul still takes great care to insure that the Gospel message
is crystal clear, it is a blessing to see him broadening his musical
horizons. It is also nice to see Phil Keaggy returning to a now more
mature version of the weightier electric music he formerly exhibited while
with Glass Harp.
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Interview
from _Cornerstone_ magazine 4th year, no. 22, pages 12 & 13
Interview with Wing & A Prayer formerly Lovesong
(a portion of the interview)
Cornerstone: It was an interesting thing when you two guys (Jay Truax and
John Mehler) and Phil Keaggy popped up on Paul Clark's album. That was new
for Christian music, seeing a circle of talented musicians who are actually
professing Christians. Did you enjoy working with Paul Clark and Phil
Keaggy?
John: I enjoyed it very much. It was the best time I ever had recording
an album. It was in a brand new studio in Oklahoma City. We did all the
tracks for the songs in two days. We rehearsed the songs three or four
times. That was the most anointed time I've ever had in a studio.
Everything just went together. We were just praising God, it was heavy.
We were in an attitude of prayer, just praising our Lord. The fellowship
was easygoing, flowing. No one was getting on your case for playing rock
and roll.
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Record Review
from _Cornerstone_ magazine vol. 6, issue 41, pages 8&9
SONG IN THE AIR - Starsong - SSR-0005
EMERGING - Phil Keaggy Band - New Song - NS004
_Song In The Air_ is a re-release of selected songs from three albums
Phil did while with the group Glass Harp. The songs aren't dated, as much
of the 60's music is; rather, one is amazed at the incredible skill Keaggy
exhibits, doing things with an electric guitar that don't seem possible.
With _Emerging_, Phil has opted for a jazz-rock sound, much mellower
than Glass Harp. The music was not recorded with "Sound on Sound" or
overdubbing, but with the aim of capturing a live, spontaneous concert.
The lyrics reflect a mature Christian, one who has learned much at the
hands of the master Teacher.
Both albums are extremely enjoyable, and edifying. Best songs on
_Song In The Air_ are "Can You See Me," and the "The Answer." Best cuts on
_Emerging_ are "Where Is My Maker?" and a contribution by Phil Madeira,
"Struck By The Love."
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Record Review
from _Cornerstone_ magazine vol. 10, no. 58, page 40. (John Trott)
TOWN TO TOWN
Phil Keaggy
Sparrow
SPR 1053
One of Jesus music's finest musicians, Phil Keaggy with _Town to Town_
creates a beautiful and joyful celebration. From the opening cut,
dedicated to Phil's early seventies group, Glass Harp, to "Let Everything
Else Go" the final and present-day oriented tunes, Phil looks back at his
years in music.
Guitar work is, in all its subtle complexity, extraordinary, while
solid production was shared between the artist and Bob Cotton. Music
styles range from fairly heavy rock to MOR, but settles in around a happy
medium. "Full Circle," for instance previously done by Nedra Ross, comes
full awake with snappy guitar work and melodic syncopation a la Keaggy.
The finest cut on _Town to Town_ is the Keaggy version of the classic
hymn "Rise Up, O Men of God." Awesome in its lyrical depth (yet
simplicity), the hymn is the musical and spiritual peak of the entire disc.
_Town to Town_... another landmark in the life of a man who's
dedicated a considerable talent to God.
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Record review
from _Cornerstone_ magazine, Vol. 3, No. 19, page 8.
These two albums, _Come Into His Presence_ by Paul Clark and Friends,
and _Final Touch_ by Love Song are typical examples of a new trend in
contemporary Christian music, of which these two groups are main
influences. Both adhere basically to a soft, melodic style with lots of
piano, acoustic guitar, and full chorus-like vocal harmony tracks.
Interestingly, Love Song's _Final Touch_ was produced a year ago, and will
be their final touch since they have broken up. Their split, however,
opened the door for Jay Truax and John Mehler (Love Song's bass player and
drummer respectively) to appear as two of the "friends" on _Come Into His
Presence,_ along with Phil Keaggy, Bill Speer, and Mike Burhart. Both
albums are logical upward steps for the artists, so if you liked _Songs
from the Saviour I and II_ and _Love Song_, then you should love the two
new ones.
_Come Into His Presence_ shows the unmistakable influence of expert
guitarist Phil Keaggy, although all the tunes were written by Paul Clark.
Keaggy's brilliance and impact on electric guitar are exhibited in his
meticulous technical style and artistic restraint. He shows what he can do
but is tasty enough - or maybe too much - to leave the listener wanting
more. Most of the songs have pretty melodies built around fingerpicking
acoustic guitar lines, full swelling vocal harmonies, with keyboards,
electric guitar and rhythm section, usually in the background. The mixing,
though, is very good. It is exactly what the music calls for and achieves
the desired effect. The two best cuts, in our opinion, are the title song,
"Come Into His Presence," and "He'll Do the Same," the only real rocker on
the album.
The lyrics are mainly an expression of worship to the Lord along with
Clark's own experiences in spiritual growth and all of them very edifying.
Our only beef is that Paul seems so intent on getting his message across
exactly the way he wants it, that he sometimes puts in too many words. The
most notable example is _Land of Peace,_ where the words sound jammed and
the phrasing is awkward. The album, though, is well put together and
enjoyable listening.
On the other had, the lyric arrangement of _Final Touch_ is one of its
stronger points. Chuck Girard, who penned most of the songs, has a knack
for beautiful lyrics and phrasing. _Final Touch_ is a work of mixing art
in places (especially "Living Water"), and overall the production is
excellent. The album is enhanced by John Mehler's solid drumming and some
nice steel and slide guitar work by Al Perkins on "Cossack Song," "Since I
Opened Up the Door," and "Book of Life." There are some beautiful,
edifying songs on _Final Touch,_ but our favorites are, naturally, "Cossack
Song" (cheap rock 'n roll) and "Since I Opened Up the Door." The album is
very entertaining if you enjoy mellow, light music. It contains some
country flavor, a little rock, but mostly the soft acoustic guitar, piano
melodies, and vocal harmonies that characterize their style.
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Record Review
from _Cornerstone_ magazine, vol. 11, issue 62, page 38. by John Trott.
PLAY THRU ME
Phil Keaggy
Sparrow
SPR 1062
_Play Thru Me_ is Phil Keaggy at his best since the _Love Broke Thru_
album, possibly even topping that Jesus music classic. Twelve cuts of
remarkably consistent Keaggy major in innovative guitar, moving lyrics, and
supple melody lines.
Themes center around the daily walk of a Christian, often from the
artist's own perspective. A spontaneous fell, so present in Phil's live
concerts but rarely captured in the studio, permeates _Play Thru Me._
Musically, nearly the entire twelve cuts bear up under repeated play.
The title song didn't quite measure up to this reviewer's ears, but only
because it failed to carry the imaginative "something" prevalent on the
disc. Cuts worthy of note include: "Making a Change," rock'n'roll harking
back to Phil's Glass Harp days, "She Came to Stay," a soft love song, and
the freewheeling guitar of "Carefree."
Guitar and music buffs will get a kick out of the LP's liner notes,
which include detailed information about the guitars, amps, and effects
used on each cut. Scriptures for each song are also included.
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Record Review
from _Cornerstone_ magazine, vol. 12, iss. 68, page 40. by John Trott.
UNDERGROUND
Phil Keaggy
Nissi
EMR 4600
The first-fruits of Phil's own record label, _Underground_ captures
the spontaneity of an artist having fun at home rather than being pressured
in a studio situation. Originally recorded on a 4-track cassette machine
in Keaggy's basement, then re-mixed on professional equipment, the disc
covers a lot of musical and lyrical territory with freshness and finesse.
Out of eleven tunes three are instrumentals, the best being "The
Ransom." Phil's fabulous fingers fly over the frets in this light rocker,
proving once again his unparalleled talent. A leading candidate for radio
play and use at weddings is the moving "The Two of You," affirming Jesus as
the foundation of marital love.
"Deadline" offers a convincing rock melody blasting the workaholic
mentality, while "Think About It" (the LP's best cut?) beseeches the
unbeliever to do just that.
"The Survivor," the story of a child who lives through an abortion,
certainly is original...and chilling. It sure won't be a hit with Planned
Parenthood.
More emotion and less "every lick perfect" make _Underground_ a real
breath of fresh air for both Phil and his listeners.
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Record Review
from _Cornerstone_ magazine vol. 14, issue 77, page 38. by John Trott.
GETTING CLOSER
Phil Keaggy
Nissi
EMC 4605
Phil is a great musician, but face it. His record releases have often
bordered on self-indulgent studio experiments, pleasing to the ear, with
flashes of brilliance, but certainly not consistent to the casual listener.
Well, have you cake and eat it, too. _Getting Closer_ is an adventure of
multi-rhythmic, powerful tunes that somehow stays mainstream pop at the
same time.
Guitar work is - surprise - superlative. Toss on "Sounds" or the
lovely (and kinda weird) "Passport" to verify the fact. But more
interestingly, delightfully, Phil's voice has become an instrument
highlighting a perfect musical environment. The comparison to a certain
ex-Beatle is, as always, undeniable. But there's also the certain mark of
the pioneer who's finally discovered the fertile ground of his own
imagination.
Keaggy shares production honors with Smitty Price and steps aside long
enought to let John Mehler and Richard Souther cameo. Lyric writing he did
himself, and worked far harder than he ever has before. The opening cut,
"Where Has All Our Love Gone" is one of the more articulate, creative, and
heart-rending statements from a JM LP: "Look what happened to our
people/...where did their love go?/If the unborn child is not a person?If
it's not human, what is it then?/In your courts you deny/...where has your
love gone?"
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Reprinted with permission from _Cornerstone_ magazine,
copyright @ 1994 Cornerstone Communications, Inc.
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