Speaking of musical artist Van Duren, on February 1st, Omnivore Recordings will be releasing the soundtrack to the documentary, "Waiting: The Van Duren Story." Back in the late 1970's Van Duren was on his way to be the next international music star. His debut album "Are You Serious?" was not the break through that he and his manager, Andrew Loog Oldham (Rolling Stones) thought it was, and his second album was shelved for almost twenty years. Now, two Australians (Wade Jackson and Greg Carey) found the story of Van Duren interesting enough to make a documentary of his musical career.
The soundtrack features a dozen songs from early on in Van Duren's career, beginning with a trio of tracks from his debut album, including the wonderful ballad, "Waiting." The set also includes the live tracks "Yellow Light" and "Torn In Half" from his album, "Chemical Fire - Live In Concert 1978." Both of Van Duren's solo albums were recorded at Trod Nossel Studios located in Wallingford, CT; famous for being one of the oldest operating studios in the U.S., which was also used by Fleetwood Mac in the mid-seventies. Highlights of the soundtrack are the previously unreleased tracks, "Andy Please," featuring the collaboration of Duren and Jody Stephens (Big Star) and a live, in-studio recording of "Just You Tell Me." To find out more about the new "Waiting: The Van Duren Story Original Documentary Soundtrack," please visit omnivorerecordings.com.
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