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Coles Eight Years In Arch Seven at Village Green Shopping Centre in Vernon, BC
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Step back into the smoke-filled, tape-hissing world of the mid-1970s North East music scene. In Eight Years in Arch Seven, Raymond "Ray" Hedworth delivers a dryly hilarious, beautifully bittersweet memoir of Tyne Bridge Recording Studios-an ambitious independent venture housed in a former Felling veterinary surgery. Operating on a budget stretched to its absolute limit, Ray (the cynical partner and legendary tea-maker) and Norman Gask (the technically brilliant but domestically hopeless genius behind the mixing desk) set out to capture the raw musical soul of Tyneside. What followed was a five-year whirlwind of magnificent Neve consoles, melting Studer tape machines, and an unforgettable parade of local talent: The Stock Bands: Relentlessly optimistic rock outfits convinced that London-and stardom-was just one demo away. The Folkies: Earnest protest singers arriving with acoustic guitars and, occasionally, a set of antlers. The Unforgettable: From the astonishing raw genius of young Rachel Blackwood to a highly uncooperative studio cat. Tying it all together is Brenda, Norman's formidable school-secretary wife, whose unannounced visits to enforce "proper management" and deliver hot casseroles kept the studio anchored. Warm, witty, and deeply nostalgic, Eight Years in Arch Seven is a moving testament to the magic of analogue recording, the enduring bond of friendship, and the absolute faith of ordinary people stepping in front of a microphone to say: I was here, and this was my song.
Step back into the smoke-filled, tape-hissing world of the mid-1970s North East music scene. In Eight Years in Arch Seven, Raymond "Ray" Hedworth delivers a dryly hilarious, beautifully bittersweet memoir of Tyne Bridge Recording Studios-an ambitious independent venture housed in a former Felling veterinary surgery. Operating on a budget stretched to its absolute limit, Ray (the cynical partner and legendary tea-maker) and Norman Gask (the technically brilliant but domestically hopeless genius behind the mixing desk) set out to capture the raw musical soul of Tyneside. What followed was a five-year whirlwind of magnificent Neve consoles, melting Studer tape machines, and an unforgettable parade of local talent: The Stock Bands: Relentlessly optimistic rock outfits convinced that London-and stardom-was just one demo away. The Folkies: Earnest protest singers arriving with acoustic guitars and, occasionally, a set of antlers. The Unforgettable: From the astonishing raw genius of young Rachel Blackwood to a highly uncooperative studio cat. Tying it all together is Brenda, Norman's formidable school-secretary wife, whose unannounced visits to enforce "proper management" and deliver hot casseroles kept the studio anchored. Warm, witty, and deeply nostalgic, Eight Years in Arch Seven is a moving testament to the magic of analogue recording, the enduring bond of friendship, and the absolute faith of ordinary people stepping in front of a microphone to say: I was here, and this was my song.
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