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Long Time

from Songs From The Garden by Russ Ellis

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    The full Songs From The Garden album, plus as bonus tracks - the Oom Chugga Remix Challenge album, all on one audio CD. Comes in a lovely eco-pack, with cover art by young Dex Ellis and package design by Katie Hawkinson. There's a fold-out insert (not pictured here yet) with liner notes, credits and photos, and that's about it! On Berkeley Cat Records, while supplies last.

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Liner notes from Russ:

My son said last month, “Dad, you gotta have Dave Shul on this album.”

I knew he was right, but was a bit intimidated by the prospect. This was partly so because I did not have anything working in my head that seemed worthy of Shul’s talents and status in the Bay Area music scene. It was also true because of the place Dave Shul occupied in my memory.

It was at Cazadero Music Camp during the period of The Fuzzy Lefties’ management of the camp. I think Dave Shul was about twelve or thirteen. I remember being impressed with how much beer he could drink, but when I first witnessed him playing the guitar, he seemed like the instrument’s avatar. I was genuinely astonished that that small person could play like that. There was too much wisdom in his playing. I had him pegged as a kid.

I did work up the courage to send Shul a Voice Memo of a lurking tune. I sent him the line beginning “You been with me a long time….” Later I sent him what I thought might have the makings of a chorus, beginning “Still can’t figure why you stayed with me.”

He immediately wrote back. “Reverse them.” The next day he sent me the basics of what the song became. I am extremely happy with the outcome, just as my voice seems to be fading into the sunset. It’s my last recording.

Thank you, Dave Ellis, for the suggestion.
Thank you, Dave Shul, for bringing the song into existence.

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from Songs From The Garden, released November 20, 2021
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Credits:

Words: Russ Ellis, Zoe Ellis
Music: Russ Ellis, Dave Shul
Arrangement: Dave Shul
Guitars, Dave Shul
Drums, Al Marshall
Horns, Dave Ellis

Recorded at the various homes and studios of the cats listed above
Russ's vocals recorded by Jeremy Goody at Megasonic Sound

© 2019 Zadell Music, ASCAP

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