Jon & Les recordings

Jonathan Sheffield and Les Soltescz wrote songs together and recorded them in a makeshift studio called Hollenbeck Studios.  The recordings were made circa 1985-87.

From left to right in the photo:

Jonathan Sheffield: Bass Guitar, Guitar, Drums, Vocals

Les Soltescz: Guitar, Drums, Vocals

Also heard on these recordings:

Rick Warsing: Lead Guitar, Drums.

Bret Schultz: Bass, Vocals

These songs were taken from recordings made about 23 years ago.  Between recording original music, some cover songs were also recorded. 

You wont see me:  This song features Jon on lead and backing vocals, Brett Schultz on bass guitar and Les Soltescz on guitar and drums.  This was recorded dry (no effects) on a Sony 2 track reel to reel.  In 2007, the tracks were mixed and digital reverb added.

No Reply: This song was our first attempt at recording with a 2 track reel-to-reel recorder.  It features Les on lead vocals/rhythm and lead guitar/drums, Jon Sheffield on bass/backing vocals.  The recording process was new to both les and I on this one, we put the drum track on after the guitar track which proved to make tempo harder to sync. (this is the only recording we did this way).  Les also had to do many tries at the first track guitar and lead vocals where you can hear him almost start laughing where he makes a mistake in the second to last verse of the song.  For this new mix I added an ambience track giving Les's vocals a stereo sound, added effects and digitally lowered my vocals from the second track.

Summer Rain:  This quickly recorded song features Les on drums/lead guitar, Jon on acoustic rhythm/lead and backing vocals, Brett Schultz on bass guitar and Rick Warsing on drums.  For this new mix I added an ambience vocal track and effects.

Spirit is One:  With Les's creative mind fueled by his incessant intake of marijuana in those days, this original song was produced.  Les was inspired by a circus poster he saw about the American Indian when he wrote this song.  This song features Les on lead vocals and all guitar work, Jonathan Sheffield on drums, tambourine and maracas.

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