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Thread #62301   Message #3853710
Posted By: keberoxu
07-May-17 - 12:48 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Govan Billiard Hall Song (Roddy McMillan)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Govan Billiard Hall Song (Roddy McMillan)
Well, the song about the billiard hall in Govan is not on the "Highland Voyage" LP, and it seems that the thread had to drift a little bit in order to get to that album. The previous post is dated 2003 and yes, that is the year when Scottish Records re-issued, and renewed the copyrights, on "Highland Voyage."

Mudcatter "Dita" has the correct LP number, SR 33120. The issue number changed, maybe because of the change in format.
Anyway "SRCD 120" is the issue number for the "Highland Voyage" CD.

The liner notes in the CD booklet are from "Ken Andrew" who must have been a production person in the recording sessions, and he concludes his notes by remarking that he is the last surviving person who recalls making this recording. The album was recorded under the auspices of Park Film Studios, from which Scottish Records emerged, according to Andrew; and the studio "was the ground floor front room of a converted town house in Park Terrace....
The love of performance and the will to capture it was all that drove those sessions. No-one was being paid a fee, although royalties were agreed on any sales of the finished product. Often tempers would flare a little, since everyone was most certainly tired after completing other theatre, film and broadcast work during the rest of the day. But the fun of the material and the enthusiasm of the cast and crew made the project compelling and ultimately fulfilling. Only minimal rehearsal time was available which added a spontaneity to the performances."

Talking of the material: "All the songs were written by Alex Mackenzie," say Ken Andrew's notes. Both Mackenzie and MacRae did not have long to live after this album was recorded.