![cowtown_ballroom_pass In late 1972 and early '73 we were in KC working at Cowtown where we learned the "concert" way of playing](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391533/7d9105f4519b28440bd10f5b485799587a1a74b3/original/cowtown-ballroom-pass.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
cowtown_ballroom_pass In late 1972 and early '73 we were in KC working at Cowtown where we learned the "concert" way of playing
![Glyn_arranging_RVR_Spring_1973 Before going to London to record our first album in 1973, Glyn and David came to Rudi Valley Ranch to work with us](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391533/1cccdedcd931e9830638ea58a7fd45465eead87b/original/glyn-arranging-rvr-spring-1973.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
Glyn_arranging_RVR_Spring_1973 Before going to London to record our first album in 1973, Glyn and David came to Rudi Valley Ranch to work with us
![Rehearsals_1st_LP_4 During reheasals with Glyn and David at Rudi Valley Ranch we're seen setting up for the back cover photo on the first OMD album](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391533/67a1c4216b69b329634ea98931fe66fae13171db/original/rehearsals-1st-lp-4.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
Rehearsals_1st_LP_4 During reheasals with Glyn and David at Rudi Valley Ranch we're seen setting up for the back cover photo on the first OMD album
![London_14 Upon arrival in London we were invited over for drinks @ Glyn's house - RC / Rusty C. / LML / Anderle and Karol Plesser](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391533/24fdf3af472809db41c6ef6b7f4144781fa8b15c/original/london-14.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
London_14 Upon arrival in London we were invited over for drinks @ Glyn's house - RC / Rusty C. / LML / Anderle and Karol Plesser
![London_Randle RC & MG in The Donald van on the daily trek between Olympic studios and Headley Grange](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391533/4548735caf9c8d8ac3d1e3961e9213a8210e8ee4/original/london-randle.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
London_Randle RC & MG in The Donald van on the daily trek between Olympic studios and Headley Grange
![LL_RVR_Shine Getting ready to record. The house at RVR was a couple hundred years old and had no air conditioning](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391533/1ea086b88ce546d00139c323578877e859f952a4/original/ll-rvr-shine.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
LL_RVR_Shine Getting ready to record. The house at RVR was a couple hundred years old and had no air conditioning
![Glyn_David_RVRshine__sessions Glyn in the moble recording truck from The Recod Plant, NY,NY. RVR "shine" sessions](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391533/4b6bdb671dbb924a8756328e3ec13a4a4dad9141/original/glyn-david-rvr-shine-sessions.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
Glyn_David_RVRshine__sessions Glyn in the moble recording truck from The Recod Plant, NY,NY. RVR "shine" sessions
![SC_DA_LL David Anderle's motor home became "Dave's Ribs" and was the late late night hang out where the time was always 2:25AM (notice clock over David's head). Dave's Ribs never closed until the clock read 2:30, which it never did.](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391533/210b2b0a8f4e6720dbeeb2099dd2c0ac15e1d3fa/original/sc-da-ll.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
SC_DA_LL David Anderle's motor home became "Dave's Ribs" and was the late late night hang out where the time was always 2:25AM (notice clock over David's head). Dave's Ribs never closed until the clock read 2:30, which it never did.
![w_JanetRVRmorning_sickness__sessions Me and Janet recording a song we'd written together @ RVR during the "shine" sessions](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391533/4dc43aea6b52cfcc434324ffe6826897df11d954/original/w-janet-rvr-morning-sickness-sessions.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
w_JanetRVRmorning_sickness__sessions Me and Janet recording a song we'd written together @ RVR during the "shine" sessions
![Apollo__Glasglow_1975 This might have been our best concert ever. They wouldn't let us leave the stage even though we'd run out of songs to play and had to start repeating songs we'd done earlier.](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391533/d82f9943147fbd8baeb75f6baa4dbe82d49eb760/original/apollo-glasglow-1975l.gif/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
Apollo__Glasglow_1975 This might have been our best concert ever. They wouldn't let us leave the stage even though we'd run out of songs to play and had to start repeating songs we'd done earlier.
![Reading__UK-1975-stage-commons They had a two stage setup. Someone played on one stage as another act setup on the other.](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391533/6d58658b0d61f5d3007afa46448bd4fbc1173d83/original/reading-uk-1975-stage-commons.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
Reading__UK-1975-stage-commons They had a two stage setup. Someone played on one stage as another act setup on the other.
![Reading__UK-1975-crowd-3 The day we play it was cool and rainy and about half of these people weren't around](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391533/69a6066ee1b2613367f9e4ad5150b1fd4912c28f/original/reading-uk-1975-crowd-3.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
Reading__UK-1975-crowd-3 The day we play it was cool and rainy and about half of these people weren't around
![Some_gig_somewhere__1975 We played a string of dates with Emmylou, she was great and so was her band](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391533/3e1dfb5506186c422004a05b5642a549ff2d97c4/original/some-gig-somewhere-1975.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
Some_gig_somewhere__1975 We played a string of dates with Emmylou, she was great and so was her band
![OMD_w_Eagles_DesMoines_1975 Iowa at the end of July was "hot", too hot to hang around to watch the Eagle](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391533/d75e966c265953f790ec56efd1fa81a28e7e6ade/original/omd-w-eagles-desmoines-1975.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
OMD_w_Eagles_DesMoines_1975 Iowa at the end of July was "hot", too hot to hang around to watch the Eagle
![__Caribou_Ranch Party down @ Caribou Ranch, Anna, Rune, Canaday, Jerry Mills, LML, David "Dick" Trask](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/391533/395e557fb531cb9ce6b7f10ae3890668a8417106/original/caribou-ranch.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
__Caribou_Ranch Party down @ Caribou Ranch, Anna, Rune, Canaday, Jerry Mills, LML, David "Dick" Trask
Some Things Old Are New
I'm posting a collection of old songs that have been lying around gathering dust. Most of them are demos made years ago, By going HERE you'll be able to listen to them while also viewing stories / lyrics and credits.