First Contact

~ Release by The Black Book Band (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Expanded CD release with 3 bonus tracks. At the 1994 Ohio Valley Filk Fest, where some of these tracks were recorded live, The Black Book Band received the Pegasus Award for Best Performer.

Annotation last modified on 2021-04-05 00:26 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Monorail to Atomland
live cover recording of:
Monorail to Atomland (from 1994 to present)
writer:
Barry Childs-Helton
3:17
2If I Had A Rocket Launcher
live cover recording of:
If I Had a Rocket Launcher
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Cockburn (Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist)
4:50
3Small Designs
live cover recording of:
Small Designs
writer:
Barry Childs-Helton
3:55
4Lightship Yarrow
live cover recording of:
Lightship Yarrow (part of "Lightsailor" world)
lyricist:
Barry Childs-Helton
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:32
5Lady Be Crazy
live recording of:
Lady Be Crazy
writer:
Barry Childs-Helton
3:37
6Madman On the Watchtower
live medley including a cover recording of:
All Along the Watchtower
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1967-10 until 1967-11)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995) and Dwarf Music (from 1968 to present)
live medley including a cover recording of:
Madman Across the Water
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
4:13
7Sailplane
live cover recording of:
Sailplane
writer:
Barry Childs-Helton
3:23
8Comin’ Back to Me
live cover recording of:
Comin’ Back to Me
lyricist and composer:
Marty Balin
6:00
9Moondance
live cover recording of:
Moondance
lyricist and composer:
Van Morrison
publisher:
Caledonia Productions, Inc. (Caledonia Soul Music Division), Chappell Music (UK), Van-Jan Music, Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell North America, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, Caledonia Soul Music (from 1970 until 1971), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1970 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
4:32
10Harbors
live cover recording of:
Harbors (space age music)
lyricist and composer:
Anne Passovoy (from 1979 to present)
4:13
11Hope Eyrie
live cover recording of:
Hope Eyrie (from 1976 to present)
lyricist and composer:
Leslie Fish (in 1975)
3:35
12Lightsailor
live cover recording of:
Lightsailor
lyricist:
Barry Childs-Helton
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
4:42
13The Way I Feel
live cover recording of:
The Way I Feel
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Lightfoot
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (ended), M. Witmark & Sons, Moose Music and WC Music Corp.
4:58
14Brown-Eyed Girl
live cover recording of:
Brown Eyed Girl
lyricist and composer:
Van Morrison
publisher:
Artist Alliance, Gallo Music Publishers, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Web IV Music Inc. (in 1967) and Polygram Publishing AB (in 1992)
3:04

Credits

Release

mixer and recording engineer:Bill and Gretchen Roper
acoustic guitar [Guild F212 acoustic 12-atring guitar] and electric guitar [Gibson Les Paul electric guitar]:Barry Childs-Helton
acoustic guitar [Seagull acoustic guitar] and recorder [recorders]:Mary Ellen Wessels
acoustic guitar [Yamaki acoustic guitar], electric guitar [Carvin double-neck electric guitar], synthesizer [Roland D-20 synthesizer] and viola:Michael Kube-McDowell (science fiction writer, filk musician)
bell [bells], congas, cymbal [cymbals], darbuka [doumbek], electronic drum set [DrumKat 3.0], percussion idiophone [metallophone galactica] and synthesizer [Kawai drum synthesizer]:Sally Childs-Helton (percussionist)
cymbal and electric bass guitar [Fender electric bass]:Gwendolyn Lee Zak (filk and neopagan musician)
darbuka [low doumbek]:Mary Ellen Wessels
Gwendolyn Lee Zak (filk and neopagan musician)
background vocals [backup vocals]:Barry Childs-Helton
Michael Kube-McDowell (science fiction writer, filk musician)
Mary Ellen Wessels
Gwendolyn Lee Zak (filk and neopagan musician)
lead vocals:Barry Childs-Helton
Mary Ellen Wessels
arranger:The Black Book Band (electric filk ensemble)
artwork:Paul MacNerland (artist)