The Chapel St. Demos, by Miracle Legion

The Chapel St. Demos

by Miracle Legion

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John Grant In 1986,before the Internet, the world did seem big as my 20s unfolded. Conversely by comparison I am sadly bigger in 2021 and a world wracked by a pandemic seems so small! This is the sound of beginnings for all concerned and the start of a fantastic musical journey experienced over 3 + decades. It’s easy to overstate the past, but the musical landscape of the 80s outside the main stream was so varied. ML underline that fact and I love them just as much today. Favorite track: The Backyard.

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The Mezzotint Label will release ‘The Chapel St.Demos’ by Miracle Legion for this coming Band Camp Friday. It’s five songs from very early in their career. It also contain a lengthy radio interview done in the UK in 1986.

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	1.	The Backyard 04:21
	2.	Pull The Wagon 06:07
	3.	The Heart Is Attached 05:00
	4.	Valentine's 03:43
	5.	It Cuts Into a Friend 10:21
	6.	Interview (UK Radio1986) 20:33

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The are very early demos done at the Miracle Legion loft on Chapel St in New Haven. It’s one of the first times we recorded as a 4 piece band. Our friend Rondo brought his 4 track reel to reel (4 track is the true way) over and we started recording all kinds of music. These 5 were new songs. Eventually they all ended up on different records. All but one. ‘It Cuts Into a Friend’ was a song we played live a lot, but somehow it got put away and forgotten. This happens, but now the wrong is righted. Hello friend.

The interview is from out first ever UK tour. We were on a label called Making Waves and they had a great press department. We did tons of interviews including this one which is very detailed and possibly informative. I’m sorry but I don’t know who the interviewer is. Apologies to him. Nice work sir.

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released August 6, 2021

Credits:
drums - Jeff ‘Baby’ Wiederschall
bass - Joel ’Little Joe’ Potocsky
vocals - Mark ‘K9’ Mulcahy
guitar - Ray ‘Roy McCoy’ Neal

recorded by Ron Sutfin
transfers by Marcus Brannon
mastered by Paul Kolderie
artwork by Sara Murray
management by Richard Murray
thanks to Herbert for the picture

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Miracle Legion New Haven, Connecticut

Miracle Legion are a Connecticut-based band that immediately sprang to life on the heels of a post-R.E.M. guitar rock boom, chiefly because lead singer Mark Mulcahy's voice bore an uncanny resemblance to Michael Stipe's, and the arpeggio guitar structures were akin to Peter Buck's. ... more

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Jun 21

The Met

Pawtucket, RI
Jun 27

Underground Arts

Philadelphia, PA
Jun 28

Mass MoCA

North Adams, MA
Jun 28

Brooklyn Made

Brooklyn, NY
Jun 29

Space Ballroom

Hamden, CT

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