[Heeplist] Heeplist] A new mix of 'Why'???

[DAVID M SHERROD]

I always felt it sounded like Mark more than Gary myself. Dave S

Tapio Minkkinen <tapio at uriah-heep.fi> wrote:
>It is my strong belief that it is Mark Clarke on bass on The Wizard  
>and also on all versions of Why (except The Lansdowne Tapes version  
>with earlier line-up). I don't have actual definite proof but that is  
>what I believe based on information combined from different sources. I  
>know there are different opinions but it's just because people like to  
>think it's Gary Thain because Mark is not credited for his  
>contributions on the LP. The single The Wizard and Why on the b-side  
>was released in Germany in late February and the recordings are from  
>the session with Mark Clarke that happened before they started a US  
>tour. Gary Thain joined the band during the tour in early March and  
>the album recording sessions started then. They did not re-record the  
>bass parts as it's definitely the same version on the single and on  
>the album.
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>-- 
>TapioM.
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>Lainaus Jay Pearson <deepheep at yahoo.com>:
>
>> Thanks Tapio! I couldn't tell from my computer speakers if it was the same.
>>
>> As for the b-side version, that is most definitely Mark Clarke on   
>> bass! Just listen to his playing with Colosseum at the same time,   
>> very easy to confirm.
>>
>> As for The Wizard, I know most of us believe that it's Mark's voice   
>> on the high part, but does anyone know for certain if he's playing   
>> bass, or if Gary re-recorded the bass part? AFAIK, The Wizard was   
>> recorded in the same sessions as Why before Mark quit.
>>
>> Jay
>> np - James LaBrie - Mullmuzzler 2
>>
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>> On Tuesday, August 19, 2014 1:21 AM, Tapio Minkkinen   
>> <tapio at uriah-heep.fi> wrote:
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>>
>>
>> Hi Jay
>>
>> This is indeed the earlier The Lansdowne Tapes version, the intro has 
>> just been cut and there's a fadeout in the end. There is only this one 
>> version from Look At Yourself sessions with Newton. All the other 
>> versions that have been released are from Demons And Wizards sessions 
>> and the bass guitarist is most probably Mark Clarke and not Gary Thain.
>>
>> --
>> TapioM.
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>> Lainaus Jay Pearson <deepheep at yahoo.com>:
>>
>>> This sounds similar to the Paul Newton version on Lansdowne Tapes, 
>>> but it's about 1 minute shorter and the guitar solo sounds different 
>>> from what I remember. 
>>>
>>> Jay
>>>
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w859OkmYFBs
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