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

[Tapio Minkkinen]

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.

-- 
TapioM.
tapio at uriah-heep.fi

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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
>
>
> On Tuesday, August 19, 2014 1:21 AM, Tapio Minkkinen   
> <tapio at uriah-heep.fi> wrote:
>
>
>
> 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.
> tapio at uriah-heep.fi
>
> www.uriah-heep.fi
>
>
>
> 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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