Rock Archeologia

Valdy - See How The Years Have Gone By (1975) 

Artist: Valdy
Album: See How The Years Have Gone By
Label: A&M Records
Catalog#: SP-4538
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1975
Genre: Rock, Pop Rock
Duration: 00:34:47

• Paul Valdemar Horsdal, CM (born 1 September 1945 in Ottawa, Ontario), commonly known as Valdy, is a Canadian folk musician whose solo career began in the early 1970s. He is known for "Rock and Roll Song", his first mainstream single released in mid-1972 on Haida/A&M.
• He was a member of the London Town Criers during the 1960s and subsequently joined Montreal band The Prodigal Sons. Prior to beginning his solo career, he was based in Victoria working with various artists, including Blake Emmons.
• Valdy is the winner of two Juno Awards for Folk Singer of the Year and Folk Entertainer of the Year, and has received seven additional Juno nominations. His fourteen albums have achieved sales of nearly half a million copies, four of which are certified gold. Of Canadian folk artists in the mid-1970s, only Gordon Lightfoot was more popular. His music was featured in the Steve McQueen film The Getaway. Valdy also appeared on the CBC TV show The Beachcombers as the environmental activist "Halibut" Stu. He also managed to secure a part in the reunion production of The New Beachcombers performing a song he wrote, "It's The Water," as part of a jug band.
• Valdy lives on Saltspring Island in British Columbia with his wife Kathleen. His daughter, Chelah Horsdal, is an actress.
• His live albums include Family Gathering (A&M) recorded at Massey Hall in Toronto for 1974 release, and 2003's Viva Valdy: Live at Last (Rack-On-Tour). As of mid-2009, Valdy continued to regularly tour across Canada. He was appointed a member of the Order of Canada in June 2011. (en.wikipedia)

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 • Side 1:
A1. Landscapes 02:22
A2. Truckers Song 03:26
A3. Hello Mr. Record Man 03:08
A4. Place At The Table 03:16
A5. Country Man 03:05
A6. Bruce And The Green Stock 03:06
 • Side 2:
B1. See How The Years Have Gone By 03:10
B2. Whirl And Swirl And Twirl 03:33
B3. Rock N' Roll Song 03:29
B4. (A Good Song) Just A Man 03:18
B5. Java Jeff 03:26
B6. Simple Life (Ode To L.A.) 02:46

     ©1975 A&M Records, Inc.
     John Sebastian appears courtesy of Warner Bros. Records
     Phonographic Copyright (p) – A&M Records, Inc.
     Copyright (c) – A&M Records, Inc.
     Producer – Paul A. Rothchild
     Recorder – Jim Horn 

Members:
Acoustic Guitar – Fred Tackett
Banjo – Alan Munde
Bass – Jerry Scheff
Cello – Eleanor Slatkin
Clavinet – David Paich, William "Smitty" Smith
Drums – Jim Keltner
Electric Guitar – Jerry McGee
Flute – Jim Horn
Harmonium – David Paich
Harpsichord – David Paich
Mandolin – Fred Tackett
Piano – William "Smitty" Smith

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