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The CD they said could never be made...
All music and noises © Copyright Paul A. Williams aka Elwood Herring - Please read these notes before downloading
NOTE ON PLAYING MIDI FILES: All my MIDI works are meant to be played using the standard Microsoft GS Wavetable. Usage of any other wavetable will give unintended results. By all means experiment if you have the capability, but please be aware that what you end up with will not be what I intended!
Also, some MIDI files played on Winamp before version 5.3 (and it appears, after 5.541) will not play correctly. If you use Winamp, please up/downgrade to a version between 5.3 and 5.541 (incl), or alternatively, download this version or go here where you can download ANY version of Winamp.
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HERRCD01 BACK BY UNPOPULAR DEMAND! Opus: N/A Length: 74:00 Instruments: Anything we could get our hands on at the time Composed: 1980-82 The band everyone isn't talking about... OK, so what do you expect from a band named after a cliché meaning "to cause confusion"? If you really want to find out more, go here, but don't say I didn't warn you. Download the whole album FREE as a single ALBW albumwrapped mp3 file from Megaupload |
| MIDI | Mins | Description of individual tracks. | |
| Made in Hong Kong | 3:07 | Featuring John Q. Human Deceased on guitar. (He's not actually deceased, at least I don't think so. That's a anagram of his real name.) | |
| The Answer | 3:34 | Yes, but what was the question? | |
| Careful with that sax, Colin | 12:45 | Loosely based on "Careful with that Axe, Eugene" by Pink Floyd. Although Colin did play saxophone, he's not actually on this track! (Originally two tracks "Rock Cakewalk" and "Cirrus") | |
| Apatcheye | 2:58 | The wierdest music ever committed to CD? ("Walkin' down de middle o' de road wi' me shoes on...") Never mind what it all means, just listen to the sound quality - turn it up loud and sod the neighbours; in fact why not invite them round and have a party? Just make sure you invite me! | |
| Just Passing Through |  |
4:41 | Yours Truly playing everything. Well, if you want it done properly you just have to do it yourself sometimes... Here's a rather faithful MIDI version, with the guitar lead changed to sitar. |
| Curry House Special | 2:19 | Pass the poppadoms... Background sound effects provided by Pete (not) the Herring and Ivanhoe W. Kody. (Have you figured out any of these anagrams yet?) | |
| Me & Julio | 2:28 | Paul Simon's song arranged & played by me. Pity the drums got a bit lost in the mix; I don't usually play drums, but I reckon I managed quite well on this one. | |
| White Elephant (Indian Version) | 2:09 | ... end of Side One, complete with fake record stylus noises. | |
| Second Hand Jam | 3:04 | Elwood plays the drums again! Based on a song by 10cc that was popular at the time. | |
| Anji | 1:51 | Davy Graham's tune, or at least the tail end of it. Somebody recorded over the start of the tape! | |
| Diamond Girl | 3:15 | John Q. again. Wonder where he is now? | |
| Siberian Sunset | |
7:37 | One of my favourite guitar improvisations, accompanied by Mr. Weaklark on organ. The MIDI version here is quite close to the original piece. |
White Elephant (African Version) | 4:08 | "I've got blisters on my fingers!!!" |
| Hey Bulldog | 2:47 | Our obligatory Beatles cover. Every band should do at least one. | |
| The Marathon (1st take) | 6:07 | Our first attempt at this piece. See Interface below for a better version. | |
| The Last Herring | |
3:57 | Which it was - the last Red Herring piece and the first Interface one. Quitars by "Ten Quid on P.N." Enjoy this rather mediocre MIDI version. (It's actually quite reasonable, although it can't reproduce all the intricacies of the original, such as the drummer's hysterical laughter in the background!) |
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