Light The Early Years 1975 - 1989

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Album Info

Release Date: 2016-02

Label: NoBusiness Records

Disc One:
Track 1 – recorded on 28th May, 1975 at Columbia University, New York City by Joe Walker
Track 2 – recorded on 4th May, 1975 in performance at the Cubiculo, New York City by Carl Williams
Track 3 – recorded on 5th February, 1976 in performance at the Langston Hughes Library, Corona, New York City by Carl Williams
Disc Two:
Track 1 – recorded on 20th May, 1976 in performance at the Columbus Branch, New York Public Library, New York City by William Hooker
Track 2 – recorded on 19th November, 1976. It is an excerpt from TOWARDS THE NEW MUSIC / Public Broadcast Special for WHNB-TV, Channel 30, West Hartford, Connecticut.
[Tracks 3 to 5 recorded ca. 1984 (according Tom Lord's discography) but the LP was released in 1982?!]
Track 6 - recorded in 1980 - Previously unreleased track
Disc Three:
Recorded on 22nd February, 1988 at Roulette Club, New York City with assistance of Jim Staley and staff
All tracks on Disc Three previously unreleased
Disc Four:
Track 1 + 2 - recorded on 12th February, 1989 live at “Chumley’s” in the Castle at Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts by Brian Crawford and staff / Broadcasted on 100.1 FM WBRS
Track 3 - recorded in1981 at WKCR-FM, Columbia University, New York City
All tracks on Disc Four previously unreleased

Disc 1 and Disc 2 tracks 1 + 2 originally released on a double LP “... Is Eternal Life” on William Hooker’s label Reality Unit Concepts / RUC – 444
Disc 2 tracks 3 to 5 originally released on the LP “Brighter Lights” on William Hooker’s label Reality Unit Concepts / RUC – 445

Limited edition of 1000 box sets

Box contains a 24p. booklet with photographs, liner notes and scans of the LP covers.

Music composed by William Hooker, William Hooker music / BMI