Description
The self-titled, sole album by the American folk-rock band Aslan was released on Airborn Records in 1973. Assisted and engineered by Ron Moore. (Aslan is the main character of C. S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia series.)
Homespun rural lazy-Sunday-afternoon Georgia folkrock outfit featuring Scott Roley. A light basement feel pervades side 1 with piano out in front and twangy electric guitar. Side 2 is quieter, mostly heartfelt acoustic ballads. Gentle male/female harmonies throughout. Nice use of harpsichord on «Sonshine». «Further Up And Further In» would resurface on Albrecht & Roley as well as the first Albrecht, Roley, & Moore LP. Assisted and engineered by Ron Moore. Beautiful yellow and gold sleeve showing the head of a lion. Elaborate tri-fold lyric insert with additional artwork. Re-issued on Hartsong with a different cover. [Ken Scott, The Archivist, 4th edition]
The band Aslan was formed at Spring Arbor University near Jackson, Michigan in 1972 as a music group traveling the mid-west promoting the college. The original members were a trio, Linda Kendall, Ted Kallman and Scott Roley.
The band’s popularity grew and so did its members. The additions of Martin Vipond, Greg Buick and Jeff Roley rounded out the group. Later Ed Englerth (of Earthen Vessel) joined Aslan playing bass guitar. The band’s only recording, a self-titled album, was produced and engineered by Ron Moore and released through Airborn Records. It was recorded on a four-track (TEAC 3340) tape machine in the basement of a church in suburban Atlanta, Ga. Airborn Records began as a home label under the direction of Ron Moore. Along with Ron, Airborn Records featured the early efforts and first recordings of Pat Terry, Mark Heard, Aslan and later Albrecht and Roley. Jeff Roley oversaw the unique cover art for the Aslan project.
In all there were two thousand copies of this recording pressed and released. One thousand were sold through the original pressing in the spring of 1973. Spirit Records cut another one thousand pieces in a re-release several years later.
[Scott Roley]
LP tracklist:
Side One
A1. “Glory Day” – 3:24
A2. “His Way” – 3:06
A3. “Minnesota” – 4:22
A4. “Time to Move” – 2:06
A5. “On My Way” – 3:00
A6. “Ted’s Song” – 4:34
Side Two
B2. “Further Up and Further In” – 4:30
B3. “Sonshine” – 3:58
B4. “Marriage of the Lamb” – 5:08
B5. “Celebrate Love” – 7:15
Note: The original release was pressed in only 1000 copies. Re-issued a few years later featuring new cover artwork. Available on CD and as download at scottroley.com
Re-issue Cover Artwork
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