Roadside

Description

Roadside is an album by a Canadian folk-rock band The Revised Version, independently released on QCS in 1973. (QCS – Quality Custom Services – was a division of Quality Records Limited offering vinyl pressing service for small run private outfits.) The album was recorded August 24, 1973 by Bud Billings at Superior Sound Studios in Hendersonville, Tennessee; with Wayne E. Hilton producing. Featuring various covers (like “Two Hands” by Love Song and “I Don’t Know Why Jesus Loved Me” by Andrae Crouch) alongside three songs written by band member Tim Marsh (tracks A1, A4, and B1).

The Revised Version features Mark Teeple on guitar and vocals, Carol Field on piano, Carl Teeple on organ and vocals, Brian Field on bass and vocals, and Tim Marsh on drums and vocals.

Scarce Canada private press that works some light psych effects into their electric amateur melodic rock sound. «Shine» and «The Certainty» both get cool fuzz guitar action, «No One Could Take His Place» gets the tremolo, and most everything gets the fun cheesy background organ. Nice lead electric guitar decorating «Here Comes The Bride» and the title track. A few songs with homemade strings that works just fine. Male harmonies (there’s a girl on the piano but she doesn’t sing). Never gets particularly heavy, instead flowing along with an easy-going relaxed vibe. Five folks from Arkona, Ontario. [Ken Scott, The Archivist, 4th edition]

LP tracklist:

Side One
A1. “Roadside” – 4:35
A2. “You Should Have Come Sooner” – 3:07
A3. “I Don’t Know Why Jesus Loved Me” – 2:21
A4. “The Certainty” – 3:00
A5. “No One Could Take His Place” – 3:19

Side Two
B1. “Shine” – 3:06
B2. “Two Hands” – 3:25
B3. “Here Comes The Bride” – 3:54
B4. “I Love Him So” – 3:30
B5. “Get All Excited” – 2:25

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About Tim Marsh:

From Tim’s first band, The Revised Version which included members of his family and friends from his community in Ontario Canada, starting off as the drummer, working through a collaboration with the Stewart Sisters for their 1972 album Have You Heard The News?, ending up in Nashville in 1973 to record the second Revised Version LP, Roadside. On Roadside, Tim’s first original songs appear, which are highlights of the album.

Tim ended up staying in Nashville and works professionally in the music industry to this day.
He has worked and toured with the the likes of Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith and Rich Mullins all remaining in the Gospel Pop Rock genre since the start of his career.

Family music creativity also has remained a part of Tim’s life, when his son’s band Elim Hall released Things Break in 1986 which was produced by Tim.