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The self-titled solo debut album by the American singer and songwriter Mark Heard (December 16, 1951 – August 16, 1992) was released on Airborn Records in 1975. The album was recorded June 1975 by Cecil Jones at Lemco Studios in Lexington, Kentucky. The album was re-issued by AB Records in 1978, in co-operation with Solid Rock Records, distributed by Creative Sound. The re-issue features new cover artwork and was re-titled On Turning to Dust.
Jeffrey Ennis VanSant did the original cover artwork. Mark Heard actually had a huge collection of butterflies and gave VanSant a butterfly in a cigar box mounted with a pin on a piece of Styrofoam. VanSant started the design process on Mark Heard’s request and did the entire cover as a class project in graphic design.
A re-titled pressing of his custom debut that was given greater distribution by Creative Sound. Released on the same label as Larry Norman’s Streams Of White Light Into Darkened Corners. Cover has a photo of Mark sitting in a rocking chair. [Ken Scott, The Archivist, 4th edition]
LP tracklist:
Side One
A1. “On Turning To Dust” – 4:20
A2. “Dinner At Grandma’s” – 2:45
A3. “Cabin In Glory Land” – 1:10
A4. “A Friend” – 2:57
A5. “Abba’s Lullabye” – 3:20
Side Two
B1. “Solid Rock” – 2:25
B2. “To Diane” – 3:07
B3. “Greensleeves” – 0:43
B4. “There Is A Fountain”
B5. “Coming On Down The Road” – 4:50
B6. “Passion Chorale” – 0:42
B7. “All” – 3:50
Note: Re-issued as a Limited Edition CD-R.
1978 Re-issue Cover Artwork
A full-page advertisement for Creative Sound and their label Sonrise Records – including Mark Heard’s On Turning To Dust – was featured in the September 27, 1980 issue of Billboard Magazine.
CREDITS. Recorded at Lemco Studios, Lexington, KY, and engineered by Cecil Jones. Strings arranged by Dave Aldrich. Artwork, photography and cover design by Jeff Van Sant. I wish to thank Billy Wren, Ron Moore, Pat Terry, Jeff Van Sant, Allen Akin and my folks for the work, help and encouragement they have provided. Special love to Janet Sue. This album is a collection of attitudes concerned with life in the framework of Biblical Christianity.
Musicians: Mark Heard (Guitars, Vocals, Piano, Synthesizer, Hambone), Frank Godby (Banjo), John Heinrich (Pedal Steel), Chuck Long (Sandblocks), Earl Grigsby (Bass). Percussion: everybody in general. Strings performed by the Lamay String Quartet.
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