As you're likely aware, there's a recording for a Randy Newman parody called Zyg Callers available on Al's friend Mike Solton's Youtube account LostInBuenosAires.
Apparently there is more to that upload!
While I was fine-tuning the audio quality for my private collection, I pulled up my Zyg Callers recording on Audacity and noticed that the left and right wavelengths are a little too different to go unnoticed. I got curious and isolated the left wavelength after splitting the stereo track.
What do I hear? It's Al playing accordion. You can hear a metronome as well. (Thank you, Mike, for confirming that!)
Perhaps the tape that the skit was recorded on was previously used for Al to practice this song. I don't want to assume any intentions but the metronome is a reasonable indicator it wasn't meant to be sent to anyone especially if Al and his friends felt fine taping over it later on.
Now, had it just been a track he literally threw in the garbage I'd be disinterested and even uncomfortable accessing let alone sharing fandom-wide.
However, it's a quaint simple accordion ditty unearthed from a recording his friend put up.
My fellow fans, if this wasn't already interesting enough.... I feel that this song sounds a bit familiar.
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This is speculative and it needs to be treated as such.
I asked Mike Solton if that was perhaps an older discarded take of a certain song he and Al worked together on.
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This was before he confirmed that the rhythmic noises towards the beginning were a metronome.
He confirmed that it couldn't be the song they recorded as it was done elsewhere on someone else's equipment and tapes.
However, in light of there being a metronome and it's just Al playing instead of there being no horns or vocals........unlike a certain song
Could this be..... Al practicing for their Dr Demento contest entry Pico And Repulsiva?
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I have taken the liberty of augmenting the recording for you all.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/31assxhl0ro68 ... .flac?dl=0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Here it is in wav form if you don't have a FLAC codec
https://www.dropbox.com/s/gaxhjgsno64qz ... m.wav?dl=0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Excuse me folks while I get sentimental a bit.
Al, if you're reading this..
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