SRC Open Studio
YPSILANTI, Mich. — The legendary SRC (formerly the Scot Richard Case, among other things) have at last opened their recording studio for public use. Morgan Sound is equipped for four track demos only at present though the set-up will eventually include sixteen track capability.
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SRC Open Studio
YPSILANTI, Mich. — The legendary SRC (formerly the Scot Richard Case, among other things) have at last opened their recording studio for public use. Morgan Sound is equipped for four track demos only at present though the set-up will eventually include sixteen track capability.
The band, which is presently undergoing a name change, is also going to set up their own label. They did three albums for Capitol, none of which were that well received, and the band feels that a good part of that is due to Capitol. So by the end of January, mabe the beginning of February, the SRC will have a new name, a new single and a shiny new lp for the fans.
As for the la bel itself studio, Pete Andrews, the band’s manager, said, “If you’ve got the promotion ideas, and you’re doing the promotion, then all you need is the distribution. If the product is good, it’ll sell.”
The group is thinking of recording other acts as well. “There are a couple of women we’ve found that we’re thinking of putting people behind. And we have talked to some other well-known acts.” The organization, which (in toto at least) is also to expand into the areas of management and song publishing — the name for the song publisher is already set — it’s to be Big Casino Music. As for the rest, including the new name of SRC, they’re still waiting for inspiration.
Andrews compares the sound of SRC now with that of the highly successful Punch Andrews’ band, Brownsville Station. The new tunes (“Including ‘Heat Wave’ of course”) will top out at about three minutes and twenty five seconds each, and the group is obviously and unremittingly shooting for single, not album, success. At leas initially.
“We’re gonna look for a local, four or five market, release. We’re hoping we can hit with a five market single success,” Pete explained. “We’re certainly going to make more money than we did with Capitol. It’s not a naive situation that way, especially because of the studio situation. And it’s time for a label coming out of here.”
The prime advantages the SRC (or whatever they may be called by the time this is read) have is lack of overhead. “We don’t have a million dollar studio and we don’t need it. What we’ve got is worth $150-200,000 on the market, anyway.”
In the meantime the group’s live show, one of the most popular in the Midwest, has kept them working. With that and the rest going for them, Scot and the boys may just get where they’re going after all.
