Graves Recording Service
LOCATION: 2646 Willamette St. / P.O. 1416, Eugene, OR
OWNER(s): Alan Graves
TIMESPAN: 1960s...
MISC NOTES: As a high school-age student Alan Graves began producing audio recordings in his family's basement in the early 1960s. In 1966 he formalized the enterprise as the Graves Recording Service in a downtown building (at 2646 Willamette St.). Numerous area musicians and bands availed themselves of his service, and after their songs were recorded, they had the option of having their recordings issued by the in-house Graves record company. In a few known instances, bands opted to have their records released by outside labels, including: Star, Surf and Tork. In all cases the audio tapes were shipped off to be pressed in disc format by RCA in Hollywood, CA. In 1968, Graves launched a new label, F-Empire, but few discs were ever released on it.
ALAN GRAVES: "...most of the stuff I did was local schools, etc. – some gospel and dixieland jazz band stuff. None of the records pressed were released by me, but were the property of the individual bands – who either gave them away or sold them. Most were done in a limited press of 500 copies each.... Since the records were the property of the bands, I rarely kept any copies... I re-activated the studio by acquiring a Scully Mastering record cutting lathe and, under the name of 'The Audio Lathe,' cut lots of 'acetate' records for DJs and jukeboxes...” [Interview quote courtesy, Garage Hangover]
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SIZE: 7"
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LOCATION: Eugene, OR.
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RECORDING STUDIO: Graves Recording Service
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SIZE: 7"
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MISC NOTES: Various artists on acetate disc. Personnel is noted in handwritten ink on plain-white cardboard jacket. It remains unknown if this disc was produced in conjunction with an Oregon Barbershop Quartet event -- or if it is a sort "greatest hits" compilation from various sources.
SIDE 1
The Scrap Iron Four: "Rural Rhythm" - "Darktown Strutters Ball" - "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"
The House Brothers: "Ghost Riders In The Sky"
The Agony Four: "Rigoletto" - "Dry Bones" - "Swiss Yodel"
SIDE 2
The Anonymous Four: "Mood Indigo" - "My Blue Heaven"
The Evergreen Quartet: "Red Hot Mama" - "Drifting Down To Sleepy Town"
The Oswego Four: "My Blue Heaven" - "Ida" - "Baby Won't You Please Take Me Home"
LOCATION: Eugene, OR.
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RECORDING STUDIO: Graves Recording Service
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FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 12"
SPEED: 33 1/3 rpm
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June 28, 1963
Side 1
1.1st & 2nd Movements Hebrides Suite (Kennedy - Fraier)
2. O Jesu Blest (J.S. Bach) [Varsity Band]
3. Francesca da rimini [exerpts) (Tchaikovsky)
4. Pageant (G. Perrisheffi) [Concert Band]
Side 2
1. Damnation Of Faust (Hungarian March) (Berliox)
2. Classic Overture (F. Gossec)
3. Lincolnshire Posy
Lisbon
Harkston Grange
Lost Lady Found
4. Symphonic Metamorphis (Hindesmith) [Symphonic Band]
5. Mighty Oregon [Massed Bands]
LOCATION: Eugene, OR
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RECORDING STUDIO: Graves Recording Service
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SIZE: 12"
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Side 1
DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL BAND
1.) Drummer and Bugler March (Chenette)
2.) Polyphonic Suite (Carter)
3.) Russian Choral and Overture (arr. Isaac)
4.) Toccata For Band (Erickson)
5.) Highlights From South Pacific (arr. Lang)
Side 2
DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL ACAPPELLA CHOIR
1.) With A Voice of Singing (Shaw0
2.) The Twenty - Third Psalm (Bodycombe)
3.) Good News (Haworth)
4.) Jesus Our Lord We Adore Thee (James)
5.) Fa Una Canzona (Vecchi)
6.) Madame Jeanette (Murray)
7.) The Lord's Prayer (Malotte)
8.) God's Gonna Buil' Up Zion's Wall (Hairston)
9.) Travelin' Man (Hairston)
LOCATION: Eugene, OR
RECORDING PERSONNEL: Robert K. Graf [band director]; Mrs. Margaret McDonald [choir director'; Tammis Campbell, Linda Marie White [choir accompanists]; Roy White [soloist 2:3]
RECORDING STUDIO: Graves Recording Service (location recording 11/21/1963)
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FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 12"
SPEED: 33 1/3 rpm
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A-SIDE STAMPER CODE: PR 4M . 7643 (stamped)
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B-SIDE STAMPER CODE: PR 4M . 7644 (stamped)
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Side 1
1.) The Royal Regiment Ceremonial
2.) Suite Francaise
Side 2
1.) West Side Story
2.) On The Trail
3.) American Patrol
4.) Warsaw Concerto
LOCATION: Eugene, OR
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RECORDING STUDIO: Graves Recording Service (location recording)
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SIZE: 12"
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SIZE: 7"
SPEED: 45 rpm
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LOCATION: Salem, OR
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RECORDING STUDIO: Graves Recording Service
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SIZE: 7"
SPEED: 45 rpm
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Acetate observed on-line
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Side 1
1.) The Rich Man
2.) A Voice In The Wilderness
3.) I'd Rather Have Jesus
4.) Faith
5.) Until Then
6.) Of God I Sing
Side 2
1.) How Great Thou Art
2.) Oh Gentle Shepherd
3.) Known Only To Him
4.) Does Jesus Care
5.) So Send I You
6.) Gods Keep The Nighwatch
LOCATION: Eugene, OR
RECORDING PERSONNEL: Galen Farnsworth [guitar, vocals]
RECORDING STUDIO: Graves Recording Service
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FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 12"
SPEED: 33 1/3 rpm
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Disc # as printed on label: GRS 1087
A-SIDE MATRIX: SR4M - 2499
A-SIDE STAMPER CODE: SR4M - 2499 (stamped)
B-SIDE MATRIX: SR4M - 2500
B-SIDE STAMPER CODE: SR4M - 2500 (stamped)
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Subtitled: Nazarene Evangelistic Thrust
Side A
1.) His Way Mine
2.) Spirit Of God
3.) Ainta That Good News
Side B
1.) He The Pearly Gates Open
2.) He's Big Enough
LOCATION: Eugene, OR
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RECORDING STUDIO:Graves Recording Service
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FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 7"
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Mini - Lp
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A-SIDE MATRIX: GRS - 1089A TL4M - 0391
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MISC NOTES: The Dominions's drummer, Larry Rodman, shared these recollections via YouTube: "The band was started in the fall of 1964. I heard there was a guy starting a band, so I went home and brought my drums back to campus (Morton Hall, at the time). As I was carrying them inside, Ken came by and said 'Are those yours?' I said 'Yes,' and he said, 'You're in the band!'"
"The song was written by Ken Paxton and Ron Techel. Ron sings the intro, and Ken sings the bridge. The sax player was John Peters. I believe the lead guitar was still Bob Nosler, from Bend, at that time.
"When we went over to the Graves Studio -- which at the time was in the basement of his house, Mrs Graves had to move her ironing board and laundry in order for us to set up. We made 500 copies...and sold them in record stores in Eugene and Springfield."
LOCATION: Eugene, OR.
RECORDING PERSONNEL: Ken Paxton (organ, vocals) Ron Techel (guitar, vocal); Bob Nosler (guitar); John Peters (sax); Ron Gordon (bass); Larry Rodman (drums).
RECORDING STUDIO: Graves Recording Service
RECORDING ENGINEER: Alan Graves
FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 7"
SPEED: 45 rpm
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"I Need Her" album reissues:
1. Side One, Track #5 on Highs In The Mid Sixties Vol. 16 The Northwest Part - 3 compilation LP (Archive International Productions AIP-10024) 1987
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LOCATION: Eugene, OR
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RECORDING STUDIO: Graves Recording Service
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"Come To Me Baby" Album Reissues:
1984. Side Two, Track #1 on compilation lp Highs In The Mid Sixties Vol. 7; The Northwest (Archives International Productions AIP 10012)
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MISC NOTES: The word "It's" was rubber-stamped on label with red ink.
LOCATION: Eugene, OR
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RECORDING STUDIO: Graves Recording Service
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A-SIDE MATRIX: GRS 1099 - A
A-SIDE STAMPER CODE: GRS - 1099 - A (etched)
A-SIDE COMPOSER: B. Watson - M. Kelsey
A-SIDE PUBLISHER: Arky Lewis Pub. Co.
B-SIDE MATRIX: GRS 1099 - B
B-SIDE STAMPER CODE: GRS - 1099 - B (etched)
B-SIDE COMPOSER: B. Watson - M. Kelsey
B-SIDE PUBLISHER: Arky Lewis Pub. Co.
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LOCATION: Eugene, OR
RECORDING PERSONNEL: Mickey Beals [piano]; Otis Boyles [steel guitar]; Wes Johnson [standard guitar]; Gordon Morris [bass]';Smokey Metcalf [guitar, vocal]
RECORDING STUDIO: Graves Recording Service
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FORMAT:disc
SIZE:7"
SPEED:45 rpm
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A-SIDE MATRIX: GRS 1102 - A
A-SIDE STAMPER CODE: GRS . 1102 . A (stamped)
A-SIDE COMPOSER:Smokey Metcalf
A-SIDE PUBLISHER: Not Listed
B-SIDE MATRIX: GRS 1102 - B
B-SIDE STAMPER CODE: GRS . 1102 . B (stamped)
B-SIDE COMPOSER: Smokey Metcalf
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RECORDING PERSONNEL: Rudy Muller [lead vocals]; Steve Reiter, Dennis Chu, Bian Ashbrough, Geoff Soentpiet [background vocals]
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Album title printed only on jacket front
Side 1
1.) Praise Ye The Lord
2.) Great Is The Lord
3.) Thou Art Worthy
4.) Cause Me To Come
5.) Revival Chorus Medley
6.) Jesus Jesus
7.) If My People
8.) Pass It On
Side 2
1.) God Is Building A City
2.) How Could God?
3.) Psalm 19
4.) We Are One
5.) Be Filled With The Spirit
(Happy 8)
6.) Lonesome Valley
7.) Heaven Came Down
8.) The Savior Is Waiting
LOCATION: Eugene, OR
RECORDING PERSONNEL: Stuart Dahl [director, piano]
RECORDING STUDIO: Graves Recording Service
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FORMAT: disc
SIZE:12"
SPEED: 33 1/3 rpm
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A-SIDE MATRIX: GRS 1118 - A
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Release year is estimate based on album songs
Side 1
1.) S' Wonderful
2.) My Way
3.) Brand New Morning
4.) Both Sides Now
5.) You've Made Me So Very Happy
6.) United We Stand
Side 2
1.) God Bless The Child
2.) Traces
3.) He Ain't Heavy
4.) My Cherie Amour
5.) Mood Indigo
6.) Mercy, Mercey, Mercey
LOCATION: Eugene, OR
RECORDING PERSONNEL: Glenn Patton [director]; Greg Hickman [solo side 1, track #2]; Mark Williams [trombone - Judy Redington, Shelly Sharp, Greg Hickman, Rich Smurthwaite vocals side 2, track #6]
RECORDING STUDIO: Graves Recording Service
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FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 12"
SPEED: 33 1/3 rpm
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A-SIDE MATRIX: GRS 1123 - A
A-SIDE STAMPER CODE: 33 - 1 - 40015 - 1 ST (etched)
B-SIDE MATRIX: GRS 1123 - B
B-SIDE STAMPER CODE: 33 - 40015 - 2 ST (etched)
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Album subtitle: The Fields Are Ripe Unto Harvest
Title and subtitle printed on album jacket, only.
Side 1
1.) All The Holy Angels
2.) The Lord Of Glory
3.) Jesus, Jesus, Jesus (George Wilson Narrator)
4.) Near To The Heart Of God
5.) Create In Me (Psalm 51:10)
6.) The Lion Of Judah
7.) This Is My Committment
8.) All Hail To Thee
9.) Hallelujiah Chorus
Side 2
1.) Rejoice And Sing
2.) Remember Not The Former Things (Isaiah 43:19)
3.) Heaven Came Down
4.) When I Think Of The Cross (Kings Kids)
5.) No Room (Kings Kids)
6.) The Lord Reigneth
7.) The Third Man (Sandy Hickman soloist)
8.) The King Is Coming
LOCATION: Eugene, OR
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RECORDING STUDIO: Graves Recording Service
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SIZE: 12"
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Disc # as printed on label: GRS 1127
A-SIDE MATRIX: GRS 1127A
A-SIDE STAMPER CODE: A 1340658 - 1 ST
B-SIDE MATRIX: GRS 1127B
B-SIDE STAMPER CODE: 13V40658 - 2 ST
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