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Presenting previously unreleased Jonathan Rundman recordings, available here for the first time:
LIBRARIAN (acoustic demo)
4.5MB
Words and Music by Jonathan Rundman
Jonathan Rundman: acoustic guitar, vocals
Recorded by Jonathan Rundman at Upton House Studio, Minneapolis, MN, August 2003. Mixed by Todd Behrens at his house in Brooklyn Park, MN on May 11, 2004.
DESCRIPTION: This recording is a first-take demo, sent to producer Walter Salas-Humara for consideration for inclusion on the Public Library album. The song eventually became the album's title track. Hear the full-band album version by ordering the Public Library CD!
POSTED HERE: July 2004. Since it's been posted, this song has been downloaded over 6000 times, thanks to a link on Jessamyn West's blog www.librarian.net.
YOU NEVER LAST WHERE YOU LAND (live at Cornerstone Festival)
4.1MB
Words and Music by Jonathan Rundman
Jonathan Rundman: acoustic guitar, harmonica, vocals
Beki Hemingway: lead vocals
Randy Kerkman: acoustic guitar
Recorded live by someone in the audience at Cornerstone Festival, Paste Magazine Stage, Bushnell, IL, July 2004.
DESCRIPTION: This recording is previously unreleased. The studio version appears on the album Tennesota by Beki Hemingway & Jonathan Rundman.
POSTED HERE: June 2009.
FLYING ON A PLANE (3-track demo)
9.7MB
Words and Music by Jonathan Rundman
Jonathan Rundman: acoustic guitar, mandolin, harmonica, keyboard bass/drum program, vocals
Recorded and mixed on a broken cassette 3-track (formerly 4-track) recorder by Jonathan Rundman at Oak Street Hill, Ishpeming, MI, April 1, 2009. Audio cleanup by John Simshauser at his house in Brooklyn Park, MN, April 2009.
DESCRIPTION: This song is previously unreleased. Read complete songwriting details and lyrics at Jonathan's blog.
POSTED HERE: April 2009.
ROBERT TRAVER BLUES
5.8MB
Words and Music by Jonathan Rundman
Jonathan Rundman: acoustic guitar, 1918 Gibson tenor banjo, keyboard drum program, vocals
Recorded and mixed by Jonathan Rundman at Oak Street Hill, Ishpeming, MI, December 27, 2008. Mastered by Joel Pakan at his house in Minneapolis, MN, March 2009.
DESCRIPTION: This song was written on Saturday, December 27, 2008, and recorded on the same day using a Fostex 4-track cassette recorder. The lyrics commemorate the 50th anniversary of the film "Anatomy of a Murder" which was shot on location in Ishpeming, MI and surrounding towns. John Volker (using the pen name Robert Traver) wrote the novel that inspired the movie. In addition to Traver, the song details other Ishpeming, MI natives who went on to have a special impact on society. This song is previously unreleased. Read complete songwriting details and lyric analysis at Jonathan's blog.
POSTED HERE: March 2009.
BETHLEHEM TONIGHT (live in Edina 2007)
3.5MB
Words and Music by Jonathan Rundman
Jonathan Rundman: acoustic guitar, vocals
John Kerns: bass, harmony vocals
Troy Alexander: drums
Recorded and mixed by Nate Houge at Edina Community Lutheran Church, Edina, MN, December 2007.
DESCRIPTION: This performance is from Jonathan's 2007 Christmas concert, opening for Bill Mallonee. A studio version first appeared as "This Old Town Tonight" on the limited-edition Christmas EP Present by Beki Hemingway & Jonathan Rundman. The acoustic demo of the song was released on the Jonathan Rundman album Protestant Rock Ethic. This live version is previously unreleased.
POSTED HERE: December 2008.
NO MORE WALLS (emerald anniversary remix)
4.5MB
Words and Music by Jonathan Rundman
Jonathan Rundman: acoustic guitar, vocals, melodica
Lowell Michelson: drums, tambourine
Bruce Rundman: harmony vocals
John Kerns: bass
Recorded by Jonathan Rundman at Brad's Garage, Springfield, Oregon, August 1994. Additional recording by Jonathan Rundman at Upton House Studios, Fall 2005, and Verkstad Studio, Edina, MN, January 2008. Mixed by John Simshauser in his basement, Brooklyn Park, MN, January 2008.
DESCRIPTION: This is the first song Jonathan Rundman ever wrote on his own, composed back in 1988. The earliest version of this recording appeared on the debut album by Jonathan and Bruce Rundman, performing as The Chandlers. The Chandlers album was only released on cassette, and it's lo-fi quality has prevented it from being reissued on CD. In 2005 the original drum and guitar tracks were salvaged from the 4-track cassette master tapes, and were transferred to digital recording equipment. The vocals were re-sung in 2005, and a new bass track and melodica solo was added in 2008.
POSTED HERE: November 2008.
HISTORY OF FREE DOWNLOADS ON THIS PAGE
MARCH 2004
Sick of Eric Blues
One Night in the Month of May (remix)
APRIL 2004
The Prophetstown Tornado (Live)
MAY 2004
Now That You Are Gone
JULY 2004
Librarian (acoustic demo)
SEPTEMBER 2004
Old Man September (10th anniversary remix)
OCTOBER 2004
Narthex (demo)
NOVEMBER 2004
Out Behind the Old Hotel (Live)
Of The Father’s Love Begotten
DECEMBER 2004
Busted Pencil Lead (remix)
Continental Divide (band version)
December Chicago (acapella)
JANUARY 2005
Oh Love, How Deep
FEBRUARY 2005
Were You There (band version)
APRIL 2005
Every Town’s The Same (live)
MAY 2005
Cold, But I Don’t Mind (live)
JUNE 2005
You Never Last Where You Land (live)
FALL 2005
The Sound of the Cicadas
MARCH 2006
Meeting Nixon (live)
APRIL 2006
Daylight Saving[s] Time
AUGUST 2006
I’ll Be Gone
OCTOBER 2006
Tape (live)
DECEMBER 2006
Recital (remix)
APRIL 2007
I'm A Liar (acoustic demo)
JUNE 2007
Nothing Old, Nothing New (remix)
SEPTEMBER 2007
The Glasses Song (4 track demo)
DECEMBER 2007
Worse For You (remix)
APRIL 2008
I Got A Problem (acoustic demo)
JUNE 2008
Box of Nails [The Muckrakers] (10th anniversary remix)
New Eyes (acoustic demo)
JULY 2008
Get Behind The Wheel (acoustic demo)
OCTOBER 2008
If You Have A Question (acoustic demo)
NOVEMBER 2008
No More Walls (emerald anniversary remix)
DECEMBER 2008
Bethlehem Tonight (live in Edina 2007)
JANUARY 2009
I'm A Liar (alternate mix)
FEBRUARY 2009
Cold, But I Don't Mind (live in Edina 2007)
MARCH 2009
Robert Traver Blues
APRIL 2009
Flying On A Plane (3-track demo)
JUNE 2009
You Never Last Where You Land (live at Cornerstone Festival)
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