The effect reveals the nuance beneath the singing - and makes it a hot pick for your next stuck-at-home karaoke session.

But this one strips away all of the singing save the backing vocals. As with the hit version, this one employed longtime Beatles studio-dwellers producer George Martin and engineer Geoff Emerick. THE BEST OF SOFT ROCK BALLADS - 70s TIMELESS CLASSIC Channel Rodney 24 4. The outtake of “Tin Man” is a revelation. Since they weren’t recorded for release, odd accents such as use of ARP 2600 synthesizer on the “Mandy” demo adds a surreality. Nearly a half-century later, many of the previously unissued demos and takes on “Heritage II: Demos/Alternate Takes 1971-1976” hit with a certain weirdness. With harmonies that soar like seagulls and a country-tinged twang that suggests wide open space, the trio was one of the most successful (and critically dismissed) bands of the early 1970s. Best known for hits such as “A Horse with No Name,” “Ventura Highway” and “Tin Man,” the Los Angeles band America is an archetype of Southern California musical tranquility.

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