Earthschool +, by Kim Stone Band

Earthschool +

by Kim Stone Band

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1.	Purple 03:45	info	buy track
2.	Insect Lords 06:34	info	buy track
3.	Susan Rene 02:37	info	buy track
4.	The Blues 06:49	info	buy track
5.	Bob Goes to the Store 04:39	info	buy track
6.	We Know Where You Live 06:59	info	buy track
7.	Earthschool 06:51	info	buy track
8.	When All Paths Meet 05:00	info	buy track
9.	The Great Peace March 05:08	info	buy track
10.	NAMM Show 02:52	info	buy track
11.	Bass Dirge 03:23	info	buy track
12.	Pathetic Soldier 07:01	info	buy track
13.	House of Wax 05:19	info	buy track

about

Kim Stone, Eric Moon and Mark Fuller met by playing a handful of casual gigs for the late singer, Dee Henrichs and guitarist Lenny Charles.
The band's seeds were planted then but, having already auditioned, the call came for Kim to join Spyro Gyra.
He moved to NYC immediately for what became a 5 yr. stint with the group.

Subsequently, Moon and Fuller began working together in numerous projects, often with bassist / engineer Bob Drake, but continued getting together with Kim whenever he came through Denver/Boulder.
In 1985, with Drake engineering, they entered Free Reelin' Sound and recorded Bob Goes To The Store, Kim's tune about his legendary dog.
It was the 1st track recorded of the 13 presented here.

Spyro Gyra later recorded a version along with a music video often seen on VH1 in the mid-1980's.
Featuring Bob the dog, of course.

Throughout 1985/86 rehearsals, jams and recording sessions continued whenever schedules allowed.
Trumpeter Ron Miles occasionally joined the group in studio.
They also backed singer/songwriter Jill Sobule at times during these years.

In 1986 Kim briefly moved to Pueblo, Colorado putting an 8 track recording system in his house.
Susan Rene was recorded there by Kim.
Earthschool's basic tracks, with keyboardist Steve Barta sitting in for Moon, was also cut at Chez Kim with further overdubs at Free Reelin'.

Arnie Swenson's Prolific Records offered to release what by then was an album's worth of music.
L.P's of "Earthschool" and Ron Miles' 1st as bandleader, "Distance For Safety", came out late 1986 on Prolific.

Made possible by Kim's return to Boulder, and having some regional success with the record, the band gigged frequently during 1987-88.
They also backed vocal group Rare Silk, adding guitarist Colin 'Bones' Jones, for a mini-tour in Rome, summer 1988.

While usually playing as a trio, Ron or Denver percussion great, Gary Sosias (Congas, Bongos and Timbales), were often on the bandstand.
There are no known recordings of the band with Gary, unfortunately.

In late '88 the group ensconced at engineer/steel guitarist John Macy's downtown Denver studio and tracked another 6 tunes with Macy at the board.

That batch of tunes was never released until now.

One Eric Moon track was lost so there are 5 additions to the original Earthschool L.P.

In 1989 Kim and family moved to Los Angeles, he began his long stint with The Rippingtons, and the Kim Stone band never gigged or recorded again.

credits

released March 1, 2022

Kim Stone: Basses
Eric Moon: Keyboards
Mark Fuller: Drums and Percussion
Ron Miles: Trumpet, Piccolo Trumpet
Tom Schuman: Synthesizer solo - Purple
Steve Barta: keyboards - Earthschool
Bob Drake: Howling Bass - Earthschool, Voice - NAMM Show
Mark Derryberry: Voice - NAMM Show
Mark McCoin: Reyong and Anklung - Pathetic Soldier
John Macy: Pedal Steel solo - Pathetic Soldier

Engineering:
Free Reelin' Sound: Bob Drake and Mark Derryberry
Macy Sound: John Macy
Chez Kim Pueblo and Flushing, NY: Kim Stone

Mixing:
Free Reelin' tracks and Earthschool: Bob Drake
Bass Dirge and Susan Rene: Kim Stone
Macy Sound tracks: John Macy and the band

Mastering for 2022 release: Mark Fuller

L.P. acetate cutting engineer: Paul Brekus, Aardvark Sound, Denver

Kim Photograph: Michael Burr
L.P. Cover Art and Design: Glenn H. Collins

Kimet Music/ASCAP
Halwill Music/ASCAP
Tom Schumann appears courtesy of MCA Records

Special thanks: Susan Ren Ren, Arnie Swenson and Shirley Kenneally

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Kim Stone Band Albuquerque, New Mexico

KIM STONE
BASSIST/COMPOSER
5 years with Spyro Gyra and nineteen with the Rippingtons..
I've been blessed to perform with such greats as B. B. King, Richie Cole, Dave
Amram, Hugh Ragin, Taj Mahal, David Benoit, Rare Silk, Henry Butler, Larry Carlton, Eric
Marienthal, Ron Miles, Javon Jackson, Barry Altschul, Jessica Williams, and Firefall.

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