Best of Original Versions 
(1973-1983)
John Gil Faelan - Best of Original Versions 
(1973-1983)

Back when I began recording the songs I’d written, my home studio consisted of a Yamaha cassette 4-track recorder, an upright Kawai piano, and a couple of Beyer mics. I recently rediscovered many (about 30-40) of those early tracks, and digitalized them for posterity. What I was surprised to find was that some of those early versions were actually as good as (and in some cases, better than) the later versions already collected here, energy-wise, and especially vocally. This collection represents the best of that bunch, and I thought to include it on the website to better represent what the songs were meant to be at the time they were written. Enjoy!

Best of Original Versions

(1973-1993)

  1. The Dawning (1973 on TEAC with Rogers drum set)
  2. California Winter (1974)
  3. Oh Well (Mid 70s)
  4. Again (1979)
  5. Winterland (1979)
  6. Orion (1979)
  7. Sandbar (1979)
  8. My Giving Time (1979)
  9. Another Minute (Mrs. Campbell) (1979)
  10. I’ll Walk With You (1988)
  11. Find Your Rock (1982)
  12. In Syncopated Times (1982)
  13. Wild Woods (1991)
  14. Lies in My Sleep (1992)
  15. Keep Them Always Near (1980)
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