Searching for Heritage is an album that John Butler recorded and sold on cassette tapes while he was busking on the streets of Fremantle[1] in 1996.[2] It is a collection of instrumental songs, some of which ("Ocean" and "Valley") were re-recorded on the debut self-titled album John Butler. During this time, Butler was usually playing on his own. Completely self-funded,[3] it sold three and a half thousand copies and enabled Butler to fund his first CD recording.[4]
| Searching for Heritage | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Live album by the John Butler Trio | ||||
| Released | 1996, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
| Genre | Alt, Roots | |||
| Label | Independent | |||
| Producer | John Butler | |||
| The John Butler Trio chronology | ||||
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The tape is highly sought-after by collectors since it was out of print of many years, with some copies only found second-hand at music stores. The tape was never reissued after the initial release.
To celebrate the Searching for Heritage's 20th anniversary in 2016, the album was reissued in a vinyl edition, which sold out in 36 hours, and also in several downloadable 24-bit lossless audio formats.[5]
Track listing edit
All tracks written and performed by John Butler.
Original Cassette Tape edit
Side One edit
- River Song
- Valley
- Desert Snow
- Some Place Familiar
- Newd
- Chicken
Side Two edit
- River Song (Busk version)
- Desert Snow (8 Track)
- Valley (DAT)
- Long Trek
- Ocean
2016 Vinyl Reissue edit
Side One edit
- River Song
- Valley
- Desert Snow
- Some Place Familiar
- Newd
- Chicken
Side Two edit
- River Song (busk version)
- Desert Snow (8 track)
- Valley (dat)
- Long Trek
- Ocean
2016 Digital Reissue edit
- River Song
- Valley
- Desert Snow
- Some Place Familiar
- Newd
- River Song (busk version)
- Desert Snow (8 track)
- Valley (dat)
- Long Trek
References edit
- ^ Denton, Andrew (7 August 2006). "John Butler" (transcript). Enough Rope. ABC TV (Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)). Retrieved 17 February 2011.
- ^ Holmgren, Magnus. "John Butler - Discography". Australian Rock Database. Archived from the original on 3 September 2003. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
- ^ Krueger, Debra (December 2001). "Composer Profile: John Butler: Writing from His Roots". APRAP. Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 21 February 2011.
- ^ Spencer et al, (2007) John Butler Trio Archived 2002-04-15 at pandora.nla.gov.au (Error: unknown archive URL) entry. Retrieved 23 November 2011
- ^ "Searching For Heritage (24-bit Lossless Download)". MusicPlug.com.au. Retrieved 18 July 2018.