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Was There Anything I Could Do? (The Pyramid Mix)

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Written by Robert Forster and Grant McLennan

The idea to record 'Was There Anything I Could Do?’ from the classic Go-Betweens album ’16 Lovers Lane’ came many years ago. It seemed to turn up regularly on the car radio. I found myself singing counter lines to Amanda’s violin solo (which I love) while out on the road. This eventually turned into a fully blown Celtic styled tune. Our instruments seemed to suit the song - Stephen’s bodhrán intro replacing the muted, chunky electric guitar and Ed's and my constant, driving octave mandolin/mandolin picking.

It’s always an interesting decision to record a song from a legendary record - it is out of the greatest respect that it all came about. The band I was playing with, Roaring Jack (Celtic punk), were recording at EMI Studios 301 in Sydney at the same time The Go-Betweens were recording ’16 Lovers Lane’ - 1987/88. There must have been something in the air.

There are two mixes of the song - the straight forward ‘band’ mix and a stripped down ‘acoustic’ mix, the creation of our friend/engineer/producer Greg working tirelessly into the night in the shed and reflecting The Go-Betweens album and demo versions of the song.

Cheers, Steph

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from Railplane, released July 20, 2022
Steph Miller - octave mandolin, tin whistles, vocals
Stephen Mitchell - bodhrán, tambourine, backing vocals
Edmond Kairouz - mandolin, octave mandolin, backing vocals
Greg Ryan - backing vocals

Recorded in the shed by Greg Ryan
Mixed by Greg Ryan
Mastered by William Bowden - King Willy Sound
Produced by Greg Ryan and Railplane

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Our sound embraces Celtic songs and tunes, folk - our favourite contemporary and original songs and tunes!
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