Novi Productions CD

In January of 1988, Chord On Blues, an a cappella singing group at the University of Pennsylvania, came out with its first album: a cassette called The Blue Tape. At the end of that school year, they had their Spring Show, entitled Lather, Rinse, Repeat containing some brand new material. This performance was, fortunately, videotaped by one member's uncle.

The years passed, and the Blue Tapes began to wear out, and the video got fuzzy. Something had to be done to preserve these primordial recordings (especially since both members of Novi Productions were part of Chord On Blues at the times of both recordings). Luckily, Novi Productions gained access to a CD burner (special thanks to Joe Ross), and so selections from both recordings were preserved for posterity on the compilation disk BLUE Lather, produced in 1996.

Chord On Blues 1988

Tenor I Mike Alcantara Danny Marks Bill Michalski Scott Novack	Tenor II Mike Loss Mario Montoya Kenny Shillingford
Baritone Jim Bain Mark Giacobbe Andy Mirsky Ian Novack	Bass Aaron Dai Dan Gaylin Gary Levin

CD Songlist
	Levi’s 501 Blues (1:19) - Solo: Scott
	Naturally (2:20) - by Huey Lewis. Arr.: Aaron; Solo: Jim
	Hello My Baby (1:45)
	Suite: Judy Blue Eyes (6:38) - by Crosby, Stills, and Nash. Arr.: Danny, Ian, Scott; Solos: Dan, Danny, Mike L.
	Stand By Me (3:10) - Solo: Mario
	And She Was (3:24) - by Talking Heads. Arr.: Stu Markus; Solo: Ian
	Fireman (1:24) - Duet: Jim and Scott [not listed in original Blue Tape song list]
	Coney Island Baby (1:43)
	Marry a Woman Uglier Than You (3:05) - Arr.: Aaron; Solo: Aaron
	Please (2:47) - by The Nylons. Arr.: Stu Markus; Solo: Scott
	Taking It to the Streets (2:48) - by The Doobie Brothers. Arr.: Danny; Solo: Danny
	The Longest Time (3:32) - by Billy Joel. Arr.: Aaron; Solo: Mike A.
	Up the Ladder to the Roof (2:26) - by The Nylons. Arr.: Bren Ahearn; Solo: Mario
	Lida Rose (2:48) - Intro.: Jim
	Touch of Your Hand (3:33) - by The Nylons. Arr.: Aaron; Solo: Mario
	Batman Skit I (3:06) - by Scott/COB. CAST (by appearance): Announcer - Scott; Commissioner - Bill; Chief O’Haras - Andy; Batman - Jim; Robin - Mike L.; Batphone - Gary; Batcave - COB
	Crazy Little Thing Called Love (2:47) - by Queen. Arr.: Mark; Solo: Mark
	Good Vibrations (3:43) - by The Beach Boys
	Let Go (Why Do You Stay Me?) (1:51)
	Batman Skit II (4:07) - ADDITIONAL CAST (by appearance): Falling Man - Ian; Hunan Beef - Dan; Hunan Beef’s Voice - Mark; Henchmen - COB
	Swing Low Sweet Chariot (2:20) - Arr.: Aaron; Solos: Mike A., Jim, Mario, Mark
	BONUS TRACKS
	And She Was (4:16) - [was originally the 1st song performed in the show]
	Up the Ladder to the Roof (2:30) - [1st encore]
	Happy Trails (2:15) - by Roy Rogers. Arr.: Van Halen; Solo: Jim [traditional COB close]

Read the Liner Notes to Blue Lather.