Klaatu - Dear Christine

Dear Christine by Klaatu

Words By: John Woloschuk

Music By: John Woloschuk and Dino Tome

Lead Vocal: John Woloschuk

Backup Vocals: John Woloschuk

Instrumentation:

John: Piano, organ, bass guitar,acoustic guitar, bells

Dee Long: Electric and acoustic guitars

Terry Draper: Tambourine, drum overdubs (in fade ending)

Recorded At: Sounds Interchange, Toronto Canada

Recording Period: November 1977 to May 1978 (mixed in early June 1978)

Initial Release Date: August 1978 ("Sir Army Suit" album)

Remarks:

From Klaatu's inception in January 1973 and continuing on through May 1977, one important factor in making possible the production of the group's recordings had been access to studio time at Toronto Sound Studios made available by producer Terry Brown (who was then part-owner of that studio). But by the autumn of 1977, TSS had ceased operations and was in the process of being dissolved. When recording of Klaatu's third album ("Sir Army Suit") got underway in November 1977, the group was booked into another of Toronto's leading studios, Sounds Interchange, under the pseudonym "The Plastic Mosquitoes".

The first song recorded by Klaatu at Sounds Interchange was "Dear Christine". The basic rhythm section (consisting of piano, electric guitar, and drums) was recorded "live" off the floor on November 28, 1977 with Terry Brown producing and Mike Jones engineering. (The "distorted" electric guitar track recorded on that first session was subsequently replaced with a "clean" electric 12-string guitar.)

The sound of a Bosun's whistle which appears briefly midway through this track was provided courtesy of Frank Davies, who was then president of Daffodil Records (the record label that released Klaatu's recordings in Canada at the time).

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[GuitarNewby]

More like the Beatles and the Moody Blues...

[slefnetog]

The Beatles meeting The Hollies!

Thats Klaatu!

Awesome Sound!

[cvsman2]

I have always liked Klaatu,very underrated band . Better than most stuff out today.

[hippyable]

@rnargi I wondered all my life where I could hear this again. I love it!

[hippyable]

Thanks so much Re StartMusic! I haven't heard this song in forever so long since I was about 12 or 13. MY God!!!!!!!!!

[NikkiTaur]

Love this song...LOVE IT...brings back ALOT of memories :)

[wagtunes]

They just don't make 'em like this anymore. :(

[ChristineDiana]

Yay!

[ArpyJaby]

@f1nuts I'd say The Barenaked Ladies got way more influence from Doug and the Slugs who popularized offbeat humorous pop music as a style in Canada. Maybe I'm wrong, but that was the first thing I thought of when the BNL came out.

[pmoyer50]

Wow ! Been a long time since I heard this group and the rumor that it was really members of the Beatles expressing their feelings. Whatever. Just loved hearing this group again. God bless.