This SACD-Maxi release emerged from a chain of events: During the HIGHEND exposition in Munich Allan Taylor happened to get to know Dieter Burmester, head of Burmester Audiosystems. Dieter told him about the sound system that he had designed for the new Porsche Panamera. It was then that Allan told Dieter his story of why he had bought a Porsche and that he had written a song about the true story behind.

For this reason Stockfisch Records produced and recorded together with Dieter Burmester and the international Porsche magazine, Christophorus, a five track MAXI containing also the song "A Promise and a Porsche".

Read the complete story here.

Bei einem seiner zahlreichen Studio-Besuche im Northeimer Stockfisch Studio schlug Allan Taylor vor, eine Vinyl-LP mit 10 seiner favourite songs herauszubringen. Und er hatte bereits ein tracklisting dabei: darunter so schöne Lieder wie "The Dove", "Chimes At Midnight" oder "Colour To The Moon". Und außerdem die Session "Save The Last Dance For Me" aus dem 2000er BEHIND THE MIX-Projekt.

Allan Taylor about this LP: "I thought the vinyl format was finished. However, since I have been recording with Stockfisch Records and working with Gunter Pauler I have become used to the supremely high criteria the work to, so when they asked me to choose a few songs of mine from our catalogue for a release on vinyl I thought it was a great idea."

samples
5 track MAXI
(60sec. mp3-versions)

A-Side
1 Brighton Beach
2 Back Home To You
3 Chimes At Midnight
4 Frenchtown
5 Red On Green

B-Side
6 Colour to the Moon
7 For Those We Knew
8 Leaving At Dawn
9 The Dove
10 Save The Last Dance For Me

The enhanced CD-Audio layer also contains CD-ROM video content for Mac and Win:
A 10 minutes extract from Stockfisch Blu-ray Disc/DVD-Video „The Endless Highway“ – a documentary film about Allan Taylor´s life as musician.

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samples (60sec. mp3-versions)

Two heroes of the singer/songwriter-scene have decided to make a short tour together in Germany: Hannes Wader and Allan Taylor!. More infos: Old Friends Tour 2011

Allan Taylor about this film Live in Belgium: „It was Günter Pauler from Stockfisch-Records who suggested that, as the concert in Hoeilaart (near Brussels) was to be filmed, I should choose the songs that charted my career of a life on the road. This meant going back to some of the older songs I had not played for some time, but in the hour or so before the concert I found time to run through the texts, the melodies and the chords of these songs that illustrated my journey.

Normally when making a live CD or a film one records a few concerts and then edits together the best parts from them all. We only had one night so there was a lot of pressure to get it right, and I think we did."

"Live in Belgium": In stunning HDV quality with Stereo- and 5.0 sound.

The first documentary film about a Stockfisch artist: Allan Taylor´s life as musician. Allan says: "What we aimed to do was to make a film about a travelling troubadour, how he gets his ideas for songs, how he writes songs, how he plays the concerts and how he travels from city to city - we wanted to show the lifestyle of a singer-songwriter.

Having been on the road now for forty years I can´t imagine what else I could have done. Perhaps if I had been better at the business side of music I might have been rich and famous, but my problem was I would never compromise in life or music, and really, all I wanted to do was to write songs, play music and see the world... ". This film also delivers insight into the genesis of a song: idea, lyrics, composition, performance and recording in studio.

Video formats: NTSC 16:9 – Blu-ray 1080i60 / DVD 480i60
Audio formats: Blu-ray & DVD – 5.0 DTS HD master audio / 5.0 LPCM / 2.0 LPCM

There is certainly no need these days to introduce Allan Taylor to acoustic music aficionados. CDs like Colour to the Moon or Hotels and Dreamers are no strangers to fine folk music’s haute cuisine - their natural habitat being the record collections of those who still adhere to high standards in music and recording technology. Allan Taylor‘s natural habitat – the world, perhaps life.

That man often looking so serious and stern from the cover of CD booklets has seen the world, has travelled around it and thoroughly enjoyed it. He has sung about it and in his songs has transformed it into his artistic home.

Leaving At Dawn: He riseth early who will travel far – or who has enjoyed in secrecy without wanting to commit himself to stay. The twelve tracks on this album are a

The 4th Stockfisch album of Allan Taylor is called Old Friends-New Roads" and it is a special CD release. Click on the Cover and look at the list of instruments! Yes, it is a solo album, just Allan´s voice and his guitar (except 3 titles with piano accompagniment instead of guitar).

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Allan Taylor about this CD:

"I´m still not ready to record a CD of new songs – maybe this will happen next year – so for the meantime I´ve made a CD of old songs for those people who have waited so long. This CD is simply a collection of songs I occasionally return to, solely because they are a joy to sing play.

I decided to record the whole CD with just voice and guitar or voice and piano (played by Lutz Möller), the idea being that it is in fact a short private concert for you. Günter Pauler and Hans-Jörg Maucksch have created such a natural sound on the CD it´s almost as if I´m there in front of the speakers. I could not believe the quality of sound.s.


samples "Like I Used To Do" + "The Morning..." (60sec. mp3-versions)

mature singer’s retrospectice covering moments, places and stories of biographical, personal and historical nature. A troubadour’s lovesongs, intimate memories of family life, echoes of sweet rebellion in the year of 68 – Taylor has thoroughly enjoyed the lightness of being while it was still not unbearable. Later he transcended those memories of New York and Amsterdam and Brighton Beach and through his art made them valid and lasting for ever.
That young man once left his home in the footsteps of the beat poets – wanting to be a wandering minstrel. That he became this kind of artist is proof enough of Allan Taylor’s successfully doing what he once promised to his father. He has most certainly not become an „almost man“. In his existence as a man and as a poet he has grown into a mature personality taking his share from life courageously, generously passing on the gift.

samples Allan Taylor - Leaving At Dawn - (60sec. mp3-versions)

Allan Taylor´s "3rd album for the venerated audiophile cult-label is, from the very first note, a tour-de-force of tonal beauty and consistent ambition. The warm tones of the voice, acoustic guitars, bass and strings combine in an incredibly tasteful embrace. Those who enjoy Mark Knopfler's solo works will be more than happy with Allan's songs, which seem to exist outside of the space-time-continuum. A masterful album, far above the trend."   - CD-tip - viva-text

Allan Taylor´s 3rd album released by Stockfisch: "Hotels & Dreamers"

Allan about his new CD : "I’ve got a whole lot of dreams and I can dream for you"; hotels for the lost and the lonely and the night-time lovers of good times, singing and trading songs and guitar licks and fiddle tunes and stories of the road all played out in the Mission Hotel for the waitress who "dreams in the kitchen and stands real close to the door"; back to where it began at number 9 Rue Git-le-Coeur, Paris, home of the Beats who started me on this road."

11 impressive songs by the 'traveller' reflecting his "lessons learned along the way" - sung with his typical voice full of character, accompanied by well known musicians playing tasteful arrangements.

"Hotels & Dreamers" was voted by the jury of FOLKER! music magazine as the #1 CD on their list of best albums of the year 2004.

«listen to sample» "Frenchtown"
(60sec. mp3-version!)

Colour To The Moon - Allan Taylor’s critically acclaimed current album contains 12 new songs, some of them written during his Journey of Memories in Paris:

1. Kerouac´s Dream / 2. A House By The River / 3. A Road Too Long / 4. Back Again / 5. Notes From Paris / 6. Wheel Of Fortune / 7. Brighton Beach / 8. Colour To The Moon / 9. Creole Girl / 10. Whatever the Way / 11. Crazy Amsterdam / 12. Scotty

Many people know Allan’s songs, some maybe without realizing it. Many artists have covered his songs, in diverse languages and musical styles – Nana Mouskouri, Hannes Wader, Fairport Convention or Frankie Miller, to name a few.

However, Allan’s versions are still the most convincing – he sings about his own impressions and experiences as a "travelling observer" and it is his almost magical voice that charms the listener.

Allan Taylor’s first album on the Stockfisch label - Looking For You - was recorded in 1996 and features (among others) Chris Jones and very special guests Andy Irvine and Eberhard Weber.

Allan’s website: www.allantaylor.com

«listen to sample» "Wheel Of Fortune" (60sec. mp3-version!)