The Secret Chord: Update

Word about The Secret Chord is beginning to spread. The Kindle version of the book now has our first review in which Heather Joy Rowe says it is a highly informative and eye-opening book:

'The writers ... are delving into the arts, mainly looking at the subject from a theological point of view and they have certainly opened my eyes as before reading this book I had a very 'one-dimensional view' of this huge subject.'

A sample chapter can be read by clicking here.

Cross Rhythms have a piece about the book and the Ilford Recorder have also run a story. The book is included in the November update of the Greater London Presence and Engagement Network. Peter Banks, joint-author, has posted about the book here. Click here for some initial comments and here for a mention of The Secret Chord on the Ritter Records blog.
 The paperbook version is available through Lulu (where we are currently No. 1 in Reference for the month) and via the After The Fire website, while other Kindle locations are also live now:

• United States
• Germany
• France
• Italy
• Spain
• Japan

Even if you do not have an actual Kindle you can download free viewing Apps for PC, Apple Mac, iPad, iPhone and Android devices including smartphones here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/feature.html/ref=kcp_ipad_mkt_lnd?docId=1000425503.

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Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah.

Tributes to Norman Barratt

Mike Rimmer has posted an excellent tribute to the late Norman Barratt which can be read by clicking here. Cross Rhythms also have a piece on Barratt's musical legacy which can be found here.

The Barratt Band's first offering Playing in the City was where I first connected with Barratt's work. It remains an album that rewards seeking out. This synopsis is from Christian Bits:

"In the prog era, guitarist Norman Barratt was revered amongst British players for his work with rock band Gravy Train who released a number of albums on the Vertigo label. After getting saved he played with the Alwyn Wall band in the late '70s before forming the Barratt Band in 1981 and recording this landmark album. Produced by Vic Coppersmith who was working with The Jam at the time, what is most surprising here is the way in which keyboards play as much of a role in the overall sound as Barratt's guitar and gritty vocals. Recorded for the fledgling Chapel Lane record label whose studios allowed the label's artists to invest more time in production, the results were stunning at the time."

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Barratt Band - My Spirit's Free.