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This CD is a complete and essential archive of many of Eric's earliest works!
21 Songs Total
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This set of two CD-Rs containing 21
tracks is the most complete archive of Montage to date, and features a bunch of
first time released songs! The original recordings were made between 1980 –
1985 and have now been newly remastered in digital! Montage – The Complete
Collection showcases the band’s evolution from experimental fusion to pop.
This collection is a must-have item for Eric Mantel fans worldwide because for
example, it contains the never before heard, original version of his song
“Gloria.” The Montage lineup includes: Eric Mantel - Guitars & Vocals,
Eric Levinson - Keyboards & Bass, and Marc Levinson - Drums, Vocals &
Production.
Montage was WAY
ahead of the times with their own brand of Fusion/Pop music! The original lineup
was Marc Levinson - Drums & Vocals and his brother, Eric Levinson on
Keyboards and Keyboard Bass. The Montage duo was the brainchild of
drummer/singer Marc Levinson and actually began while Marc Levinson was still
playing drums in the band Seiche, http://cdbaby.com/cd/seiche
Just a few months after Seiche released their 1979 demo LP (now a collector's
item in Europe,) Marc and Eric initially began recording at their new Levinsong
Studio facility in Glenwood, Illinois. Technically, Ken Thornton was the
band’s first guitarist at only 15 years of age! In the band’s evolution Eric
Mantel later filled-in for Ken Thornton and eventually become the permanent
guitarist/vocalist of Montage.
This new, Complete Collection includes many never before heard tracks released
for the first time! This double CD-R set includes newly released tracks with the
band’s original guitarist, Ken Thornton and special guest musicians like Ron
Hansen on bass.
Quite simply, Levinson & Levinson’s band Montage was the breeding ground
for both Ken Thornton and Eric Mantel, two MONSTER talents!
So where are they now?
Eric Mantel, http://ericmantel.com
and http://cdbaby.com/cd/ericmantel
continues to amaze the world with his abilities as a true UNSUNG HERO OF ROCK.
GUITAR PLAYER MAGAZINE is completely astounded with Eric's guitar techniques and
abilities. Eric Mantel also owns and operates the most successful guitar
instruction school in the
Midwest
. Eric has just released his new CD on his own label titled "The Unstruck
Melody." His previously released CD, "A Time To Remember"
included David Raggsdale on violin, formerly of the group
KANSAS
. This new Montage CD release is a MUST HAVE ITEM for Eric Mantel fans and
clearly demonstrates all styles and techniques of a real guitar virtuoso
extraordinaire in action.
Ken Thornton of the bands Montage, Midnight Sun & Deadpan Jester, has been a
permanent fixture in the well renown over-the-top, College-town band von Frickle,
http://vonfrickle.com
In 1987 Marc Levinson from the bands Seiche
and Montage joined the Tammy Thomas Group on Playhouse Records and went on tour
in support of their two #1 top 60 dance chart hits, "It's Getting
Better" and "Do You Want Me?" released as 12" dance singles
on Vinyl. The latter song (house version) was mixed by Jimmy Jam.
Drummer Marc Levinson eventually quit the
Tammy Thomas Group in September 1988 and relocated to Orange County, California
where he established his new production company, Warp Drive Productions, http://warpdriveprod.com
and released his first solo album under the name of Marko Nadsworth, also
available on cdbaby.com, http://cdbaby.com/cd/nadsworth
Keyboardist
- Eric Levinson works in the software industry as a programmer, and relocated to
Sonoma County
,
California
where he enjoys his small home studio in his spare time, Levinsong Productions,
http://levinsong.com
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