Gallery & Memories

  Cassettes 

  Cassettes released between 1979 and 1995. At the time    cassettes were the most convenient way to reproduce      the music. Good copies of cassettes were used for the      two CD`s "Further On Up The Road" and "Anthem of        Praise" in 2017 / 2018.

I Will Feed My Sheep: Featuring the first versions of Changes and Grace Lovely Grace. Musicians included Bert McCann, Ron Lowton, Joe Kilburn, Colin Sobey  and Stuart  Baugh. Singers included June Prescott and Pat Powell. Recorded live at Hilton Community Centre in 1979 by Gil Davies. 

Master Builder: Recorded at Soundtree Studious, Biggin Hill by Brook Trickett in 1980 and featured Bert McCann, Ron Lowton, Joe Kilburn, Stuart Baugh and Dennis Collier on keyboards. Singers included June Prescott, Pat Powell and Gillian Burton.  All songs written by Ron Lowton and Stuart Baugh with the exception of "We're Building a Road" by Joe Kilburn.

He`s Alive:  This was the third cassette recorded by the music group with the introduction of Emyr Jones as keyboard player, writer and vocalist. 

The cassette came with an inlay of a press release and was recorded at Soundtree Studios in Bolton by Brook Trickett in 1983. The He's Alive track has since been re recorded on the CD "How Can These Things Be" and the previous version remastered for CD on "Further On Up The Road". Musicians on this cassette also included Bert McCann, Ron Lowton, Phil Baron and Stuart Baugh. Singers included Pat Powell, June Prescott and Gillian Tee.

Sing Unto The Lord A New Song: This was the first solo effort by Ron Lowton which was again, recorded at Soundtree Studios , Bolton in 1984 by Brook Trickett utilising the Claremont musicians.

Some of the tracks from the above have been remastered, or re-recorded on such as Further On Up The Road and Darkness Into Light.

Promised: Released on cassette only, there has been talk of remastering for transfer to a CD but this has not happened. Songwriting contributions on this cassette from Brook Trickett, Emyr Jones and Ron Lowton. 

Track from Promised below "There Is No God Like You" sung at one of the live concerts by Tony McVey and accompanied by the Promised choir.

The narration for the "Promised" project was done by Hugh Thompson. The song "We Thank You" was re-recorded in 2024 and is now available on the CD "Darkness Into Light". The cassette is no longer available for purchase, however, a rough copy of the CD can be provided through Claremont Church if required for free.

Anthem Of Praise: This cassette recorded live in 1986, then remastered at Soundtree in 2017. (see discography). The remastered CD is available to purchase through Claremont Office.

Track from "Anthem Of Praise" "Worthy The Lamb That Was Slain"" sung at one of the live concerts by Tony McVey and Joyce Foster, accompanied by the Anthem Of Praise choir.

Soloists on this cassette included Joyce Foster, Jean Hesketh, Emyr Jones, Tony Lang, Ron Lowton and Tony McVey.

The Choir

Promised & Anthem Of Praise

Promised choir 1986 in Blackpool.

The choir toured with venues at Liverpool, Birmingham, Bristol and Blackpool. For all performances completed by the above backing tracks were used.  Vocalists included Ron Lowton, Tony McVey, Joyce Foster,  Emyr Jones and Brook Trickett. Backing vocals included Catherine Dunning and June Prescott.