Covenstead ... Member Biography ... Al Tavers
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Lead Vocals
Guitar
Keyboards

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Terry Bradley


 Guitars  Percussion effects        Vocals


 
 


Al Tavers


Pianos   Synthesizers        Organs
Vocals
 
 

The Hammond X-5  (this was the next generation Porta-B, a portable B-3 unit)


al's current and recommended equipment list
(lots more links, too)
















Duel

Late Autumn 1977/ Early Winter 1978
Dighton & Taunton, MA
 

Terry Bradley- Martin acoustic guitar, vocals

Al Tavers- keyboards (upright acoustic piano,
                  Hammond X5 organ w/ Leslie 910,
                  ARP Odyssey synthesizer, Hohner organ),
                  Univox echoplex unit, Shure SM57 mic;
                  AKG vocal mic; vocals
 

Classification:

Folk and Psychedelic Progressive Rock            (Original)

Most Memorable Songs:

"Canada Land" (written by - Terry)
"Make Me A Star" (written by - Al)
"Warped In Space And Time" (by - Terry & Al)
"With The Wind"   (written by - Terry)
"Our Time (Is Riding)" a.k.a. "Toward You"  (written by Al)

Most Memorable Moment:

Recording in the garage in Dighton - especially the incredible results of the ad-libbed "Warped..."

Joshua's incessant barking during the recording sessions ...
 
 

Currently Available Online Demo Soundbyte Files:

warprslv.mp3    ( brief clip)
  part f)    Peace Comes / The Resolution

warped_full.mp3    ( full sample)
parts:  a)    Racing To and Fro    b)    The Cataclysm    f)   Peace Comes / The Resolution
 
 

Recorded in the winter of 1977 in Al's garage at Gram's
old farmhouse ...   Dighton, Massachusetts ...

Duel used a late 1960's model Roberts reel-to-reel
stereo deck and AKG and Shure microphones for recording

70's
80's
90's
2000's

Joshua:
perpetual background barking
lots of encouragement and joy - asking little in return
R.I.P.



 


Pentacle Records
 
 
 

Warped - In Space and Time

       a)    Racing To and Fro
        b)    The Cataclysm
        c)    Time Span
        d)    Rebirth
        e)    Struggle of the Children
      f)    Peace Comes / The Resolution
 
 


©1977 by DuoSongs - a Division of Prodigy Productions
1995 by Jackal Enterprises/ Pentacle Records
All rights reserved


Related / See also ...

on ...

Photo of Terry is from their
(Al's & Terry's graduating class)
1976 Taunton High School Year Book,

photo of Al is from the previous year's 1975
year book (they snuck up behind him ...)



 




al - keyboards
 
ronnie - drums
andy - bass