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Sunday, March 24, 2013

The Travis Allan Band - A Place In Time (1982 us, heavy southern rock with psych guitar passages, 2013 reissue)



This is a remarkable rare private press, recorded in New Braunfels Texas between February and March 1982. Lead by singer / guitarist Tim Paul Catron who startet his career in the mid seventies releasing in 1976 the Single, “I’m Not Too Blind To See”. Later he joint Lady LucK for their 1978 LP "No Dice".

In the early eighties he formed the Travis Allan Band and went on to studio to record "A Place in Time". Tim P. has worked with such national artists as David Allan Coe, Johnny Paycheck, Earl Thomas Conley and Gary Stewart while living in Nashville for 6 years. 

Locally in the Texas area he has worked with a variety of bands with a variety of different sounds. The Emotions, Tp & The Emergency, The Lizard Kings, Texas After Dark and recently the largely publicized band, Kowboy. From classic country, new country, classic rock-n-roll to down home blues, TP has experienced and lived the circle of styles of music.

This album is a fine examble of his talent's versatility and his different musical influences, heavy southern bluesy rock mixed with fuzzed psych gutars. 

All an all a surprising good album that will keep you in tension from start to end.


Tracks
1. A Place In Time - 2:52
2. Let's Do It Again - 3:58
3. Missing You - 7:12
4. Florida Whiskey - 4:48
5. Southern Blues - 2:12
6. Saturday Evenings End - 3:45
7. Last Time Around - 3:17
All songs written by Tim P. Catron

The Travis Allan Band
*Tim P. Catron - Vocals, Guitars, Bass
*Stephen Schertz - Drums
*Ron Stirm - Keyboards
*Craig Satterwhite - Bass, Drums, Keyboards

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17 comments:

  1. Thank you Laurent for this obscurite southern outfit I`m looking forward to my pension...

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  2. Many thanks!Good album and I never heard about this...

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  3. In my opinion Just a very good album released in such small copies circulation effort that today it is considered a "mega rare."Album which turned out to be pleasant surprise for me!
    Laurent,Thanks for the opportunity learn of its existence..at first hand ;)

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  4. I happen to live next to Tim. He lives in Arizona now. I don't think even he has a copy of this.... until now!

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  5. An old friend looking for Tim Catron.It's a surprise to me that he would leave good ole Texas.I just hope he is still playing music. If this message shows my name and he sees it, then he will know I am looking for him maybe??

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    1. I do too! I even have one of the first original ‘paper-like’ bumper stickers😎 Good~Times

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  7. cant seem to work for me does anyone have a more useful download link?

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  8. good to hear you're still doing what you love most. hope you are doing well! xo ~js

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  9. Hey everyone, this is Texas Tim....ASA "TRAVIS ALLAN"
    I am trying to get behind the Germany record company re-releasing my "Place In Time" album without my permission. I will get to the bottom of this, if not for me but for at least my ole buddy drummer, Steven Shertz RIP. I miss him. What a great drummer and even better person and friend. You can reach me at tpccrown@gmail.com
    I am putting together some online music stuff. Learning as I go. I have 9 albums and I want to get all my music on a site. Also I am going to start having a web cam doing at least 1 live song a week or so. Depends on how the weekend goes. Ok, Hope to hear from you and see ya soon. Peace my friends..........Texas Tim
    "I'm old, but I ain't dead yet"

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  10. Dear Marios!
    Seems like this link is dead.

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  11. TheAndrew1957, "The Travis Allan Band - A Place In Time 1982", reposted..

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