Ode to the Road: From Huntington to Hi Records by Kip Carmen


Hello my friends. I'm delighted to tell you that a few days ago, the singer, guitarist and composer, Kip Carmen announced on his Fb page that released an album including rare and unreleased recordings. These recordings happened from 1974 to 1977 when he was signed to Hi Records. All songs produced and engineered by Bill Cantrell at Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, except alto sax and/or bass overdubs were added to Tracks 3, 4, 5 and 8 at Flying Z Studios (Islip, NY) in 1978.


The album is streaming now on all platforms, and vinyl is coming in 2-3 months. You can preorder now on the Bandcamp page. You have the opportunity to listen to these recordings and read more details for the songs here below.

https://kipcarmen.bandcamp.com/album/ode-to-the-road-from-huntington-to-hi-records

You can also check my article about Kip Carmen that I created some years ago.

https://souldennis.blogspot.com/2019/08/kip-carmens-memories.html

Comments

Kip Carmen said…
Thank you so much Dionisis Dimos!
September 6, 2026 at 10:34 PM
SoulDennis said…
It's always my pleasure, my friend Kip.
September 6, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Getxo said…
Really great album! I love 'I Want to Be a Good Man' and so many other tracks. It has a very current sound, and if you don't mind me saying, it kind of reminds me of an artist and band I'm loving at the moment—Nick Corbin (both his solo stuff and with New Street Adventure). Seems like Nick and Kip have really similar music tastes!
October 21, 2026 at 11:05 AM
SoulDennis said…
I'm sorry for the delay. Thank you very much for your comment. I had the opportunity to listen to some of these songs when I received a cassette from Kip Carmen a few years ago. This tape included songs from Kip Carmen's audition on Hi-Records in 1974. As I told you some of these songs were included on this release. The difference between this release and the cassette lies in the orchestration. The audition happened with 5 instruments. Also, I had the opportunity of playing a few songs from this audition on my radio show in the past. These songs were "My Only Love" and "I Want To Be A Good Man". I appreciate your comment.
October 24, 2026 at 11:52 PM
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