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The Horrendous Disc Years
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Jerry Chamberlain marries Sharon McCall. Sharon occasionally sang with the
Scratch Band, a band from Sacramento that eventually evolved into the 77s.
January 11, 1980
Daniel Amos performs in California at Disneyland for "Contempo '80".
January 20, 1980
The Rock and Religion Radio Show airs the first half of a special on DA's
"Horrendous Disc", featuring an "interview" with Terry, Ed and Jerry. This was
the first chance the public had to hear music from the delayed record. The show
featured "I Love You #19", "I Believe In You", "Hound Of Heaven", "(Near Sighted
Girl With Approaching) Tidal Wave", and "On The Line."
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January 26, 1980
(Concert Poster Courtesy of Marty Dieckmeyer)
The Amos n'Randy Tour (Daniel Amos with Randy Stonehill) performs in Vancouver
BC, at the Broadway Tabernacle.
January, 1980
(Randy Stonehill, Larry Norman and Terry Taylor)
Daniel Amos and Randy Stonehill wrap up part of the Amos n'Randy Tour in a
Toronto concert, sponsored by Sounds of Triumph. The event captured the attention
of the local press and two television stations have produced features on
Contemporary Christian music. At the end of the concert, StreetLevel's Phil
Mangano arrived with Larry Norman in tow, and Larry was coaxed on stage for
a song with the band.(Source: CCM Magazine January 1980)
Gossip and rumors were spreading about the band which were causing
a lot of difficulty while touring.
Terry: "...we'd go out (to play concerts), and the rumors would precede us.
People would think that we were doing everything from divorcing our wives to using
cocaine, and I don't know what else. Because once there's a sense of controversy
here (in the Christian Music world) the rumors just fly."
Larry Norman fed many of the rumors in the years that followed with a number
of unfortunate mistatements, including the following line from an interview
in CCM Magazine. This sentence led many to speculate that members of DA had
left their wives in the late 70's. In reality, only three members of DA were
married at the time - Terry, Ed and Mark. None of the three were getting
divorced. Mark Heard and Tom Howard were also both happily married.
Larry: "My wife had decided she wanted to marry somebody else and all of the
artists at the same time were leaving their wives, and I just thought this was an
appropriate time for introspection.".
(Source: CCM Magazine June 1989/"The Blue Book")
Daniel Amos appears on the cover of CCM Magazine. “Angry Young Men”
(Photo taken at Bethel College in Minnesota, courtesy of Mark Prinsen)
January 26, 1980
DA performs
February 1980
CCM magazine's "Record Rap" column says that there's still no definate release date for "Horrendous Disc".
February 6, 1980
Rebel Base Productions is formed with Tom Howard.
Tom Howard: "There's a little rehearsal studio and office in Santa Ana,
California that DA has been using for years. When a popular science fiction
movie ("Star Wars") came out and the good guys were holed up at the "rebel base"
the name drifted over to the studio and it stuck.... it's the whole idea of
rebeling against a strong, powerful force of evil."
March 20, 1980
While waiting for the problems to be sorted out with HD, Daniel Amos engaged
in a brief national tour.
(SOURCE: CCM Magazine March 1981 “Whatever Happened To Horrendous Disc?”)
April 1980
CCM magazine lists several new releases, and makes note that "Horrendous Disc"
isn't one of them.
April 4, 1980
Daniel Amos performs at Bethel College in Roseville Minnesota with Randy
Stonehill.
April 11, 1980
Daniel Amos performs St. Paul, MN at Bethel College with Randy Stonehill.
View Set List
April 19, 1980
Daniel Amos and Randy Stonehill perform in Greenville, Illinois at the Agape
music festival.
Mid May 1980
DA finishes their tour and returns to California to find a letter waiting
from Larry Norman, stating that he had released them from their management contract
with StreetLevel. California Civil Law states that it is illegal for the same
company to receive compensation for booking and management of an artist.
Larry Norman's "Footprints in the Sand" CD (1993) included the following statement:
"Everything began to unravel during a tour with one of his solo artists who was
traveling with one of his bands. Larry went out on the road to personally observe
what was happening. He traveled for two or three days with the artists to observe
their on-the-road demeanor and was shocked by the drinking and cigar smoking and
raw humor he witnessed. He was speechless and confused. Upon his return to Los
Angeles he wrote letters of dismissal announcing that he felt he could no longer
represent these artists."
StreetLevel Artist Agency (with Phil Mangano) splits off from StreetLevel
Productions.
Mid 1980
Daniel Amos performs in Dartmouth, MA.
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Early Summer 1980
DA performs in various clubs around the country, including LA's Madame Wong's.
DA performs in Huntington Beach, CA.
Late Summer 1980
 
 
(Photos taken in Concord, CA, courtesy of Karl Swenson)
Daniel Amos performs in Concord, CA. at. The show's lineup was Chuck Girard,
Resurrection Band, DA, and Servant.
July 1980
 
Word radio promo man "dangerous Dan" Hickling releases the 10" Horrendous
Disc ep to radio stations, with Blue and White swirled vinyl. Side one (33 1/3
rpm) features I Believe In You, Hound of Heaven and Horrendous Disc. Side Two
(78 rpm) has the flying saucer sounds, and On The Line.
There are also rumors that there is an alternate version of the EP. We know
lots of people that claim to have seen one, or have a friend that has one -
but so far, we haven't seen one ourselves. Solid Rock tells us that there's
only the one version.
August 1980
DA performs at LA's Madame Wong's.
Fall 1980
Due to the "Horrendous Disc" delays, the band was struggling financially.
Two members - Mark Cook and Alex MacDougall - left the group to pursue other
Godly and financially supportive endeavors. Mark became a Youth Pastor in the
San Diego area, and Alex started working for Ministry Resource Center and
would continue to work with the band off and on. (Source:
CCM Magazine March 1981 “Whatever Happened To Horrendous Disc?”)
Terry: "We still love those guys, and continue to have relationships;
I saw Mark a few years ago, he's a pastor in Virginia, and I still do projects
for Alex at Maranatha! Music."
(Source: Brian Quincy Newcomb in “The HRS-Terry Taylor Interview Part Two”)
September 1980
Daniel Amos and Andy Pratt perform at R.I. College in Providence, RI.
October 20, 1980
Terry’s son Andrew was born.
Late 1980
(Ed McTaggert and Alex MacDougall at Greenbelt and Alex, Tom Howard and Beau MacDougall backstage at Greenbelt. Photos courtesy of Marty Dieckmeyer)
Daniel Amos performs in England at Greenbelt.
Daniel Amos performs in Holland at the Kamperland Music Festival, with Larry Norman and the Sam Scott Band.
Daniel Amos performs in National Entertainment and Campus Activities Association Convention.
 
(DA Buttons)
December 8, 1980
Former Beatle John Lennon is shot and killed by a disturbed fan in New York. DA learns of the tragedy while working in the studio.
(Terry touches on this tragedy in his article "Here I Am... There You Are ("Imagine No John Lennon")"
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