Early Years (album)

"Early Years" is an album by Paul Korda, released independently in 2009. The album is available on several digital platforms, but I am not aware of any physical copies ever being made. Allan plays a short reverb-drenched solo and some guitar parts on “Living In The Sky”, which is like a 70’s Genesis with Gabriel type of progressive pop/rock ballad. Korda sang lead vocals on “In the Mystery” and backing vocals on the “Road Games” album. Based on the sound of it, the info from YouTube, and the fact that Korda sang on "In The Mystery", this was probably recorded in the mid 80s.

Info from YouTube (unverified)

Celebrating the 10th aniversary of the International Space Station, and the future of international co-operation in Space exploration for Mankind to inhabit Space as a viable option. Paul Korda who has always believed that and even placed a deposit on the first commercial flight into Space, with Thomas Cook Travel Agency in the early 1980s, asked futuristic guitar virtuoso Allan Holdsworth to play on his recording, following writing and singing with Allan on his renowned "Metal Fatigue" album.

Guitar by Allan Holdsworth, Drums by Steve Chapman, bass guitar by Lou Castro and keyboard by Merry Stewart, studio time donated by venerable composer and producer Robert Gaudio, at his Sound Labs complex. Produced by Paul Korda, Engineer:Marvin Hall Living in the Sky (Paul Korda) ©Paul Korda Music (Winner of the Japan Expo 1985)

From Korda's website

https://web.archive.org/web/20220219222450/https://paulkorda.com/biography.htm

In 1985, guitar wizard Allan Holdsworth asked Paul to sing all the background vocals on the title track of what became the Grammy nominated “Road Games” LP, that also featured Cream vocalist Jack Bruce. Also Allan played some epic guitar on Paul's track "Living in the Sky", a timeless piece about life on a space station, that has never been released. Paul then went on to co-write and sing “In the Mystery” for Allan's indie hit “Metal Fatigue”, the follow up CD.

“It was an interesting project, for Allan needed lyrics and melody for the session the next day, as, in two days, the masters were to be pressed by the factory, for release in three weeks. I managed to write it in two hours, sing it over the phone, and sang it in the studio, the next day. I heard my track on KROQ about two weeks later. It was quite a feat, especially being homeless, at the time!”

Links

"Living In The Sky" music video: https://youtu.be/V6RIwi7g8f8

Paul's website on The Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/20220328182608/https://paulkorda.com/