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1990

  • Stunt Records and Tapes is formed by Terry Taylor and Tom Gulotta.

  • Terry wrote “Occam’s Razor” off of Adam Again’s Homeboys. Terry also produced and co-wrote Jacob’s Trouble’s Knock, Breath, Shine and Scatered Few’s Sin Disease. Terry records Loud, Proud And Born Again with Rob & Doug Doyle as “The Rap’sures”.
    Ed McTaggart did the art direction and design for Crumbacher/Duke's "Worlds Away".

  • Dave Raven, Tim Chandler and Greg Flesch form the Smokin' Globes.

  • Rob Watson is featured in CCM magazine's "Christian Musician" Keyboardists colum, along with John Lawry of Petra, Michael W. Smith, John Andrew Schreiner, Mark Heimermann and Eddie DeGarmo.
    "Rob Watson: CCM Keyboard Special"

  • Stunt Records mails out their newest Vertigo Newsletter.
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    March 1990
  • The Swirling Eddies are featured in CCM Magazine. “Still Spinning After All These Years”

  • CCM Magazine's Reader's Choice Awards name the Swirling Eddies as the second favorite Alternative Rock Band (The Choir was first), and "Outdoor Elvis" as the second favorite Alternative album (The Choir's "Wide Eyed Wonder" was first), and Terry Taylor as the fifth Favorite Producer of the Year (tied with Charlie Peacock and Lynn Nichols. Brown Bannister was in first place, The Elefante's were in second place, Keith Thomas was third and Billy Smiley was fourth.)

  • Swirling Eddies’ video Spittle & Phlegm is released. View Video Reviews
    The video featured a concept video for the song “I’ve Got An Idea”, concert footage of DA at Greenbelt, and a lot of wacky stuff.

    March 9, 1990
  • The Eddies performed their first concert in La Marida, California at Biola University with Randy Stonehill. The show was dubbed the "Amos n' Randy n' Eddie tour". Over the next couple of years, they performed they're next two shows at the Troubadour in Hollywood. (Source: Tom Gulotta)

    May 12, 1990
  • Daniel Amos and the The Swirling Eddies perform 2 songs ("Walls of Doubt" & "Let's Spin!") before Randy Stonehill's 20th anniversary concert. Sharon McCall sat in on bass, because Tim couldn't make the show. Other performers include Amy Grant, Russ Taff Michael W. Smith.

    June 29, 1990

    (Photo of Cornerstone 90, courtesy of Eric & Jason Townsend)
  • DA + Swirling Eddies perform in Grayslake, Illinois at Cornerstone, with Randy Stonehill opening and joining the band for the encore.
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  • Terry also takes part in a press conference at the fest.

  • Issue 3 of "Vertigo", the Swirling Eddies Spinning Vortex Fun Club Newsletter is also available at the fest.
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    July 14, 1990
  • In a single 10 hour recording session, DA records a new version of "The Pool", a cover of "Ghost Riders in the Sky", and the longtime DA concert classic "I'm On Your Team". This session was the first time that Taylor, McTaggart and Chandler played with Jerry Chamberlain since he left the band in 1983.

    August 1990
  • In a CCM magazine survey, readers were asked what classic albums they would like to see on Compact Disc. The number one choice was "Welcome To Paradise" by Randy Stonehill, number two was Dancing with Danger" (later released on CD), numbers three and four were two AD albums, "Time Line" and "Art of the State" (both later issued on CD), and number five was Daniel Amos' "Horrendous Disc".
    When asked which artists' back catalogues the readers would like to see reissued on Compact Disc - the number one answer was Daniel Amos.

    September 1990


  • Dr. Edward Daniel Taylor’s Miracle Faith Telethon is released. View Album Reviews
    The whole Telethon was basically recorded as an improvised sketch with very little script and no rehearsals. Ed McTaggart did the art direction and design for the record.
    Telethon anecdote:
    Tom: "OK Gene, you do the voice for this character."
    Gene: "No way man, I don't do voices."
    Terry: "What about that little mousy voice you do for that little band of yours."

    October 1990




  • DA’s Live Bootleg ‘82 is released.
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    October-November 1990
  • A Vertigo Newsletter "Update" is mailed out to members of the Swirling Eddies Fun Club.
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    December 1990
  • Brian Q. Newcomb reviews the CD reissue of "Shotgun Angel" for Syndicate Magazine.
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