Actually, my first record was released in 1971. At the beginning of my senior year, I approached the group of students and faculty advisors tasked with producing the annual senior yearbook. I suggested that the inclusion of a sound recording would be a novel feature. Nobody on staff had any idea as to just what this would entail, or how it could be achieved, but remarkably, a budget was established, and I was given carte blanche to lug recording gear throughout the corridors of Plainedge High School. I did all the editing at home. As a result, nobody was sure of what I was up to. The staff sort of humored me as I went about my business. However, it was quite a surprise when I produced a recording that encapsulated much of the senior year experience. There were interviews with teachers, councilors, administrators, and students, on all subjects, from curriculum, discipline, the senior trip, and school spirit. There were clips from pep rallies, board meetings, field trips, the senior musical, the stage band, and of course I had to throw in a little controversy.