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Around Christmastime 1968, in the central Illinois prairie town of Pekin, a tiny independent record label was born. Its proprietor Chuck Perrin christened it Webster's Last Word and released the bewitching collection of folk recordings contained herein, in the form of two privately pressed LPs. The first LP, Brother and Sister, was recorded at Golden Voice Sound Studios in just six hours, on December 29th1968. This austere concrete bunker in the middle of a cornfield in South Pekin, Illinois was instrumental in the early recording careers of locals Dan Fogelberg, Styx and REO Speedwagon. Its proprietor, Jerry Milam, recorded Chuck, Mary and guitarist friend Chris White direct to tape with minimal embellishment but a wonderful spatial sense and clarity that gives the otherwise simple arrangements a timeless atmosphere. As listeners inevitably exclaim, they sound as if they could have been recorded yesterday. It's the melodic purity of the vocal arrangements and their harmonies that make these recordings so captivating, and there's a palpable sense of urgency and possibility in their delivery. "I'm travelin' fast, I can hardly believe my speed..." starts Commencement and announces brilliantly the underlying mission statement: there are no limits, possibilities abound, but it is one's duty to understand them. There's a sense of grounding and responsibility in the lyrics, a call to embrace life fully.
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