diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/lib/nav.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/lib/nav.rb
index 7f58dad61..bfc788471 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/lib/nav.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/lib/nav.rb
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ module JamRuby
       "#{base_url}/findSession"
     end
 
+    def self.session(session)
+      "#{base_url}/session/#{session.id}"
+    end
+
     private
 
     def self.base_url
diff --git a/web/app/views/recordings/show.html.erb b/web/app/views/recordings/show.html.erb
index 747f6c383..b8e2bf74a 100644
--- a/web/app/views/recordings/show.html.erb
+++ b/web/app/views/recordings/show.html.erb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 <% end %>
 
 <div class="recordings-page">
-<% if @claimed_recording.is_public %>
+<% if @claimed_recording.is_public || @claimed_recording.recording.has_access?(current_user) %>
 <div class="landing-band">
   <% unless @claimed_recording.recording.band.blank? %>
     <div class="landing-avatar">
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
   <% end %>
 </div>
 
-<% if @claimed_recording.is_public %>
+<% if @claimed_recording.is_public || @claimed_recording.recording.has_access?(current_user) %>
   <% if signed_in? %>
     <% unless @claimed_recording.recording.band.nil? %>
       <%= render :partial => "shared/landing_sidebar", :locals => {:user => @claimed_recording.recording.band, :recent_history => @claimed_recording.recording.band.recent_history} %>
diff --git a/web/spec/features/recording_landing_spec.rb b/web/spec/features/recording_landing_spec.rb
index 45875b53b..6bf9f7beb 100644
--- a/web/spec/features/recording_landing_spec.rb
+++ b/web/spec/features/recording_landing_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
-describe "Landing", :js => true, :type => :feature, :capybara_feature => true do
+describe "Landing"  do
 
   let (:user)  { FactoryGirl.create(:user) }
 
@@ -10,41 +10,70 @@ describe "Landing", :js => true, :type => :feature, :capybara_feature => true do
     Recording.delete_all
   end
 
-  before(:each) do
-    MusicSession.delete_all
-    sign_in_poltergeist(user)
-  end
 
   let (:claimed_recording) { FactoryGirl.create(:claimed_recording) }
+  let (:recording) { claimed_recording.recording }
 
-  it "should render comments" do
+  describe "no js required" do
 
-    recording = ClaimedRecording.first
-    comment = "test comment"
-    timestamp = "less than a minute ago"
-    url = "/recordings/#{claimed_recording.id}"
-    visit url
+    it "shows private recording to someone who was in the session" do
+      # make the session hidden
+      claimed_recording.is_public = false
+      claimed_recording.save!
 
-    fill_in "txtRecordingComment", with: comment
-    find('#btnPostComment').trigger(:click)
+      visit "/recordings/#{claimed_recording.id}"
 
-    # (1) Test a user creating a comment and ensure it displays.
+      # and verify that after we visit the page, we can see the name of it
+      find('strong', text: 'RECORDING NOT FOUND')
 
-    # comment body
-    find('div.comment-text', text: comment)
+      # log in the user who was a part of the session
+      sign_in(claimed_recording.user)
 
-    # timestamp
-    find('div.comment-timestamp', text: timestamp)
+      visit "/recordings/#{claimed_recording.id}"
 
-    # (2) Test a user visiting a landing page with an existing comment.
+      # and verify that after we visit the page, we can see the name of it
+      find('h2', text: claimed_recording.name)
+    end
+  end
 
-    # re-visit page to reload from database
-    visit url
 
-    # comment body
-    find('div.comment-text', text: comment)
+  describe "js required", :js => true, :type => :feature, :capybara_feature => true do
 
-    # timestamp
-    find('div.comment-timestamp', text: timestamp)
+    before(:each) do
+      MusicSession.delete_all
+      sign_in_poltergeist(user)
+    end
+
+
+    it "should render comments" do
+
+      recording = ClaimedRecording.first
+      comment = "test comment"
+      timestamp = "less than a minute ago"
+      url = "/recordings/#{claimed_recording.id}"
+      visit url
+
+      fill_in "txtRecordingComment", with: comment
+      find('#btnPostComment').trigger(:click)
+
+      # (1) Test a user creating a comment and ensure it displays.
+
+      # comment body
+      find('div.comment-text', text: comment)
+
+      # timestamp
+      find('div.comment-timestamp', text: timestamp)
+
+      # (2) Test a user visiting a landing page with an existing comment.
+
+      # re-visit page to reload from database
+      visit url
+
+      # comment body
+      find('div.comment-text', text: comment)
+
+      # timestamp
+      find('div.comment-timestamp', text: timestamp)
+    end
   end
 end
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