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News & notes: Guitarist David became a born-again Christian and Gilmour’s third solo album, On An recorded three gospel albums. In his Island, includes appearances by guest first-ever interview, Dylan’s Bible class musicians , Graham teacher, Pastor Bill Dwyer, describes Nash, Robert Wyatt, Phil Manzanera, Dylan’s religious transformation, while and Pink Floyd’s Richard Wright. The Slow Train Coming producer Jerry 10-track disc goes on sale in the States Wexler, background singer Regina March 7. Gilmour plans to begin the On McCrary, keyboardist Spooner Oldham, The Island tour in Europe in March, con- songwriter Al Kasha and others tell their tinuing on to America in April before tale of working with Dylan during his returning to the at the gospel years... Drumming star Neil Peart

www.goldminemag.com GOLDMINE #669 March 17, 2006 • www.goldminemag.com end of May, with concerts in of Rush has released his first instruction- Manchester, Glasgow and . al DVD, the double-disc Anatomy Of A On the bookshelf: Raspberries Drum Solo (Hudson Music/Rounder- Photos courtesy of Heritage Auction Galleries TONIGHT!, written by Bernie Hogya and Universal). It features newly recorded, Kurt Cobain (right) with his Goldmine contributor Ken Sharp and fea- in-studio footage of Peart discussing his turing the photographs of Gene Taylor, is approach to drum soloing. Using “Der Mosrite Gospel guitar. the souvenir of a historic, once-in-a-life- Trommler,” a live drum solo performed time reunion. Jim Bonfanti, Wally and recorded during Rush’s 2004 Bryson, Eric Carmen, and Dave Smalley European tour as a framework, Peart Kurt Cobain’s guitar expected to — the original Raspberries — last per- details each section of the nine-minute formed together on stage more than 30 solo as well as explaining and demon- bring $75,000+ at auction years ago. Now, they are reunited and strating the techniques required to play hoping to “Go All The Way” again. Join it. In addition, his entire performance of DALLAS, TEXAS — Heritage own,” according to www.kurtsequip them during rehearsals, on stage and “Der Trommler” has been transcribed Auction Galleries will offer Nirvana’s ment.com. “She had sent me some sales backstage as they mount a comeback that and is included on the disc as a printable Kurt Cobain’s 1960s Mosrite Gospel gui- literature of another Gospel but could defies the odds. Bursting with color, Portable Document Format (PDF) file. tar in its upcoming Signature Music & find no history of ever having made one Raspberries TONIGHT! features new Additional material includes improvised Entertainment auction April 15 in based on the Mark V guitar,” said Bailey. exclusive interviews with Carmen, workouts at the drums and a never- Dallas, Texas. Cobain had painted the very small Bryson, Smalley, and Bonfanti and before-released solo recorded in According to Heritage’s Doug Mosrite dot markers with white-out to includes scores of unpublished photos. Hamburg, Germany, in September Norwine, “This instrument is unusual make them more visible in a live setting. Each show from their first through their 2004... The first live DVD of hard-rock- in a couple of ways. First, it is the only Although the most recent owner two back-to-back sold-out shows at B.B. ers Whitesnake, Live: In The Still Of The known example of a Mark V style removed this simple modification, King’s in City are covered in Night (Special Collector’s Edition), fea- Mosrite Gospel model. While Kurt residue is still visible on the instrument. depth, with recollections from band tures performances of 16 songs, includ- owned and smashed many cheaper This is a factory right-handed instru- members, roadies, celebrities such as ing “Love Ain’t No Stranger,” “Is This [usually Univox] copies of Mosrite gui- ment, so it was modified for Cobain with Little Steven and promoters. The book Love,” “Here I Go Again” and “Still Of tars during his career, this was one of a strap button added to the treble side can be ordered only through www.eric The Night.” A behind-the-scenes docu- only two actual Mosrites he owned. horn, and the original metal string guide carmen.com. mentary, photo gallery and 10-track (The other was damaged and given has been flipped to allow it to be strung For couch potatoes: Music Video bonus CD of the live performances away.) It was also one of his favorite left handed. The original case bears the Distributors and Highway 61 will release round out the Special Collector’s Edition. guitars, which saved it from the usual words ‘NIRVANA’ and ‘F... Elvis’ (colorful — 1975-1982: Rolling In stereo and 5.1 surround. (Universal)... fate of the instruments he used for live expletive deleted here but preserved on Thunder & The Gospel Years April 4. Other new Music Video Distributors performances.” the case) in white paint, which, while Dylan hit the road with a rag-tag band of releases include Third World — Music Cobain purchased the guitar in San painted over with the same white paint, folk troubadours for the 1975 Rolling Hall In Concert; Johnny Guitar Watson Francisco in 1990. are still visible on inspection. This lot Thunder Revue. Appearing unan- — Music Hall In Concert; and Europe, According to guitar maker Earnie also includes a handwritten letter from nounced in small venues, the Revue cul- Live From The Dark (two DVDs). Bailey, “Kurt had only one Gospel, and Chris Cobb, owner of Real Guitars in San minated in “The Night of the Hurricane” For analog kids: Among the new this is a beyond-rare guitar. At the time Francisco, who sold Cobain the guitar in benefit at Madison Square Garden for vinyl issues being released in Kurt died, I was secretly working with the fall of 1990. wrongly-convicted boxer Rubin February/March are The Guess Who, Loretta Mosley to build Kurt a lefty The Guitar carries a presale estimate “Hurricane” Carter. In his first interview American Woman (Cisco/RCA); Muddy Gospel... in some cool color.” of $75,000 and up. in 30 years, “The Hurricane” tells all. Waters, The Best Of Muddy Waters Unfortunately, Cobain died as Bailey For more information about Heritage’s Folk legend Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, vio- (Speakers Corner/Chess); Ray Davies, was gathering photos to send to Mosrite auctions and to reserve a copy of an auc- linist Scarlet Rivera, bassist Rob Stoner, Other People’s Lives (V2 Records); and the original. “Loretta sent me a nice letter tion catalog, contact Nicole Jewell at and Ms. Jacques Levy reveal the inside Willie Nelson, You Don’t Know Me: after it ended, as she had recently lost 800-872-6467, ext. 272, or visit story of the Desire album, the Rolling Songs Of Cindy Walker (Lost Highway). Semie [her husband, founder of Mosrite] www.HeritageAuctions.com to order by Thunder Revue and the tour film, — Todd Whitesel and was now running Mosrite on her e-mail. Renaldo And Clara. In 1979, Dylan