Newsletter 1993A
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SMOKEY'S RECORDS N E w s L E T T E R VOLUME ONE, NUMBER THREE SPRING, 1993 OUR FAVORITE PICKS We thought you might be interested in what we are listening to here at Smokey's, so we asked each employee to list their favorite album of the moment. Here are their responses: --:-.r:-•"'~~ t . -. ;:/"~/~ Tetevision j o=-~>'"'Ji ~ . ·. ~ ' ·.·· ~// !.'t~~.... ~; ~/ l ~ -~ ~ ':<. ~\.>··· "~ I I• " . ll ,-,.P/j ,) \1! ·..{~ 'l: ,.. ;t MYRA JOES. Neil Young: Harvest Moon Television gems include his playful duet with the Mills Reprise 45057 Capitol 98396 Brothers on "Dinah" and one of the greatest Neil Young's new album harkens back to The legendary band Television returns jazz recordings of all time on "Sweet his work of old, like After the Gold Rush, after a hiatus of nearly 15 years with Tom Georgia Brown." Harvest and Comes a Time. Actually, it's Verlaine and Richard Lloyd once again even more mellow than most, complete trading gorgeous guitar leads over a solid with Neil's good old musical stock in trade: rhythm section. straight harp, lazy rhythms and that sleepy Verlaine's lyrics are as elliptic as ever and SMOKEY southern California sound reminiscent of his "been there done that" vocals sound like Lo Mejor De Jose Alfredo Jiminez most of his earlier work. Once again an Arlo Guthrie for the 90s. This is the 33 Grandes Exitos showing his political folk roots, this album band that inspired a · generation of RCA Int'l 2254 shows that his dedication to political alternative rockers. It's great to welcome In keeping with my current infatuation involvement hasn't waned since 1969 and them back. with discovering the wonderful musical that his song writing is still pertinent today. traditions of our southern neighbor, Mexico, my favorite album at the current WAYNE time is a wonderful double tape or double Bing Crosby: 16 Most Requested Songs CD, Lo Mejor De (lhe Best of) Jose USA CBS 48974 Alfredo Jiminez. Alice in Chains: Dirt This great collection of some of Bing Although not considered to be among the CBS 52475 Crosby's earliest solo work was recorded 1st rank of Mexican cancionistas, Jose The city of Seattle has become a mecca after he left Paul Whiteman's band at the Alfredo Jiminez presents here, with 33 for alternative rock bands such as beginning of the 1930s. For those of us powerful songs, ample reason to reconsider. Soundgarden, Mudhoney and Alice in who are only familiar with the more bland Accompanied by perhaps the premier Chains. The back to basic metal sounds of and safe recordings of the 1940s and 1950s, mariachi band of all time, the Mariachi Alice in Chains' newest album, Dirt, will this is an exposure to a much younger Vargas de Tecalitlan, Jiminez delivers please any of those liking grungy, guitar Crosby with a dynamic vocalization powerful, sustained, passionate singing. heavy music. The band shows inspiration communicating passion and excitement. One would be hard pressed to come up with from such rock greats as Metallica and Crosby, in his rendition of "Brother Can a better, more cohesive collection of classic Motorhead. Two favorite tunes, "Them You Spare a Dime," captures the heart and Mexican Ranchera singing. For this reason, Bones," and "Would" are fine examples of emotion of the depression better than any I vote four stars, especially if you're trying the band's talent. contemporary version of this classic. Other to learn Spanish, like me. SMOKEY'S CORNER SIGNIFICANT NEW RELEASES Greetings, Friends, BLUES Cass And welcome to our spring newsletter. Antone's 021 Barton, Lou Ann Old Enough (Reissue) 14.99 Naturally, I've got a couple of things to Elektra 61440 Campbell, John Howlin' Mercy 14.99 tell you about. Chesky 89 Cephas & Wiggins Bluesmen 14.99 First off, the date of April 1st GRP/Stretch 1102 Ford, Robben/the Blue Line Self Titled 8.99 14.99 represents a significant moment m Red house 54 Geremia, Paul Gamblin' Woman Blues 8.99 14.99 regards to the music industry. As of this Jive 41498 Guy, Buddy Feels Like Rain 14.99 date, all the major labels, plus all the ERA (K-Tel) 5010 Lamont Cranston Band Best: Upper Mississippi main independent labels have agreed to Shakedown 11 .99 stop shipping compact discs m the Alligator 4812 Little Charlie/the Nightcats Night Vision 8.99 14.99 standard 6" x 12" long box. Same goes Alligator 4811 Safflre-Uppity Blues Women Broadcasting 8.99 14.99 14.99 for the clear plastic equivalent. It's an Yazoo 1039 Tampa Red Bottleneck Guitar MCA 9340 Various Artists Chess Blues Box Set 59.99 ecological victory welcomed by all, and Deluge 3003 Young, Zora Travelin' Light 8.99 14.99 · yet, considering the necessities of decent BRITISH ISLES display plus for anti-theft purposes, all Gift Horse 10003 Black, Mary Babes in the Woods (Reissue) 8.99 14.99 stores have had to invest in some sort of Gift Horse 10006 Black, Mary Collected (Reissue) 8.99 14.99 refixturing to accommodate the change. Gift Horse 10004 Black, Mary Mary Black (Reissue) 8.99 14.99 We at Smokey's Records are investing in Gift Horse 10002 Black, Mary No Frontiers (Reissue) 8.99 14.99 _th~l>'st.,e~m"'.~w<Ahuic,...h"-"i"'-s ____,. .._·,ft~H..,ocurs..,.e'-- l.OOOL.B.lack._Mary ~------'<I.ll<uu1iUhe...Eanfar.e-(Reissue)-8 ...99 ---l4..99- basically an open 6" x 12" plastic lock-up Green Linnet 3075 Carthy, Martin/D. Swarbrick Skin and Bones 8.99 14.99 box system which allows us to keep our Green Linnet 1123 Daithi Sproule Heart Made of Glass 8.99 14.99 present rack system of CD display. The Green Linnet 3077 Doherty, Johnny Bundle and Go 8.99 14 .99 neat thing about the Empak frames is that Green Linnet 3078 Ennis, Seamus The Wandering Minstrel 8.99 14.99 Green Linnet 3076 Fisher, Archie Will Ye Gang, Love 8.99 14.99 we remove the discs as they are Quinlan Road 101 McKennitt, Loreena Elemental 8.99 14.99 purchased and reuse the frames. They are Quinlan Road 103 McKennitt, Loreena Parallel Dreams 8.99 14.99 durable hard plastic and can he reused Quinlan Road 102 McKennitt, Loreena To Drive Cold Winter Away 8.99 14.99 thousands of times. So, bye-bye to all Rykodisc 242 Mouth Music Mo-Di (II) 8.99 that cardboard junk. Green Linnet 1124 O'Connell, Robbie Never Learn to Dance 8.99 14.99 Secondly, notice that this time, we Green Linnet 1125 Patrick Street All in Good Time 8.99 14.99 asked ourselves what was our "favorite Rounder 1087 Various Artists From Galway to Dublin: tunes" of the moment, and each employee Early Irish Traditional 8.99 14.99 (except Mike, who said that there was too Shanachie 97023 Various Artists Music of O'Carolan many to choose from) chose the piece of (On Guitar) 8.99 14.99 music which particularly "rang their CAJUN/ZYDECO Rhino 71169 Doucet, Michael/Beausoleil Bayou Deluxe: The Best of 8.99 14.99 bell." Hope you like our choices ... it will CHILDREN'S show you what an eccentric bunch we Disney 60846 Aladdin Soundtrack 11.99 15 .99 are, for once and for all. Rounder 8026 McCutcheon, John Family Garden 8.99 14.99 And lastly, I would like you all to know Warner 45216 Peter, Paul and Mary Peter, Paul and Mommy, Too 14.99 about our 12th annual anniversary spring Red House 53 Staines, Bill The Happy Wanderer 8.99 14.99 sale! This will run from May 15 thru COUNTRY May 22. Every new CD and cassette will Columbia 52729 Cash, Rosanne The Wheel 8.99 14.99 sell at "10 ~off; and -for you die-hard Polydor 512568 Kentucky Headhunters Rave On! !4.99 vinyl buffs, the new LP's in back (what's Columbia 52752 Nelson, Willie Across the Borderline 8.99 14.99 RCA 66142 Oslin, K. T. New Way Home left of them) will be 50% off the sticker Warner 45241 Yoakam, Dwight This Time 9.99 14.99 pnce, and once again, we will have ELECTRONIC/AVANT GUARDE 1,000s of free used LPs to give away, Polydor 438150 Glass, Philip Symphony-David Bowie's Low 14.99 and this time, a few free CDs and FOLK/BLUEGRASS/NEWGRASS cassettes as well! Elektra 61464 Griffith, Nanci Other Voices, Other Rooms 9.99 14.99 Please swing by and check out the Acoustic Disc 007 Grisman, David Dawgwood 8.99 14.99 bargains and share m the fun (and Sugar Hill 1037 Keen, Robert Earl A Bigger Piece of Sky 8.99 14.99 Green Linnet 2107 Keith, Bill Beating Around the Bush 8.99 14.99 insanity) May 15-22!C .-.. d.l 11 ) See you soon, o'fiii._'D.¥ Philo 1150 Lavin, Christine, a.o. Buy Me Bring Me Take Me (Four Bitchin' Babes #2) 8.99 14.99 Philo 1148 Moffatt, Katy Greatest Show on Earth 8.99 14.99 Bee 'n' Flower 1003 pyle, Chuck Endless Sky 8.99 14.99 A Major Laben1008 Reed, Ann Hole in the Day 8.99 14.99 Shanachie 8006 Sebastian, John Tar Beach 8.99 14.99 Published quarterly by Smokey's Records. Written Green Linnet 2110 Sorrels, Rosalie Always a Lady 8.99 14.99 and produced by Joe Stohel and John Koelsch. Capitol 80091 Stewart, John American Originals 7.99 11.99 Photography by the Evmr Newspaper.