Newsletter April 2012
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April 2012 Newsletter ------------------------------------ Yesterday & Today Records P.O.Box 54 Miranda NSW 2228 Phone: (02) 95311710 Email:[email protected] www.yesterdayandtoday.com.au ------------------------------------------------ Postage Australia post has recently upped its prices (again!). Whilst the service is reliable it basically gives us possibly the world’s most expensive service. We aim to break even on postage and will use the best method to minimise costs. One good innovation is the introduction of the “POST PLUS” satchels, which replace the old red satchels and include a tracking number. Available in 3 sizes they are 500 grams ($7.20) 3kgs ($11.40) 5kgs ($14.50). The latter 2 are perfect for larger interstate packages as anything over 500 grams even is going to cost more than $11.40. We can take a cd out of a case to reduce costs. Basically 1 cd still $2. 2cds $3 and rest as they will fit. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you are receiving our newsletter for the first time it may be a bit mind boggling. For starters you won’t see any of the major label Nashville cds promoted here. If you want any most will be listed in the $10 section and $5 section. We offer almost an alternate universe, where everything is great and most importantly can still be accurately referred to as country music. In addition to our newsletters we have 6 or so walk in sales per year. The next one will be Saturday 26th May. This is usually the best as well, especially weather wise. It is by invitation so if you would like to come...believe me it is worthwhile...then please let me know. There will be lots of new stuff and some incredible bargains. Don’t miss out. There are several big buys happening between this newsletter & then. Enjoy the newsletter and please note we have several great offers. $5 cds...mix and match from anywhere in newsletter...buy 2 get 1 free ie 3 for $10 $10 cds...mix and match from anywhere in newsletter...buy 2 get 1 free ie 3 for $20 $15 cds are 3 for $40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Book of Lists I started this last year and invited lists from people of their favourite albums. Space constraints meant I ahd to curtail it for a while but everyone seemed to like it so will start again. One I had held over was from Dave od Glen Innes and it is appropriate to include here as one of the cds he selected was actually one I have bee nlucky enough to obtain a copy of...in the rarities...it is James Prosser and here is Dave’s lists. He was one of possibly 3 people lucky to score an advance of that album. Top 20 CD's. 1.Mark Chesnutt. Too Cold At Home. 2.Mark Chesnutt. What A Way To Live. 3.Doug Supernaw. Red And Rio Grande. 4.Vern Gosdin. Till The End. 5.Billy Hardwicke Jnr. Too Country. 6.Tracy Lawrence. Alibis. 7.Jeff Chance. Picture On The Wall. 8.James Prosser. Life Goes On. *****rarities 9.Kenny Seratt. Best Of Volume 1. 10.David Ball. Thinkin' Problem. 11.Ricky Van Shelton. Fried Green Tomatoes. 12.Doug Sahm. Return Of Wayne Douglas. 13.David Oxford. Self Titled. ****rarities 14.Kenny Chesney. In My Wildest Dreams. 15.Collin Raye. All I Can Be. 16.Mario Martin. Keep It On The Country Side. ****rarities 17.Ken Hollaway. Self Titled. 18.Monty Holmes. All I Ever Wanted. 19.Ron Williams. Self Titled. 20.Keith Palmer. Self Titled. Top 10 LP's. 1.Janie Fricke. I'll Need Someone To Hold Me When I Cry. 2.Johnny Duncan . & Janie Fricke Nice N Easy. 3.Mel McDaniel. Now You're Talkin'. 4.Don Williams. Visions. 5.Dave And Sugar. Self Titled. 6.Nat Stuckey. Independence. 7.Skeeter Davis. The Best Of Skeeter Davis. 8.Tommy Overstreet. Welcome To My World Of Love. 9.Oak Ridge Boys. You're The One. 10.Ed Bruce. I Write It Down. So I invite your lists. It doesn’t have to be best of....worst ....anything will do provided it is G rated.Thanks in anticipation and thanks to Dave. Mark Chesnutt is certainly or was certainly one of the most consistent performers in the early 90s & “Too Coldat Home” is mighty fine. First newsletter of 2012 is always the one we pick our best of the previous year and for probably the second or third time in our history I have a tie. Equal are the wonderful albums by Bob Manning & W C Edgar. For the benefit of new readers I will include a reprise of their reviews: 1. Bob Manning & the Honky Tonk Road Show “Just What I Wanted” $28 This seriously reminds me of Merle Haggard, but a Merle Haggard of the MCA & early Epic period where he wrote & sung some of the best reflective songs he ever did, but songs which may not have had the immediacy of some of his work but ultimately proved to be some of the best things he ever did. Two in particular come to mind in “Footlights” and “What Am I Gonna Do With the Rest of My Life”.Bob Manning has a similar nuance. “Look Away My Darlin’ ” is about a man facing the gallows...figuratively or literally I am not sure....but he is repentant“Tell our boy the wage of sin lies in the ground” Fabulous song. “Linger Longer Lounge” is a barroom mid tempo weepy...the happy hour isn’t happy at the linger longer lounge....”they tell of loves that’s lost, why cheater’s cheat, the lives that’s come undone”.....”the happy hour’s a little different at the linger longer lounge”. Love it!! “Sally’s Antique Store” sees our hero visit to see his little corner of Sally’s Antique Store where all the products of his broken relationship are to found. Okay, it may not be a happy album, but then again the best country music isn’t. What I like about this are the instrumental subtleties. The steel playing of Doug Jones is really admirable. Incidentally Bob is married to Kimberly Murray, well in line for album of the year....maybe they can wrestle off for it. Don’t forget the Kleenex. 1.W C Edgar “Old School Survivor” $28 Great second album which is right up there with his wonderful debut, ‘Alcohol of Fame’. All songs are by W C and he has very traditional values. “Old School Survivor” is an anti-Nashville rant which is right up there with some of the best of our hero Dale Watson. (I do wonder when someone is going to do an anti-Nashville song called “Shooting Fish in a Barrel!). You have to admire WC’s dedication…”Old School Survivor” is dedicated to “Rascal Flatts, Kenny Chesney, Corporate Radio and everyone else that’s really screwed up Real Country Music as we know it.” W C’s voice reminds me of Marty Haggard, which is a compliment. It is that characteristic drop a la Lefty at the end of the line which is something to give goosebumps. He tackles the themes of honky tonk music as good as anyone out there and also does a top rodeo song, appropriately called “Rodeo Game”, about the special breed of“hombre” who competes. “Dallas” is a real tear jerker, a great play on words about the custody of his son. The Cosmic Cowboy, sentimental old fluff that he is has even rated it up there with the David Oxford classic “Don’t Tell the Babies”, the highest accolade you can get. All I can say it God Bless W C Edgar!! 3.Gene Roberts “Shuffle Back to Me” $28 all songs by Chuck Cusimano. His new album reviewed below. 4.Roy Sludge “Too Drunk to Truck” $28 Old style Dave Dudley voice, and great songs. Junior Brown fans should also lap this up. 5. Kimberley Murray “Another Day of Lonely” $28 Recently married the above Bob Manning. A full duet album would be a knockout....low & behold...due end of month is “For One Night Only” Bob Manning & Kimberley Murray. ORDER NOW...will be send immediately available. I will also include the Swedish Cowboy’s Top 15. For the unitiated, the Swedish Cowboy favours the shuffle over the ballad, generally more than one ballad is too many....but he has great taste. 1. Justin Trevino: Two Of The Usual 2. Kimberley Murray: Another Day Of Lonel 3. Gena Roberts: Shuffle Back To Me 4. Bobby Flores: Fast Company 5. Jody Nix: Bright Lights & Country Music 6. Roy Sludge: Too Drunk To Truck 7. Johnny Bush: Who’ll Buy My Memories 8. Jake Hooker: One Man World 9. Gene Watson & Rhonda Vincent: Your Money And My Good Looks 10. Dale Watson & The Texas Two: The Sun Sessions 11. Connie Smith: Long Line of Heartaches 12. Amber Digby & The Midnight Flyer: Live at Swiss Alp Hall 13. Billy Yates: Just Be You 14. Anthony Wilson: My Friend The Jukebox 15. Chuck Cusimano: I Wrote This (have called this 2012 release but the Swedish Cowboy is not a stickler for formalities! NEW STUFF David Ferguson “David Ferguson” $25 Cowboy Jack Clement may not be a familiar name to everyone but he should be. He started as Sam Phillips’ right hand man at Sun Records and forged a career as one of country music’s greatest songwriters and a diabolically under-recorded artist in his own right. In saying that I’d suggest all he has recorded is necessary in any collection but one song in particular stands as one of the greatest things ever recorded, that being Jack’s amazing “When I Dream (I Dream of You)”, which is a staple of midnight to dawn radio stations across the country and I’d dare say the world.