Vaughan, Stevie Ray - Couldn't Stand the Weather (180 Gram, 45 rpm, 2LP) Portishead

Vaughan, Stevie Ray - Couldn't Stand the Weather (180 Gram, 45 rpm, 2LP) PortisheadThe 45rpm Analogue Productions reissue of Stevie Ray Vaughan's Couldn't Stand The Weather is so good, as are its 45rpm companions Texas Flood and Soul To Soul that they truly represent what Gregg Geller, producer and A&R representative described as "the best replication of the master tapes to date." Analogue Productions used the original 30 inches per second, half inch analog master tapes. Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound cut the lacquers for the LPs

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2 Small Town Beautiful

the album has acheived legendary status over the years

& extensive liner notes by the band & by journalists who were there

on "Overslept

Killers-ish indie rock vigor with post-punk cracks in it's danceable veneer

Bring On The Night

The group retained elements of traditional music by incorporating instruments such as the ‘ngoma’ (a large drum) and an eight stringed guitar-harp called the ‘nyatiti’…this brought something different to their style and made for a unique sound

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'' Produced by Rob Cavallo (Green Day)