In 1982, I went into Scott Martin's studio with Buddy Winston and Cindy Bickford to make a "vanity" record of "Little Darlin' ". This Webb Pierce chestnut was the flip side. Except for Buddy's rhythm guitar and Cindy's drumming, it's all me: guitars, mandolin, non-pedal steel guitar, bass and vocal. The arrangement was carefully prepared in advance, with one miscalculation: I pitched it a whole tone too low. I had intended to belt it in the honky tonk style, but ended up crooning it instead. The record enjoyed a while of modest success, selling several hundred copies (all of them from the bandstand of the Lariat Lounge) and appearing on juke boxes up and down Dyer Street. The version heard here is from a cassette dub of the original mix. As issued, the vocal was more prominent and more echo was applied. Thanks to Ken Smith for making this session possible.
Monday, February 11, 2008
You're Not Mine Anymore (alternate mix)
In 1982, I went into Scott Martin's studio with Buddy Winston and Cindy Bickford to make a "vanity" record of "Little Darlin' ". This Webb Pierce chestnut was the flip side. Except for Buddy's rhythm guitar and Cindy's drumming, it's all me: guitars, mandolin, non-pedal steel guitar, bass and vocal. The arrangement was carefully prepared in advance, with one miscalculation: I pitched it a whole tone too low. I had intended to belt it in the honky tonk style, but ended up crooning it instead. The record enjoyed a while of modest success, selling several hundred copies (all of them from the bandstand of the Lariat Lounge) and appearing on juke boxes up and down Dyer Street. The version heard here is from a cassette dub of the original mix. As issued, the vocal was more prominent and more echo was applied. Thanks to Ken Smith for making this session possible.
