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| From | Holmes Online <bholmes_fm@msn.com> |
| Subject | Re: Reissue of Durocs LP |
| Date | Sat, 10 Mar 2012 07:03:47 -0500 |
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This is *awesome* news! I would often slip a song from their album onto
mixtapes (and I loved their collaboration with John Hiatt on his RIDING
WITH THE KING album). Can't wait.
b
On 3/10/2012 3:04 AM, robert.pally wrote:
> Hi
>
> I got this from Scott Mathews:
>
> This Real Gone release will have power pop fans squealing with delight!
> Named after a breed of hog known for being great producers with oversized
> ears and genitalia, the Durocs were the brainchild of Scott Mathews and Ron
> Nagle, each of whom came to the project with an impressive pedigree. Mathews
> had played at the Fillmore with Elvin Bishop at the age of 15, formed a band
> (Ice) with future Journey lead singer Steve Perry, and, with the guidance of
> music industry legends Jack Nitszche and David Rubinson, was one of the
> music industry’s most sought-after session men and producers. Nagle,
> meanwhile, had been the main singer-songwriter and keyboard player in the
> Mystery Trend and had released a cult classic solo album produced by
> Nitszche, Bad Rice. Together, the two wrote songs for legendary artists that
> sold in the millions and released their own album in 1979 that received a
> 5-star rating in Rolling Stone and scored some European hits—then promptly
> proceeded to torpedo their career by, as legend has it, breaking into a
> Capitol Records sales meeting with midgets blasting fanfare trumpets and
> squealing pigs running through the legs of record executives.
> Now, for the first time EVER, and with the full cooperation of Mathews and
> Nagle, this legendary album is being reissued on CD with no less than eight
> unreleased “bone us” tracks, complete with liner notes penned by Gene
> Sculatti featuring quotes from the duo and pictures from their private
> archives. In addition, Real Gone is manufacturing a 500-unit,
> limited-edition vinyl pressing in an appropriately porcine shade of pink
> with the original album packaging intact. Power pop fans—it’s time to bring
> home the bacon.
>
>
> Best
>
> Robert
>
> Robert Pally
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> 6204 Sempach
> Switzerland
> 041 760 47 49
>
>
>
>
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