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Artist: Richard Thompson | Label: New West |Format: 2xLP |Genre: Rock | LP condition: Mint | Jacket condition: Sealed
Richard Thompson13 Rivers
New West 5259
Richard Thompsons album, 13 Rivers, was the artists first self-produced recordin over a decade. 13 Rivers is a very stripped down, bare-bones recording and accordingto Thompson the album is a reflection of current events that have happened in his life.This has been an intense year for myself and my family, getting older doesnt mean that lifegets easier! There are surprises around every bend. I think this reflects in the immediacy ofthe stories, and the passion in the songs. Sometimes I am speaking directly about events, atother times songs are an imaginative spin on what life throws at you. The music is just a mirror tolife, but we try to polish that mirror as brightly as possible. The album was recorded atBoulevard Recording in Los Angeles, California. 13 Rivers features Richards regularaccompanists, Michael Jerome and Taras Prodaniuk, as well as Thompsons guitar tech,Bobby Eichorn, on second guitar. Each track on the album was recorded in analog, withminimal overdubbing. Boulevard is a really funky-looking studio, says Richard, but itsounds great. It used to be called The Producers Workshop, and was owned by Liberace,whose ghost is reportedly still hanging around. Steely Dan records were done there, andThe Wall by Pink Floyd was mixed there. Clay Blair, the engineer, is a Beatles nut, and hasevery piece of Beatles gear he can lay his hands on – so if things sound a bit like Abbey Road,so be it! 13 Rivers consists of thirteen tracks. It is an album as much about growth as it isabout reflection. Says Thompson, I dont know how the creative process works – I supposeit is some kind of bizarre parallel existence to my own life. I often look at afinished song and wonder what the hell is going on inside me.
Songs are;The Storm Won’t Come
The Rattle WithinHer Love Was Meant For Me
Bones of Gilead
The Dog in You
Trying
Do All These Tears Belong to You?
My Rock, My Rope
You Can’t Reach Me
O Cinderella
No Matter
Pride
Shaking the Gates
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