I've been listening to the Tiffany Transcriptions set a lot today. I picked up the whole thing at once and so I'm just getting to know the individual volumes little by little, but this is some of the most infectious stuff I have ever heard. I'm not the hugest western swing fan -- my favorite type of early country music is string band music -- but this stuff is really convincing me I need to delve deeper than the compilation LPs I have (all 8 volumes of the Old-Timey label's Western Swing series are solid all the way thru.)
UNDENIABLE.
― one dis leads to another (ian), Tuesday, 31 July 2012 23:38 (9 months ago) Permalink
still the king
― giallo pudding pops (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 31 July 2012 23:42 (9 months ago) Permalink
otm
― one dis leads to another (ian), Tuesday, 31 July 2012 23:43 (9 months ago) Permalink
ian, might i recommend ray price's amazing early '60s bob wills tribute album, san antonio rose?
― omar little, Tuesday, 31 July 2012 23:47 (9 months ago) Permalink
i love bob wills! how about a little community singing?
― nicest bitch of poster (La Lechera), Tuesday, 31 July 2012 23:47 (9 months ago) Permalink
jinx
Moon in all your splendor, known only to my heart, Bring back my rose, rose of San Antone. Lips so sweet and tender, like petals falling apart, Speak once again of my love, my own
― omar little, Tuesday, 31 July 2012 23:49 (9 months ago) Permalink
one of my favorite experiences was during a marathon 44 hr drive from L.A. to chicago and stopping at that famous 72 oz steakhouse in amarillo and my wife and i being serenaded tableside by a quartet of old gents playing this tune.
― omar little, Tuesday, 31 July 2012 23:50 (9 months ago) Permalink
that rulez.i will check out that ray price record! ray price is kind of one of my blind spots -- i know a lot of ppl revere him as one of the best honky tonk country singers, but the only records i ever come across of his are smoothed out over-produced prettiness.
― one dis leads to another (ian), Wednesday, 1 August 2012 00:11 (9 months ago) Permalink
yeah after a certain point things get a little slick w/price, not my cup o tea either. this one is pretty sweet though, and can be found on the cheap iirc.
― omar little, Wednesday, 1 August 2012 02:34 (9 months ago) Permalink
Have San Antonio Rose on 78 and love it! Sounds great on the victrola.
― *tera, Wednesday, 1 August 2012 02:41 (9 months ago) Permalink
http://www.allmusic.com/album/take-me-back-to-tulsa-proper-box-mw0000218699
solid gold
― j., Wednesday, 1 August 2012 02:43 (9 months ago) Permalink
Tommy's vocal on "Right or Wrong" is as hardcore as it gets. We gave up a lot when we quit the pain yodel.
― Vic Perry, Wednesday, 1 August 2012 03:12 (9 months ago) Permalink
Right?
― mr.raffles, Wednesday, 1 August 2012 03:37 (9 months ago) Permalink
tiffany transcriptions have a serious claim to be the most infectiously fun live recordings of popular music in the 20th century. i got them from rhino in about... 1997? this was in the days when massive box sets were still a novelty. gave them to my dad (who grew up in west texas) for his birthday and blew his mind.
"up the lazy river", "milk cow blues"
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 1 August 2012 09:58 (9 months ago) Permalink
etc etc
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 1 August 2012 09:59 (9 months ago) Permalink
I have the best of the Tiffany Transcriptions cos I found it cheap in a sale that I think had several other volumes in. Wouldn't have known where to start on the individual volumes. Glad I got what I did though. Have quite a bit of it on a walkman that I play at random so tracks from it turn up juxtaposed with very different things, Sonic Youth & such like.
Also got some Milton Brown & his Musical Brownies on that player. Also great stuff.
― Stevolende, Wednesday, 1 August 2012 10:35 (9 months ago) Permalink
"i bet you think that's two fiddles playin....... well, it is"
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 1 August 2012 11:47 (9 months ago) Permalink
Listening to Bob making Tommy Duncan crack up never fails to put a smile on my face.
― Your Favorite Album in the Cutout Bin, Wednesday, 1 August 2012 14:48 (9 months ago) Permalink
the tiffany transcriptions are his best but the classic stuff he re-recorded for decca in the 50s is great too.
― (REAL NAME) (m coleman), Wednesday, 1 August 2012 14:59 (9 months ago) Permalink