Friday, February 20, 2009

Viva la Vinyl: Whiskeytown's Theme For A Trucker

After setting up and installing my USB record player, the first piece of vinyl I reached for was probably my rarest and most prized piece.


Whiskeytown's Theme For A Trucker Double 7" was released in April of 1997. Personnel included - of course - Ryan and Caitlin, as well as Phil Wandscher, Steve Terry, Bill Ladd, and Chris Stamey. The 7" is comprised of 3 songs that would later see album releases in some form but begins with an otherwise unreleased title-track. A remastered version of each one of these tunes was released with the Deluxe Edition of Stranger's Almanac but just remember that these come straight off an original vinyl pressing - to your ears. The pops and scratches are authentic and provide an unmistakable ambiance. Enjoy.

Theme For A Trucker ~ Vinyl Rip
1. Theme For A Trucker
2. My Heart Is Broken
3. Houses On The Hill
4. The Strip (Dancing With The Women At The Bar



7 comments:

  1. thank you thank you thank you
    much appreciated.
    have a kickass weekend!

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  2. Thanks! Great reason to get a usb turntable.

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  3. Thanks Payton, great set of tracks

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  4. Jackpot. Thank you so much!

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  6. Whiskeytown? I don't even know who the hell they are! Well, I guess I can't live with the curiosity, so I'll start researching some info and possibly a couple of albums. thank you for sharing!

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