George 'Harmonica' Smith - Now You Can Talk About Me [FLAC] e313

George 'Harmonica' Smith - Now You Can Talk About Me

Artist.: George 'Harmonica' Smith
Album: Now You Can Talk About Me
Genre: Blues
Source.: CD
Year.: 1998
Ripper.: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520
Codec: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
Version: reference libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917
Quality: Lossless, (avg. compression: 50 %)
Channels.: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 16 Bit
Ripped by: e313 on 12/1/2011
Included.: NFO, PLS, M3U, LOG, CUE
Covers.: Front


Tracklisting

1. Blowing the Blues - 04:17
2. Yes, Baby - 02:15
3. Tight Dress - 02:33
4. Times Won't Be Hard Always - 02:29
5. Good Things - 02:50
6. Goin' Down Slow - 03:35
7. Last Chance - 04:08
8. Boogie'n With George - 02:18
9. Bad Start - 04:20
10. Astatic Stomp - 03:58
11. I Left My Heart in San Francisco03:07
12. Sunbird - 02:11
13. Chicago City - 04:33
14. Peg O My Heart - 03:03

Playing Time.: 45:42
Total Size.: 229.49 MB



Now You Can Talk About Me collects mid- and late-period Smith, with the harmonica genius' '60s sides for the microscopic imprint Sotoplay sampled on the first five cuts. The remainder of the album is from a 1982 session for the Murray Brothers label with Rod Piazza behind the board, which produced the Boogie'n with George album.

Also included are the previously unreleased "Last Chance" and a powerful instrumental slow-burner. Junior Watson shines on guitar on these tracks and Smith's tone is big, fat, rich, and full of ideas galore on tunes like "Bad Start," "Astatic Stomp," "Sunbird," and the title track. But Smith's use of a chromatic harp will strike most blues mavens as something unique and out of the ordinary, as he tackles such standards as "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" and "Peg o' My Heart" with considerable élan, imparting both with a bluesy feel that Jerry Murad & the Harmonicats could only envision.

If you like great blues harmonica playing, you're going to love Now You Can Talk About Me. Add Smith's name to the list of all-time greats near the top with this one.

~ Cub Koda



Recording information

Austin McCoy Studio, LA, CA (??/1960-04/1982)
Gold Star Studios, Hollywood, CA (??/1960-04/1982)
Watts, CA (??/1960-04/1982).


Personnel

George "Harmonica" Smith - vocals, harmonica
Jr. Watson, Doug MacLeod, Pete Lewis, Marshall Hooks - guitar
Rod Piazza - harmonica
Honey Piazza, J.D. Nicholson - piano
Bill Stuve - acoustic bass
Curtis Tilman - bass
Chuck Thomas, Bill Swartz - drums


Engineers include - Austin McCoy
Illustrator - Henry White
Liner Note Author - Tom Townsley




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