STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN AND DOUBLE TROUBLE The Sky Is
Crying (2021 limited edition Analogue Productions 10-track
stereo 2-LP, both 180-gram vinyl pressings by Quality Record
Pressings cut at 45RPM, mastered from the original tapes by
Ryan K. Smithat Sterling Sound. Released after SRV's 1990
helicopter crash that took his life, this posthumously
assembled collection actually proves to be one of Vaughan's
most consistent albums, rivaling In Step as the best outside of
the Greatest Hits collection. Deluxe gatefold picture sleeve,
factory sealed inside its loose bag with hype stickers
attached. Recommended).
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Stevie Ray Vaughan The Sky Is Crying - 180 Gram 45RPM - Sealed US 2-LP vinyl record set (Double LP Album)
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Tracklisting / Additional Info: |
Mastered from the original analog tape — now available cut at 45 RPM! by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound. Plated and pressed on 180-gram vinyl by Quality Record Pressings!
With his astonishingly accomplished guitar playing, Stevie Ray Vaughan ignited the blues revival of the '80s. Vaughan drew equally from bluesmen like Albert King, Otis Rush and Hubert Sumlin and rock 'n' roll players like Jimi Hendrix and Lonnie Mack, as well as the stray jazz guitarist like Kenny Burrell, developing a uniquely eclectic and fiery style that sounded like no other guitarist, regardless of genre.
The Sky Is Crying was released after SRV's 1990 helicopter crash that took his life. The posthumously assembled 10-track outtakes collection actually proves to be one of Vaughan's most consistent albums, rivaling In Step as the best outside of the Greatest Hits collection. These songs were recorded in sessions spanning from 1984's Couldn't Stand the Weather to 1989's In Step and were left off of the LPs for whatever reason (or, in the case of Soul to Soul's "Empty Arms," a different version was used).
What makes the record work is its eclectic diversity — Vaughan plays slide guitar on "Boot Hill" and acoustic on "Life by the Drop"; he smokes on the slow blues of "May I Have a Talk With You" and the title track just as much as on the up-tempo Lonnie Mack cover, "Wham"; and he shows the jazzy side of his playing on Hendrix's "Little Wing" and Kenny Burrell's "Chitlins Con Carne."
Check out Vaughan's jazz chops on Kenny Burrell's "Chitlins Con Carne," and Hendrix's "Little Wing," arguably this collection's most staggering achievement, alternately whisper-sweet and screamingly fierce, says The Absolute Sound. Other tips of the hat are to Muddy Waters, Lonnie Mack ("Wham"), Elmore James, and Albert King (the title track), yet each song is pure, unleashed SRV. The sound is big, bold, up front, and clean as a whistle. Vaughan's different tonal shadings — from warmly purring, to raggedly distorted, to wasp-tailed sting, plus a rare acoustic turn on the gorgeous closer, "Life By The Drop" — are all superbly captured, and the drums and bass have plenty of clarity and wallop. As TAS says, "A brilliant musical document...if a sad reminder."
As we did with our vaunted box set reissues, Texas Hurricane, again Analogue Productions is bringing you the finest-sounding Stevie Ray Vaughan collections ever preserved on 180-gram vinyl. Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound cut the lacquers for the LPs using the ultimate VMS 80 cutting lathe. Gary Salstrom handled the plating and the vinyl was pressed of course at Quality Record Pressings.
There's not a link in this chain that wasn't absolute first-rate. The absolute best that money can buy. We're passionate about the blues AND Stevie Ray and the passion shows up here in spades.
Side One 1. Boot Hill 2. The Sky Is Crying 3. Empty Arms Side Two 1. Little Wing 2. Wham Side Three 1. May I Have A Talk With You 2. Close To You Side Four 1. Chitlins Con Carne 2. So Excited 3. Life By The Drop
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Condition : |
Factory sealed from new. This item is unplayed. Click here for more info. |
Availability: |
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Year of Release: |
2021 |
Artist: |
Stevie Ray Vaughan (click here for complete listing) |
Title: |
The Sky Is Crying (click here for more of the same title) |
Postage/Shipping: |
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Format: |
2-LP vinyl record set (Double LP Album) |
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Record Label: |
Analogue Productions |
Catalogue No: |
APB101-45 |
Country of Origin: |
USA
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Language: |
Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description. |
Date of Release: |
Unconfirmed
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EIL.COM Ref No |
SRV2LTH774264 (quote this reference in any e-mails, letters, faxes or phone calls to help identify this item) |
Barcode : |
753088014574 |
Genres: |
Male Solo, Rock
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Related Artists: |
Arc Angels, Jimmie Vaughan, The Vaughan Brothers |
Complete Stock List: |
Stevie Ray Vaughan |
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sales@eil.com to contact our sales team. |
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Call +44 1474 815010 quoting EIL.COM reference number SRV2LTH774264 |
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