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Imaginational Anthem Vol. XI : Chrome Universal - A Survey Of Modern Pedal Steel

    Curated by in-demand Nashville pedal steel maverick and Third Man recording artist Luke Schneider, the eleventh volume of Tompkins Square’s venerable Imaginational Anthem acoustic guitar series features exclusive tracks by legend BJ Cole, as well as leading exponents on the instrument including Susan Alcorn, Luke himself, and British expat /Nashville hotshot Spencer Cullum among others. Nashville native and Merge recording artist William Tyler has written a beautiful detailed history of the pedal steel for the package (CD & LP versions only).

    TRACK LISTING

    1. BJ Cole - Ely Revisited
    2. Jonny Lam - Rainbow Across The Valley
    3. Rocco DeLuca - Many Singing Softly
    4. Luke Schneider - Yosemite
    5.Spencer Cullum - An Ode To Dungeness
    6. Barry Walker, Jr. - I Will Tread Upon The Lion And The Cobra
    7. Susan Alcorn - Gilmore Blue
    8. Maggie Bjorklund - Lysglimt
    9. Will Van Horn - Attwater

    Tom Armstrong

    The Sky Is An Empty Eye

    Tompkins Square's recent double-LP, Imaginational Anthem vol 8 : The Private Press shed light on forgotten, impossibly rare guitar recordings spanning several decades. Tom Armstrong's The Sky Is An Empty Eye is the first of several reissues planned by Tompkins Square of full albums by artists featured on IA8. Armstrong's self-released LP from 1987 sports blissed out acoustic numbers like the one featured on IA8, along with some electric workouts and even a deep pysch vocal tune. Tom's main mode of distribution for the album was handing the LP to drunken patrons at a bar in Pinos Altos, NM. Now Tompkins Square makes it a bit easier to acquire.

    In his own words, today : I was born in Elmhurst IL, lived there 29 years. Had a brief career playing open mikes and bars for tips, drinks and nominal cash payments, even gave some guitar lessons. In 1984 I was offered a half partnership in an engineering firm in Dallas, so I moved to Texas. Made a big pile of money. My wife bought me a Tascam 4 track recorder for my birthday, I went crazy with it. Recorded a bunch of melodies that had been rattling around my brain since I was 8 years old. Liked what I heard, decided to make an LP. It wasn't too hard to track down a studio to master my 4 tracks. By this time I was an old hand at graphic design for promotional material, so I designed the cover myself. Handed the albums out to business associates, as promotional material for other business interests, at a drunken open mike at a bar in Pinos Altos, NM. I continued to record for about another 10 years, blues rock, pop. Really refined my recording skills. Still play once in while, but I'm an old fart now, with all the baggage that entails.


    TRACK LISTING

    1 White Pines
    2 The Thing
    3 Dream Waltz
    4 Burleske
    5 Keller
    6 The Sky Is An Empty Eye
    7 Winter Lament
    8 Mama's Baby
    9 Bebop
    10 Thunder Clouds


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