Kassa Overall: Live at Third Man Records Josh Scott

Kassa Overall: Live at Third Man Records Josh ScottThird Man Records live direct to acetate recordings take place in the Blue Room in Nashville, TN and are cut exclusively on a 1955 Scully lathe that originally came from King Records in Cincinnati. Recorded live in one shot, with no overdubs, no redo's, no starting and stopping, the process is truly of another time, rendered obsolete by the late 1950's and only available nowadays in TMR's locations in Detroit and Nashville. Kassas show was recorded on

The diametrically opposed vibes of each of these sides complement each other in the same way that the albums they emanate from do

“Patches” and “One More Chance” by the Jackson 5

he is a frequent consultant to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Mother Maybelle Carter pioneered "scratch" style guitar picking

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“Half a Boy (and Half a Man) was one of the last songs to be recorded in my Nashville based recording studio before it was completely demolished and made into a parking lot

and one of our favorite musical creations to which the Blue Room has ever played host

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a book about rock & roll and love

Randall Williams reminds us that the past is created from the now moment

America's finest essayist Luc Sante takes a gallows turn in this issue's column

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