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Topic: Suite Steel".....? |
Roger Rettig
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Naples, FL
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Posted 13 Jan 2004 5:57 am |
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Does anybody have a copy of this LP - and the technology to make me a CD copy?
I keep hoping that it will be made available commercially, but it's been a long wait so far!
Naturally, I'd be happy to cover any expense that's incurred - I want to hear Buddy's 'Wichita Lineman' again.....
Thanks,
RR
(If someone can oblige me with this, I'll send $10 to the Forum.) |
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Rick Schmidt
From:
Prescott AZ, USA
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Posted 13 Jan 2004 8:48 am
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I know what you mean Roger. Believe it or not, that was my first exposure to Buddy Emmons.(around 73-74?) He had me from the first measure of my favorite Jimmy Webb song with his soulfull rendition! Even though I wasnt much of a steel player then, I remember that was the major highlight of the album for me. Even though I havnt heard it since then, I'd bet it still holds up! BTW, have you heard him do Elton John's "Blue Eyes"?
ooh la la!!!!! |
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John Knight
From:
Alaska
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Posted 13 Jan 2004 9:30 am
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Hi guy's I have a copy that I moved over to cd buts its not that great. I think this is one of the best steel albums ever so if you come across something that is good quality please let me know.
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D 10 Thomas with 8&6, '61'D-10 Sho-Bud 8&3
S12 Knight 6&4
Nashville 400 and Profex II
81' Fender Twin JBL's
Asleep at the Steel
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 13 Jan 2004 9:31 am
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Hi, Rick
I actually had the pleasure of playing 'Blue Eyes' with the maestro when he played some dates in the UK in conjunction with his appearance at Gerry Hogan's Steel Festival in '88 - great tone and total control (not me - Emmons!), and one of the highest points of my musical career. It was just another day at the office for Buddy, I guess!
When I bought my first steel guitar (a ZB 'Student'), the dealer also gave me 'Suite Steel' and the Black Album - I'm not sure if he meant to encourage me or put me off! So, it has great sentimental value for me - can anyone help, please?
RR[This message was edited by Roger Rettig on 13 January 2004 at 09:38 AM.] |
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 13 Jan 2004 9:37 am
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PS:
I was like a dog with two tails when I managed to figure out (sort of!) the Jay Dee Maness tune on the album (well, I found where the chords lay on my new steel, anyway!) - getting to grips with 'Wichita Lineman' was a little way into my future at that point!
Rick: Did you hear Buddy's solo on the Ray Charles cut of that tune? It must have been done at around the same time, and it's lovely!
RR |
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tom anderson
From:
leawood, ks., usa
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Posted 13 Jan 2004 1:14 pm
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| I have a copy of this album & still think it is the best compilation steel guitar album made. I don't thinks steel guitarists are nearly as inventive now as those players were on that album. My CD burner is not hooked up to my turntable though. If I can solve that problem, I will burn a CD for you |
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 14 Jan 2004 7:49 am
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Many thanks, everyone - I think it's covered.
Forum donation coming.....
RR |
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Mark van Allen
From:
Watkinsville, Ga. USA
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Posted 15 Jan 2004 10:37 am
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Wow, Rick, your story sounds like mine. I bought a copy of Suite Steel, heard Buddy on "Wichita", and it was all over. I bought a Maverick and joined a band that same day. I was so tickled when the "powers that were" allowed me to put a tribute version of that tune on the first Blueground Undergrass CD. It was always one of our most requested tuhnes at live shows. What a great record, wish I had a CD copy myself.
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Stop by the Steel Store at: www.markvanallen.com
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 21 Jan 2004 1:02 pm
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My favorite on this album are "Muddy Mississippi Line" (J.D. Maness), "Witchita Lineman" (That Buddy fellow), and the three songs that make up the "Suite Steel" cut (Buddy and Rusty Young).
Looks like I have to go out and buy a turntable |
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Lawrence Lupkin
From:
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Posted 24 Aug 2005 9:01 am
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I'm resurrecting this post in hopes that someone has re-released Suite Steel on C.D.
Wishful thinking?
Thanks![This message was edited by Lawrence Lupkin on 24 August 2005 at 10:47 AM.] |
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Charlie McDonald
From:
out of the blue
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Posted 24 Aug 2005 9:57 am
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That's a pretty amazing testimonial, Mark.
I've got to hear this.
I'd gladly pay for a cd if anyone is doing a few.... Let me know.
Charlie |
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 24 Aug 2005 1:56 pm
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Not yet, I fear, but this one and 'Pacific Steel Co' would make a GREAT double-album!
RR |
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Joe Shelby
From:
Walnut Creek, California, USA
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Posted 24 Aug 2005 11:31 pm
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I'll second Richard's and everyone else's favorite selections from one (I know I'm bound to get some heat for this) of the very
few truly enjoyable steel guitar albums ever
put together.
Buddy's emotive playing on "Wichita Lineman"
is just stand alone brilliance. I think he
put the song's message across more effectively than any of the hundreds of vocal
renditions that came before or after;without
one spoken word...He builds a fire under that
tune that progresses so gracefully from the
solo intro to the understated fade out.
(it occured to me I haven't heard the Ray Charles version; it's possible that I may have to eat some of what is said here--is that from "Volcanic Action of My Soul"?).
Jay Dee's adaptation of "Muddy Mississippi Line" shares a common ground with "Wichita
Lineman" in that he takes an otherwise good
Bobby Goldsboro tune (yes, it's not fair to
compare Bobby Goldsboro to Jimmy Webb) and
just makes a driving tour de-steelforce out
of it. This and his work on the early Tony Booth albums made me just crazy. And my reward was playing the Palomino with three years playing experience under my belt with
Jay Dee there (in the Palomino Riders) and me
with a Sho-Bud Maverick...The real laughs
came when he let me play through the two twin
reverbs he was using--I thought, "oh I'm gonna get some great tone now." Instead, I
couldn't a decent sound no matter how I turned the knobs. That was the first hard lesson in "it's in the hands."
Sorry about getting off topic, I just got carried away remembering this stuff.
Joe. |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 25 Aug 2005 1:40 am
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LP copies can easily be found on the web, with an average price of about $15. Elektra briefly re-issued the album on CD in 1995, but copies of this CD are very rare.
Oh yeah, it was even issued in '73 on an 8-track!  |
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Lawrence Lupkin
From:
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Posted 25 Aug 2005 4:13 am
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I got the info I was looking for. Thanks everyone!
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Tony Harris
From:
England
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Posted 25 Aug 2005 8:42 am
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| Earlier in this post Rick Schmidt mentioned Buddy doing Elton John's "Blue Eyes". I've always loved this tune, but when I heard someone play this on steel at the Buckden steelers meeting a few months ago, I knew I loved it but couldn't place the tune. Where's Buddy's recording of it? |
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Mike Fereday
From:
Newbury, Berkshire, England
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Posted 25 Aug 2005 10:55 am
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Tony
It is on the album "We're Steel Swingin'" with Ray Pennington.
Mike |
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Johnny Cunnyngham
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 25 Aug 2005 4:24 pm
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Guys and Gals, special software is available for free download that will reduce noise levels and improve sound quality when transferring LP's to CD.
It is available from: POLDERBITS.COM
jOHNNY |
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Charlie McDonald
From:
out of the blue
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Posted 27 Aug 2005 3:15 am
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| I think I found an LP copy of Suite Steel, on Elektra, but it's listed as 'various' artists. Is that the one? |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 27 Aug 2005 4:08 am
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Russ Tkac
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Posted 27 Aug 2005 4:15 am
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I have both albums. Great stuff. I still find "Blackbird" with Sneaky and Buddy great!
One plays rhythm while the other plays the melody. Sneaky sounds like a regular guitar on that one! |
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thurlon hopper
From:
Elizabethtown Pa. USA
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Posted 27 Aug 2005 4:29 am
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Last year i sent put a post on the Forum about that album and Buddy remarked what a pleasure it was to record with those great california musicians and he said that Sneaky
Pete played such great rhythm on that cut that when his turn came to play rhythm the bottom fell out of it. Got a chuckle out
of that one. A gentleman in South Carolina
sent me CD he made from the record and it came out sounding good. Love that record. TJH |
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Russ Tkac
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Posted 27 Aug 2005 7:14 pm
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Sorry. Sneaky did "Blackbird" alone. The Sneaky/Buddy tune was "Yesterday". It's been a few years since I listened to it!
Russ |
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