Recorded in Steve Valentine's warehouse in downtown LA, in the summer of the millennium year. Steve by that time was our bass player, tour manager, driver and attorney. But I'm not one for letting people off lightly so when he offered to record Hotel Fig I agreed. He did a great job – the sound is a bit garagy, but none the worse for that. Many friends were royally shafted to make this album. It goes with the budget. I don't own the copyright to this so if you want a download you need to go to iTunes or whatever.
'Pure songcraft' – J Eric Smith, Metroland, Albany, New York
credits
released April 15, 2001
Owen Jones: drums, percussion, accordion, vocals
Steve Valentine: bass
Lynda Skulpone: vocals
Pat Beine: mouth organ
Pat Fish: guitar ('Her Life')
David J: bass ('The Long Night')
Nancy O'Higgins: vocals ('Hotel Figueroa')
Paul Vargas: trumpet ('Hotel Figueroa)
Produced by Max Eider and Steve Valentine
Executive producer: John Akred
Mastered by Noel Summervillle at
Transfermation Studios, Waterloo, London
Cover painting: Melanie Paraskeva
Drawings and design: Dave Coverly
Artwork: Sophie Braham
Photo: Pat Fish Weddings Ltd
New on the always-great label Velvet Blue Music is “Slow Parade” from Gileah Taylor, boasting warm songs built on piano and guitar. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 26, 2024
Delightfully unpredictable debut from a New York electronic producer and composer with backgrounds in psychedelic rock, jazz, and indie pop. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 25, 2024
Toronto rivals San Francisco as the North American capital of jangle pop as evidenced by this new record of sunny jams from the Motorists. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 16, 2024