WORKDOGS - OLD (CD, US) DATE: 6.JANUARY.1995 LABEL: Sympathy For The Record Industry CAT NO.: SFTRI 301 01. Stimulant 02. Painting the Devil's Office Again 03. Back in the Days 04. Brave New Blues 05. Robert Kennedy Blues 06. The Facts of Life 07. Back on the Night of May 27, 1977 08. Too Young to Die 09. Little Joe 10. Old NOTES: VIEW: Issued in regular case with clear tray. Jon Spencer plays guitar on five of the ten tracks. A live version of Brave New Blues (also featuring Jon Spencer) was released as a 7" single.     Free MP3 downloads of 'Painting the Devil's Office Again' and 'Back in the Days' are available at workdogs.net. VIEW: Workdogs releases featuring Jon Spencer SONG CREDITS: Drums: Scott Jarvis Bass/Words: Rob Kennedy Horn Arrangements: Kurt Hoffman Produced: Workdogs Recorded/Mixed at Waterworks Studio Recording Engineers: Jim Waters/Greg Talenfeld/Jim Fourniadis Mixing Engineer: Greg Talenfeld Sequenced at Super Genius Digital 01. Stimulant Writers: Kennedy/Jarvis Published: King Dog Biscuit ASCAP Tenor Sax: Kurt Hoffman Trumpet: Pam Fleming Baritone Sax: Adam Kolker Backing Vocals: Shannah Ehrhart/Leila Haddad 02. Painting the Devil's Office Again Writers: Kennedy/Jarvis Published: King Dog Biscuit ASCAP Guitar: Ted Horowitz Organ: Malcolm Riviera Accordion: Andrea Parkins Backing Vocals: Leila Haddad/Shannah Ehrhart 03. Back in the Days Writers: Kennedy/Jarvis Published: King Dog Biscuit ASCAP Guitar: Ted Horowitz Organ: Malcolm Riviera Tenor Sax: Kurt Hoffman Trumpet: Pam Fleming Baritone Sax: Adam Kolker 04. Brave New Blues Writers: Kennedy/Jarvis Published: King Dog Biscuit ASCAP Guitar: Jon Spencer Guitar: Marce Hall 05. Robert Kennedy Blues Writers: Kennedy/Jarvis Published: King Dog Biscuit ASCAP Guitar: Jerry Teel Harmonica: Fritz Fox 06. The Facts of Life Writers: Kennedy/Jarvis Published: King Dog Biscuit ASCAP Guitar: Ted Horowitz Piano: Malcolm Riviera Tenor Sax: Kurt Hoffman Trumpet: Pam Fleming Alto & Baritone Sax: Adam Kolker Introduction/Backing Vocals: Jim Fourniadis 07. Back on the Night of May 27, 1977 Writers: Kennedy/Jarvis Published: King Dog Biscuit ASCAP Guitar: Jon Spencer Guitar: Marce Hall 08. Too Young to Die Writer: Sonny Boy Williamson Published: Arc Music Corp. BMI Guitar: Ted Horowitz Piano: Malcolm Riviera Harmonica: Fritz Fox 09. Little Joe Writers: Kennedy/Jarvis Published: King Dog Biscuit ASCAP Guitar: Jon Spencer Guitar: Marce Hall Guitar: Ted Horowitz Harmonica: Fritz Fox Accordion: Andrea Parkins Piano: Malcolm Riviera 10. Old Writers: Kennedy/Jarvis Published: King Dog Biscuit ASCAP Guitar: Jerry Teel Guitar: Jon Spencer Guitar: Marce Hall Mandolin: Fran Powers SLEEVE NOTES: I have been able to get to see the Workdogs about once a month. Their fans will be glad to know that they are receiving the best of care and that the facility is modern and clean and seems efficiently run. It is certainly the best we can afford at this time. Scott still gets around pretty well. He claims to not have missed a beat since 1974. Around dusk he mixes up a round of "imbibiments" at which point Rob usually shows up with a glass in his hand. Occasionally Rob's a little fuzzy, but with a bit of encouragement he can be persuaded to embroider one of his colorful yarns from the olden days. Scott picks up some kind of beat and off they go, shambling into the Blues. Sometimes I can't help but feel that they are the last remnant of a musical form that is close to extinction - the Talking Blues. Few work as comfortably in this genre as do the Workdogs. Their years of experience show. None-the-less, it was not an easy decision to work with them again. They can be extraordinarily difficult. Rob might suddenly insist on being addressed as the Baseball Commissioner of the Blues and refuse to do a lick of work until everyone complies. Scott could withdraw into a dark corner, mumbling about "vulvatic rays." With the Workdogs - as always - ANYTHING is possible. In spite of my trepidations, I booked studio time and put together two vey different combos of back-up musicians for the basic tracks. I was looking to showcase the many facets of the Workdogs' personalities - a variety that I felt had not yet been recorded sucessfully. The presence of the younger musicians seemed to perk Rob and Scott up enormously - inspiring them to put together what is undoubtedly their finest work to date. I've never enjoyed that moment that inevitably comes when I am forced to eject tem from the studio before they bankrupt me. To their credit, they took it no worse this time than any other. In spite of their threats, I'm sure I will speak to them again. If for no other reason, soon enough they will be harranguing me for money. In the meanwhile, please enjoy their latest effort. As the years go by one can't help but wonder how many more new Workdogs' discs there will be. Each is like a precious gem - a unique but durable thing of beauty. But while the plastic of this disc should last forever, the fragile bodies of its creators will not. Celebrate them now while they are among us, for who is to say how long that will be. DETAILS: ARTWORK: Jacket Design: Borax Photos: David Hale/Karin Schaefer/Myrian Babin BARCODE: n/a MATRIX: "0EDK1<706>1819  MADE IN CANADA BY AMERIC DISC" RELATED LINKS: workdogs.net