POST #6 - JIM SHEPARD - AMSTERDAM

JIM SHEPARD - AMSTERDAM

Amsterdam was always a myth to me, I would hear about this mysterious "Amsterdam" cassette that only a few people I knew had ever even heard. After numerous failed attempts to have someone send me a cassette dub or mp3 rip of it, the fine people at Columbus Discount released a 1 sided 7" of the highlight of this tape which of course is the track "The Voices Of Men". Shortly after that sat on my turntable for months I finally was able to get my hands on the Amsterdam cassette itself. This tape was well worth my wait and anticipation, lot of great stuff on here; Va-Va-Voom, 2 Leonard Cohen covers; Seems So Long Ago, Nancy (Pink Reason may have heard this song before recording Cleaning The Mirror), and You Know Who I am, the poem The Whiskey Priest and Charlie Parker, A few live songs including a cover of the Velvet Underground's Run Run Run, an amusing take on a Jet Magazine Interview, Jim's son singing Great Balls Of Fire, and oh so much more.

This tape was released on Jim Shepard's Iron Press Label in 1991

On This Recording:
Jim Shepard -All guitars, vocals, effects
Rudy K - Select drum tracks
Nudge Squidfish - Select bass, drum tracks
Eric Svensson - Select guitar and bass tracks

Track Listing:
1) In The Hall Of Molds - 3.33
2) Caution! - 3.03
3) I'd Thought I'd Seen Everything - 0.27
4) Va-Va-Voom - 2.56
5) Seems So Long Ago, Nancy (L. Cohen) - 5.34
6) Brown Leaves - 2.51
7) The Whiskey Priest and Charlie Parker - 3.41
8) 2 Mexican Consorto's For Nylon String Guitar - 1.21
9) The Voices Of Men - 2.53
10) Run, Run Run (L. Reed) - 4.48
11) Tools of the Skin Trade - 2.39
12) The Jet Magazine Interview - 2.39
13) The Mirror - 0.51
14) G.B.O.F - 0.40
15) Amsterdam - 5.15
16) You Know Who I Am (L. Cohen) - 3.46

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