{"product_id":"don-caballero-american-don-3xlp","title":"Don Caballero 'American Don' 3xLP","description":"\u003cp\u003e3xLP - \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMaui Blue \u0026amp; Orchid Vinyl\u003cbr\u003e🚛 - In Stock \u0026amp; Shipping\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal 2xLP Remastered by Bob Weston pressed on maui blue vinyl\u003cbr\u003eNever-Before-Released Live Studio Album pressed on orchid purple vinyl\u003cbr\u003eall 3 LPs are packaged in a triple LP gatefold jacket with printed inner sleeves\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAfter finishing American Don with (Steve) Albini, we were nearing the peak of interpersonal tensions that would eventually wash us overboard. I (Eric) became convinced we lost the true essence of the songs in the recording process. It was not a unanimous decision to record with Steve. We wrote the album entirely on guitar loops and Team Storm \u0026amp; Stress wanted to go further in the studio with Pro Tools, which felt related to both what we were doing and where we were going. Steve had just finished building the magnificent A room at Electrical and Damon insisted we would record there for the drums. He never budged on it. As soon as we got there we realized all the songs, which were written in stacks of overdubs on our pedals, would only allow for mono guitar recordings. We worked around this by performing the songs to a single loop and overdubbing all the guitars later allowing for a full stereo field to match the glorious bombast of Steve’s drum recordings. This approach \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003edramatically changed how we played. While it allowed for magic moments of improv (Peter Criss intro), once the album was done, it sounded bloated and the performances sluggish. With increasing certainty I was sure the sound of the Akai Headrush, and the tempos it set for Damon was the heartbeat of these songs. Ian agreed.    \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn an audacious last ditch hail mary, I had the idea to call Greg Norman (who worked for Steve!) and asked if we could secretly come to his studio in S. Chicago *road hot* after our next shows and re-record the album LIVE. It was an enormous gesture that could’ve never worked, but miraculously everyone agreed to do it and we gave it a try. Greg captured us at our most fiery hot personally and professionally. The tempos are faster and no one is holding back with anything to lose. These true live tapes show the songs exactly as we played them on the road where they were developed between June of 1999 and July of 2000. Now, 25 years later, the Greg Norman tapes have been dusted off, baked, and transferred to digital. With the aid of modern restoration tools, and the expertise of Sir Bob Weston, we were able to re-mix and master these recordings for the first time.    \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e- Eric Emm, bassist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTRACK LISTING\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en-US\"\u003eAmerican Don (Remastered) 2xLP\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFire Back About Your New Baby's Sex\u003cbr\u003eThe Peter Criss Jazz\u003cbr\u003eHaven't Lived Afro Pop\u003cbr\u003eYou Drink a Lot of Coffee for a Teenager\u003cbr\u003eOnes All Over the Place\u003cbr\u003eI Never Liked You\u003cbr\u003eDetails on How to Get ICEMAN on Your License Plate\u003cbr\u003eA Lot of People Tell Me I Have a Fake British Accent\u003cbr\u003eLet's Face It Pal, You Didn't Need That Eye Surgery\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en-US\"\u003eAmerican Don True Live Tapes LP\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFire Back About Your New Baby's Sex\u003cbr\u003eHaven't Lived Afro Pop\u003cbr\u003eThe Peter Criss Jazz\u003cbr\u003eOnes All Over the Place\u003cbr\u003eI Never Liked You\u003cbr\u003eDetails on How to Get ICEMAN on Your License Plate\u003cbr\u003eLet's Face It Pal, You Didn't Need That Eye Surgery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Touch and Go Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56514899313026,"sku":"TG419-LP-c1","price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0691\/9494\/0689\/files\/doncaballero.png?v=1774607747","url":"https:\/\/devildogdistro.com\/products\/don-caballero-american-don-3xlp","provider":"Devil Dog Distro","version":"1.0","type":"link"}