A brand new assortment of beforehand unheard Woody Guthrie dwelling recordings will quickly see the sunshine of day. Woody at House – Quantity 1 & 2 arrives August 14th on Shamus Information and contains 22 beforehand unreleased tracks, amongst them a rendition of “This Land Is Your Land” that includes new verses.
The contents of Woody At House had been recorded from 1951 to 1952 in his Gravesend, Brooklyn dwelling. Of the 22 tracks, 13 of them had been solely ever recorded at this New York residence. Guthrie employed one microphone and a reel-to-reel tape machine to seize the collected songs.
Steve Rosenthal transferred and produced the album whereas Jessica Thompson dealt with mixing and mastering duties. The duo utilized “pioneering software program and vintage tape machines to de-mix and blend the voice and guitar,” on Woody At House to attain a homespun however clearer sound.
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“For Woody, to be at dwelling producing his music at his leisure allowed a unique focus and sense of security,” a press launch famous. “His inspirations would possibly come from a newspaper article, a film, a dialog, or simply from observing individuals… Being a songwriter was extra a matter of getting one thing to say than creating particular expertise for Woody.”
Rosenthal famous the politics of our period as a purpose for releasing the venture now. “With latest developments in sound restoration know-how together with the present political local weather, I imagine that is the correct time to launch Woody’s dwelling tapes,” he stated. “These are usually not skilled studio recordings, however as an alternative, highlights from Woody’s audio sketchbooks. These are his phrases and music, shared along with his writer Howie Richmond in 1951, and fortunately in 2025 with us.”
The compilation is that can be purchased as a single CD, 1X LP, and digital obtain. It is going to even be out there on streaming platforms. The discharge may even be accompanied by household pictures, artwork, and lyric sheets that includes Guthrie’s margin notes.
Afterward July 14th, Shamus Information will launch “Deportee (Woody’s House Tape)” (recognized to some as “Aircraft Wreck at Los Gatos”), the one recognized recording of the monitor, as the gathering’s sole single. The track was written in 1948 a few aircraft crash that killed 32 individuals, a lot of whom had been farm laborers.
Guthrie handed away in 1967 following a protracted battle with Huntington’s illness.
Woody At House – Quantity 1 & 2 Paintings:
Woody At House – Quantity 1 & 2 Tracklist:
Quantity 1
Facet A
01. This Land Is Your Land (Woody’s House Tape)
02. Largest Factor That Man Has Ever Completed
03. Howie, I’d Like To Discuss To Yuh (spoken phrase)
04. Deportee (Woody’s House Tape)
05. Nice Ship
06. Pastures of Loads
Facet B
07. Jesus Christ
08. I’m a Little one Ta Struggle
09. Harmless Man
10. I’ve Bought To Know
11. Backdoor Bum and the Huge Landlord
Quantity 2
Facet A
01. I Simply Need To Inform You Fellers (spoken phrase)
02. Peace Name
03. Ain’t Afraid To Die
04. Buoy Bells from Trenton
05. Einstein Theme Tune (with spoken phrase)
06. One Little Factor An Atom Can’t Do
Facet B
07. Forsaken Lover
08. My Id & My Ego
09. Lifebelt Washed Up
10. Humorous Mountain
11. You Higher Git Prepared
