The Velvet Touch of Los Straitjackets
| The Velvet Touch of Los Straitjackets | ||||
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Yep Roc[1] Cavalcade | ||||
| Producer | Ben Vaughn[2] | |||
| Los Straitjackets chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
The Velvet Touch of Los Straitjackets is the third
Yep Roc.[4] It was recorded between September and December 1998, produced by Ben Vaughn, and engineered by Mark Linett
.
Critical reception
Detroit Metro Times called the band's cover of "My Heart Will Go On" "delightfully absurd."[7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kawanga!" | Eddie Angel | 2:25 |
| 2. | "Rockula" | Danny Amis, Angel, Jimmy Lester | 2:46 |
| 3. | "Close to Sing, Sing, Sing" (Benny Goodman cover) | Louis Prima | 3:22 |
| 9. | "Tabouli" | Amis, Angel, Esbeck, Lester | 3:39 |
| 10. | "Sterno" | Ben Vaughn | 1:54 |
| 11. | "State Fair" | Amis, Angel, Lester | 2:34 |
| 12. | "All That Glitters" | Amis, Angel, Lester | 2:47 |
Personnel
- Los Straitjackets
- Danny Amis – guitar
- Eddie Angel – guitar
- Pete Curry – bass
- Scott Esbeck – bass
- Jimmy "L. J." Lester – drums
- Guest musicians
- Jeff Sudakin – keyboards, orchestration, sound design
- Jay Mason – clarinet, saxophone
- Darrel Gardner – trumpet
- Additional personnel
- Ben Vaughn – production
- engineering
- Joe Gastwirt – mastering
- George Miller – artwork
References
- ^ "Surf Music". NPR.org.
- ^ "Artist News". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. June 21, 1999 – via Google Books.
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ "Los Straitjackets | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Los Straitjackets The Velvet Touch Of..." exclaim.ca.
- ^ "The Best of 1999/Pop CDs". old.post-gazette.com.
- ^ "Viva Los Straitjackets!". Detroit Metro Times.
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