All The Way From Memphis
Recorded from June 2022 through January 2024
This collection of sounds , with a few exceptions, was all created using only drums and bass.
Chris Craig played this with:
Pearl Drums, Paiste Cymbals, Tama Pedals, Vater Fatback 3A drumsticks, Remo and Evans drumheads (whatever sounded the best at that moment), Rocket Toms, Roto-Toms, Djembe, Bongos, Snake Shakers, Triangles, Chimes, and a broken Tambourine (it sounded the best – Thanks Jim)
Kinley Wolfe played this with:
Buddy Blaze-Kinley 1 bass w/ Kahler tremolo , Buddy Blaze -Kinley 2 bass w/ Kahler fixed bridge , Kahler Tremolos , Fender P-basses , Fender Jazz fretless bass , Squire Jazz 5 string , Ernie Ball strings , Seymour Duncan pickups , Hipshot tuners and parts , All Parts Musical parts , Tech21 Sansamp Bass Fly Rig v. II , Digitech Whammy pedal , Ibanez Tube Screamer , Boss Bass Synth pedal , B-3 pedal , Jim Dunlop Jazz III XL picks , Ampeg amps , and GK amps and Dark Glass MicroTubes .
I would like to add a special thank you to Buddy and Joyce at Buddy Blaze Guitars for making me 2 of the finest basses I’ve ever played . I used them almost exclusively to make this album , almost every note . Thank you for your friendship and craftsmanship over the years ! Miss You Buddy! Love ya Joyce ❤️
Buddy Blaze Guitars Website : https://www.buddyblaze.com
Jim King Recorded this with:
Nuendo DAW, API, Neve and Crane Song analog gear. Pulsar Modular, UAD, Fab Filter and many more digital plugins. Naylor Amps and Neural DSP amp sims. Millions of tiny transistors too.
Special thanks to our distinguished guest performers:
Nate Fowler – Electric Guitars on Is It My Body
Jes Vicknair – Vocals on Is It My Body
Tex – Man’s best friend to end it all.
Radar Love Extras:
The Club Wood Horns
King Jay Hatler – trombone
Joseph ‘the Lip’ Reyes– trumpet
The Judge -Sax and single life
Recorded and Mixed at Sonic Dropper Studio in Dallas,Texas by the great and very patient Jim King.
Vocals for Is It My Body recorded at Broken Snare Studio in Horn Lake, Mississippi by the very awesome Jimmy Fulp.
Mastering done by Maor Appelbaum. https://maorappelbaum.com
Thomas Halfacre – Art Direction and Album Design (making something cool out of our chaotic vision)
Some Pics provided by Danny Day, Kelly Craig, Lawrence Asia (Sierra Hotel Images), Ken Walker, Chris Jeans
Thanks to Alice Cooper and his original band, and Golden Earring for inspiring us with great music that remains timeless. These artists, along with many others set in stone the path our lives would take. To play in a rock and roll band!
Dedicated to :
Nita Makris. The Queen of Memphis Music… the One and Only. We wish we could have performed this at the Stage Stop for you.
Rusty Littell. Here is a cold one for you Taz. For all the Lord Tracy gear you hauled and set up around the country.
Tom Sloan. Even after all the Sh*T we gave you, we always ended up in the right town and venue. Cheers old friend.
Shawn Lane. You made us all better in the times we played together. If only we could have done this with you.
Extra Special thanks to Laurie and Maureen. How do you put up with us? We are both grateful and extremely lucky.
So many names deserve mention. So many that to attempt to list them is quite the impossible task.
Every interaction adds to who we have become. All things matter. Nothing passes by without changing something, as tiny as it might be. Our mood, our perception – noticeable or not, everything is cumulative in this journey.
If you think you are a name to be mentioned ..then you are right!
Thanks so much – for so much.
You know who you are.