{"product_id":"don-caballero-american-don-deluxe-edition-3lp-ltd-ed-maui-blue-orchid-vinyl","title":"Don Caballero - American Don: Deluxe Edition [3LP\/ Ltd Ed Maui Blue \u0026 Orchid Vinyl]","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal 2xLP recorded by Steve Albini at Electrical Audio in 2000 and remastered by Bob Weston in 2025. Never-before-released live studio album,\u003cem\u003e True Live Tapes\u003c\/em\u003e, recorded by Greg Norman in 2000 and mastered by Bob Weston in 2025.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter finishing \u003cem\u003eAmerican Don\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis approach dramatically 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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow, 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. - Eric Emm, bassist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmerican Don\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA1        Fire Back About Your New Baby's Sex\u003cbr\u003eA2        The Peter Criss Jazz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eB3        Haven't Lived Afro Pop\u003cbr\u003eB4        You Drink A Lot Of Coffee For A Teenager\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eC5        Ones All Over The Place\u003cbr\u003eC6        I Never Liked You\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eD7        Details On How To Get Iceman On Your License Plate\u003cbr\u003eD8        A Lot Of People Tell Me I Have A Fake British Accent\u003cbr\u003eD9        Lets Face It Pal, You Didn't Need That Eye Surgery\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmerican Don True Live Tapes   \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eE1        Fire Back About Your New Baby's Sex\u003cbr\u003eE2        Haven't Lived Afro Pop\u003cbr\u003eE3        The Peter Criss Jazz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eF4        Ones All Over the Place\u003cbr\u003eF5        I Never Liked You\u003cbr\u003eF6        Details On How To Get Iceman On Your License Plate\u003cbr\u003eF7        Let's Face It Pal, You Didn't Need That Eye Surgery\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secretly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990996369582,"sku":"036172111930","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/6118\/0334\/files\/TG419.jpg?v=1781639404","url":"https:\/\/morrowrecords.com\/products\/don-caballero-american-don-deluxe-edition-3lp-ltd-ed-maui-blue-orchid-vinyl","provider":"Morrow Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}