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| SID018 - AS CERTAIN AS SUNRISE Sid Griffin | ||||
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The Last Kentucky Waltz/You Tore Me Down/Lost In This World Without You/Alibi Bye/Evidence/Where Bluebirds Fly/Just Let Her Go/Wearing Out My Welcome With The Blues/Faithless Disciple/I Come And Stand At Every Door/Tell Me You Still Sing/Written Upon The Birth Of My Daughter |
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Sid Griffin's long awaited second solo album, his first in eight years and a surprisingly intimate glimpse into his private life. Released Sept 25, 2005 this is melodic acoustic alt-country at its finest although one track, Just Let Her Go, is a Western Electric reunion and not only features the powerful drums of Dave "the Cockney Cowboy" Morgan but is an unreleased song from the late Doug Sahm (Sir Douglas Quintet, Texas Tornadoes) which also features ex-Small Face Ian MacLagan on keyboards. Recorded in Sid's living room and in Louisville, Kentucky no other Sid music explains him better. Fact: this album has given Sid Griffin THE BEST REVIEWS IN HIS CAREER by far! All the releases on this page are readily available as downloads from a variety of sources. |
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| SID017 - HOW DARK THIS EARTH WILL SHINE The Coal Porters | ||||
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Fair Play, Virginia/Yonder Over Canaan/Morning Song/June Apple Breakdown/No Tongue Can Tell/Leaves On The Trees/Maybe I'll Cry Tomorrow/Idiot Wind/Teenage Kicks-Old Joe Clark/Polly/New Cut Road | |||
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| SID016 - THE BEST OF THE LONG RYDERS | ||||
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Looking For Lewis & Clark (long version)/Lights Of Downtown/Years Long Ago/Gunslinger Man/I Want You Bad/A Stitch In Time/Man Of Misery/If I Were A Bramble And You Were A Rose/Capturing The Flag (live)/State Of My Union/Final Wild Son/Ivory Tower/(Sweet) Mental Revenge/I Had A Dream/You Don't Know What's Right, You Don't Know What's Wrong/And She Rides/Masters Of War/I Can't Hide | |||
| The first ever single CD Long Ryders collection features tracks from their entire career and from every record label the band were on. Featuring liner notes from the rhythm section of Tom Stevens and Greg Sowders as well as Pete Frame's amazingly informative Long Ryders Family Tree it includes over a dozen previously unseen photographs of the band in their heyday. This is the one Long Ryders CD to have if you only want one and an excellent introduction to the Founding Fathers of alt-country. Now officially Prima Records best selling CD! | ||||
| SID015 - THREE MINUTE WARNINGS The Long Ryders | ||||
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Prairie Fire/Lights Of Downtown/Man Of Misery/A Stitch In Time/State Of My Union/Harriet Tubman's Going To Carry Me Home/Capturing The Flag/Long Story Short/Baby's In Toyland/I Want You Bad/Spectacular Fall/I Had A Dream/You Just Can't Ride The Boxcars Anymore/Gunslinger Man/Looking For Lewis & Clark/Prisoners Of Rock/10-5-60 | |||
| A great recording of the Long Ryders show at the Bottom Line in New York City on 7th May 1987 which was broadcast live on FM radio. A showcase for a rocking fine band, Sid's hair looks perfect on the front cover and the CD booklet has notes by the band's long time manager John Guarnieri. The CD features previously unseen photographs of the band in action. This is rock & roll which emphasises the "roll" part as much as the rock! This album is hotter than a pepperoni and jalapeno sandwich with horse radish. |
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| SID014 - THANK YOU ST. JUDE Peter Case | ||||
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Ice Water/Beyond The Blues/Someday Blues/Put Down The Gun/Two Angels/Ginseng Blues/Hidden Love/Travellin' Light/Poor Old Tom/Leavin' Home/Entella Hotel/One More Mile/4th of July-Christmas Rag | |||
| Thank You St. Jude is Peter Case's heart-felt "thank you" to his fans. It contains new versions of old favorites, a new number, One More Mile and a rendition of Sleepy John Estes' Someday Blues. Case is ably assisted on this sparely arranged, emotionally gripping record by his longtime compatriot violinist David Perales. With luck Peter will grace Prima with another equally fantastic release in the near future. Please check out Western Electric's track When You Find Out on the fantastic Peter Case tribute CD A Case For Case! | ||||
| SID013 - THE CHRIS HILLMAN TRIBUTE CONCERTS The Coal Porters | ||||
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My Uncle/When The Ship Comes In/Summer Wind/Draft Morning/Older Guys/Time Between/Wheels/The Lost Highway/Sin City/Cody, Cody/Brand New Heartache/The Girl With No Name/I Am A Pilgrim/The Fallen Eagle/So You Want To Be A Rock And Roll Star?/You Ain't Goin' Nowhere | |||
| A classic tribute
album to one of the key people in the development of folk-rock, psychedelia,
long curly hairstyles on men, and country-rock. 16 great songs from
various stages of Chris Hillman's career recorded live and in acoustic
bluegrass style. Here is a review from the British newspaper The
Observer on Sunday 5th August, 2000: In the country-rock hall of honour, Gram Parsons and Roger McGuinn get the acolades ahead of their collaborator, Chris Hillman. Here, London's own piece of living Americana, Sid Griffin, balances up the dues with loving cover versions Hillman favourites such as the Burrito Brothers' 'Older Guys' and the Byrds' 'Draft Morning', all delivered live in acoustic bluegrass mode. The clucking banjos and fiddle relocate the songs from rock to the country tradition - beautifully so in the case of 'Sin City', though it's debatable whether 'So You Want to Be a Rock and Roll Star' needed the rustic treatment. |
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| SID012 - DAZZLING DISPLAY (deluxe edition) Steve Wynn | ||||
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Drag/Tuesday/When She Comes Around/A Dazzling Display/Halo/Dandy In Disguise/Grace/As It Should Be/Bonnie And Clyde/405/Close Your Eyes/Light Of Hope - BONUS TRACKS: Kool Thing/Boy In The Bubble/Conspiracy Of The Heart/Watching The River Flow/Crazy Feeling/The Long Goodbye | |||
Reissued in February
2000, this is a remastered and expanded edition of Steve's 1992 album.
Included are six bonus tracks taken from radio sessions and live shows.
Steve says this might be his favourite release of all his work. Sid's
recent cover of "When She Comes Around" on the recent Steve
Wynn tribute CD Man Of Mysteries
originated because he so loved the original version of the song found
here. 
Buy this CD from Miles
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| SIDVID011 (VIDEO), SID010 (CD) The Gram Parsons Tribute Concert The Coal Porters | ||||
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Luxury Liner/Hickory Wind/One Hundred Years From Now/Drug Store Truck Driving Man/(Sweet) Mental Revenge/Sin City/Return Of The Grievous Angel/Wheels/In My Hour Of Darkness/Older Guys/Hot Burrito #2/Six Days On The Road | ||
| Recorded live at The Garage in London
on 19th September 1998 when The Coal Porters headlined a Gram Parsons
tribute concert. Most tracks are either written by or co-written by
Gram Parsons and all were performed by him during his solo career or
with The Byrds or The Flying Burrito Bros. The PAL format video is sold
out, but the NTSC version is available from Miles of Music. A DVD with
additional material is planned for spring 2007. (Note: three of the
Coal Porters on this disc are in Western Electric and the fourth, pedal
steel guitarist Rob Childs, now works with comedian Rich Hall.) Go to the Emusic download page for tracks from this album. 
Buy this CD/Video from Miles
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| SID009 - KEROSENE MAN (deluxe edition) Steve Wynn | ||||
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Tears Won't Help/Carolyn/The
Blue Drifter/Younger/Under The Weather/Here On Earth As Well/Something
To Remember Me By/Killing Time/Conspiracy Of The Heart/Kerosene Man/Anthem BONUS TRACKS: Here On Earth As Well (demo)/Our Little House (demo)/Under The Weather (demo)/Mother Earth (demo)/Killing Time (demo)/Carolyn (demo) |
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| Steve Wynn's first solo album, first released in 1990, has been reissued in a remastered deluxe edition with six bonus tracks. Steve has also thoughtfully added some new sleeve notes. It is a great album and among the many musicians featured are Sid Griffin and Stephen McCarthy. More details and a sample or two can be found on Steve's website. Now out of print. | ||||
| SID008 - EP ROULETTE The Coal Porters | ||||
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Everything/Emily In Ginger/Who'll Stop The Rain/Help Me (remastered)/Don't Fence Me In/Me Here At Your Door (live) | |||
| This limited edition
six track CD EP contains two completely new songs; a new Coal Porter
cover; a live version of Me Here At Your
Door recorded direct to two-track at BBC Radio
Scotland in Glasgow; a track previously only available on a Finnish
John Fogerty tribute album; and a remastered version of a Los London
favourite. Expect to pay no more than £4.99 for this disc in the
shops, or £4 by mail order or four quid if you see Sid on the
street. Unavailable in South Africa due to copyright restrictions. Unavailable
in Afghanistan as the Taliban banned music. Go to the Emusic download page for tracks from this album. |
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| SID007 - LITTLE VICTORIES Sid Griffin | ||||
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When I'm Out Walking With You/Jimmy Reed/Good Times Tomorrow, Hard Times Today/The Rate Of Exchange/I Wish I Was A Mountain/Distant Trains/Sailors And Soldiers/The Man Who Invented The Blues/Monk's Mood/Flak Jacket/Alma Mater/Jerusalem Road | |||
| Released in 1997
the UK and in 1998 in the USA by Country-Town Music this album is Sid
Griffin "unplugged" with a collection of new material with
the third track being an acoustic reworking of a Long Ryders classic.
Recorded with a core band of Sid and UK C&W star Wes McGhee, it
includes duets with Billy Bragg and Steve Wynn. The
album also f eatures an unreleased track from the late, great Phil Ochs
entitled Sailors And Soldiers.
Go to the Emusic download page for tracks from this album. |
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| SID006 - THE LOST WEEKEND Danny & Dusty | ||||
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The Word Is Out/Song For The Dreamers /Miracle Mile/Baby, We All Gotta Go Down/The King Of The Losers/Send Me A Postcard/Down To The Bone/Knockin' On Heaven's Door - BONUS TRACK: Bend In The Road | |||
| Originally issued in 1985, this was the debut release by "Danny & Dusty", a supergroup formed from Paisley Underground acts, fronted by Dan Stuart and Steve Wynn and featuring Sid Griffin, Stephen McCarthy, Tom Stevens, Chris Cacavas and Dennis Duck. The remastered CD includes a bonus track, Bend In The Road, taken from the Zippo/Demon Records compilation Don't Shoot, previously unseen photos by Amy McMillian and sleevenotes by Steve Wynn. Now out of print. |
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| SID005 - TWO FISTED TALES (deluxe edition) The Long Ryders | ||||
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Gunslinger Man/I Want You Bad/A Stitch In Time/The Light Gets In The Way/Prairie Fire/Baby's In Toyland/ Long Story Short/Man Of Misery/Harriet Tubman's Gonna Carry Me Home/For The Rest Of My Days/Spectacular Fall - BONUS TRACKS: Ring Bells/State Of My Union(live)/Time Keeps Travelling/Baby We All Gotta Go Down(live) | |||
| A deluxe reissue of the Long Ryders' final studio album, remastered and containing four extra tracks. Two of the Long Ryders claim this was their best recorded work, period. The remodelled packaging includes terrific Greg Allen photos of the guys in their heyday and wonderfully evocative sleevenotes by drummer Greg Sowders, now a song publishing vice-president with Warner-Chappell in Los Angeles. Now out of print. | ||||
| SID004 - LOS LONDON The Coal Porters | ||||
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Me, Here At Your Door/Crackin' At The Seams/Chasing Rainbows/A Woman To Love/ Apple Tree/It Happened To Me/Santa Mira/After It's Broken/A Jacobite At Heart/Someone's Gonna Love You Too/Help Me/Ain't No Way I'll Be Your Cowboy | |||
| The second fab
and groovy full length release from the Coal Porters, including ten
Sid Griffin originals and a cover of a very rare Gram Parsons song,
Apple Tree,
previously recorded only by Johnny Rivers. Guest
artists include Billy Bremner of Rockpile, John Bennett of the High
Llamas and ex-Freddy Fender drummer Billy Block. Go to the Emusic download page for tracks from this album. |
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| SID003 - STATE OF OUR UNION The Long Ryders | ||||
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Looking for Lewis and Clark/ Lights of Downtown/WDIA/Mason-Dixon Line/ Here Comes That Train Again/Years Long Ago/Good Times Tomorrow, Hard Times Today/Two Kinds Of Love/You Just Can't Ride The Boxcars Anymore/Capturing The Flag/State Of My Union - BONUS TRACKS: If I Were a Bramble and You Were a Rose/Southside of the Story/Child Bride/Christmas in New Zealand | |||
| First ever appearance of the Long Ryders best selling album from 1985 on CD. Including the UK Top 40 hit Looking for Lewis and Clark, three non-album b-sides and the previously unreleased on CD Christmas in New Zealand! (This song was a fave of the late John Peel. True!) Remastered and featuring sleeve notes from Sid Griffin. Currently Prima is trying to get Universal UK to reissue this with unreleased material but so far no cigar. Now out of print. | ||||
| SID002 - LAND OF HOPE AND CROSBY The Coal Porters | ||||
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Imperial Beach/Death Like A Valentine/She Loved Me/What Am I Doin'(In This Thing Called Love)/How Did We Get This Far?/You Can See Them There/Windy City/Playing Dumb #1/ Everybody's Fault But Mine/What About Tomorrow?/All The Colors Of The World | |||
| First full length
release from the Coal Porters. Features ex-Long Ryders Sid Griffin and
Greg Sowders with lead guitarist Billy Bremner (ex-Rockpile), Chris
Cacavas on keyboards (ex-Green On Red), drumming by Gringo Starr and
a special appearance on woodwinds by Kate St. John of Dream Academy
& Van Morrison fame. It was awarded 4 stars in Q and chosen by Brum
Beat as one of the best albums of 1994. Go to the Emusic download page for tracks from this album. |
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| SID001 - METALLIC B.O. The Long Ryders | ||||
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You're Gonna Miss Me/Route 66/Brand New Heartache/ Prisoners Of Rock'N'Roll/Dirty Old Town/Billy Jean/Circle 'Round The Sun/Six Days On The Road/Anarchy In The U.K./Masters Of War/Sandwich Man/Blues Theme/P.I.L. Theme/I Shall Be Released | |||
| A full 72 minutes
of rare Ryders from live shows, radio broadcasts and studio outtakes.
Fun-filled blistering rock'n'roll from the heart of the Paisley Underground,
with extensive sleeve notes by Long Ryder fan club head Rick Gershon,
this was praised by Rolling Stone in the
USA when originally released on cassette back in 1988. Our
warehouse chief Toad says there are only four copies left! |
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| MRCD199 - WESTERN ELECTRIC Western Electric | ||||
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Theme From Western Electric/Emily In Ginger/10-4/When I'm Out Walking With You/The Power Of Glory/Faithless Disciple/Whirlwind/Love You Down/Carousel Days/Straight From The Heart | |||
| The eponymous debut album by Western Electric, in its European configuration. A very elegant combination of trip hop grooves and country soul and twang. Sid Griffin says this is his most accomplished, most fully realised music ever. Billboard magazine agreed in a glowing review...listen up and hear why. (A new Western Electric track appears on Sid's new solo CD, As Certain As Sunrise.) | ||||
| RUB17/RUBV17 - REBELS WITHOUT APPLAUSE The Coal Porters | ||||
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Roll Columbia Roll/I Tell Her All The Time/ The Light That Shines Within/Rhythm And Blue Angel/Stealin' Horses/Sittin' In An Isle Of Palms (live BBC rec)/Stuck On An Island/The John F. Kennedy Blues (live)/The March Of The Tapdancin' Rats | |||
| The first Coal
Porters release, available as an Australian vinyl 12" EP on Rubber
Records containing the first five tracks only, or as a full length UK
album on Utility Records. (Note: keyboardist
Andy Kaulkin, second from left on front cover, is now the head of super
hip record labels Anti and Epitaph Records in Los Angeles. Alas he has
yet to offer Sid a deal.) Go to the Emusic download page for tracks from this album.
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| DIGITAL
DOWNLOADS All Prima released product by
Sid Griffin
and the Coal Porters,
plus some Long Ryders
material, is available for digital download from Emusic at a small
cost. Click here
to go directly to the Emusic Prima Records page. Or click here to listen to free clips of selected tracks. |
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| DISTRIBUTION
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