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The Sun and The Blues (10" Vinyl Record)

4-Track live-to-tape recordings from the legendary Sun Studio, Memphis, TN and House of Blues, Nashville, TN

£10.00
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“Spine-tingling... Emma King’s Sun Studio recordings sound exactly like you are sitting in on a session from the 50s” – Sean Magee, Abbey Road Studios

Country-blues singer-songwriter Emma King is to release a special 4-track 10” vinyl (also available digitally) on July 26th 2019 titled ‘The Sun And The Blues’. Recorded between 2014-2018 live to tape, ‘The Sun And The Blues’ showcases four of Emma King’s best live recordings at America’s homes of Rock ‘n’ Roll: Memphis and Nashville, Tennessee.

Tracked live to analogue tape by Grammy award-winning engineer Matt Ross-Spang (Jason Isbell, Margo Price), Jake Niceley (Alison Krauss, Osmond Brothers) and Dustin Richardson (Milk Carton Kids), Emma and her band capture the heart and soul of these original songs, recorded and produced in a way that is faithful to the legacy of these historic studios.

Sun Studio is the famed Memphis recording studio founded by Sam Philips where Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash made their first ever recordings. The ‘Birthplace of Rock’n’Roll’ was made available to Emma for a private evening session in 2014. The House of Blues Studio, started life in Memphis but eventually relocated to Nashville, TN and in 2009 brought one of its most-loved buildings (Studio D) in its entirety on a truck down the I-40 motorway!

The recordings have been kept as authentic as possible, these are full live takes performed by musicians all in the same room.

The Sun And The Blues was cut to vinyl and mastered at Abbey Road Studios, London.

Side One (Live at Sun Studio, Memphis, TN)

  1. All the Other Fools
  2. Rollin’ In

Side Two (Live at House of Blues, Nashville, TN)

  1. Break the Mould
  2. Wild Things

*This product is fulfilled directly by the artist, with a lead time of 3 days for postage.