Shotgun Wedding
| Shotgun Wedding | |
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| Studio album by Mayo Thompson with Sven-Åke Johansson Quintett | |
| Released | December 12, 2009 |
| Recorded | February 27-28, 2003 |
| Studio | SÅJ-Studio
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| Label | Yellowbird |
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Track listing
| Song | Original recording | |
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| 1. | "Born to Win" | Kangaroo? (1981) |
| 2. | "Coconut Hotel" | God Bless the Red Krayola and All Who Sail With It (1968) |
| 3. | "Old Tom Clark" | Old Tom Clark (1970) |
| 4. | "Plekhanov" | Corrected Slogans (1976) |
| 5. | "Ravi Shankar: Parachutist" | God Bless the Red Krayola and All Who Sail With It (1968) |
| 6. | "Save the House" | God Bless the Red Krayola and All Who Sail With It (1968) |
| 7. | "Sloths" | Black Snakes (1983) |
| 8. | "Transparent Radiation" (instrumental) | The Parable of Arable Land (1967) |
| 9. | "War Dance" | Corrected Slogans (1976) |
Background
The album was announced in 2003:[1]
At the moment (after 33 years) Mayo Thompson (vocals, guitar) is recording his second solo-album in Berlin.
That is a very remarkable undertaking. Together with him play:
- Sten Sandell (piano),
- Axel Dörner (trumpet),
- Rudi Mahall (bassclarinet),
- Matthias Bauer (bass) und
- Sven-Åke Johansson (drums).
The recording is produced by Wendy Gondeln.
The album was eventually released in 2009.
Further reading: Liner notes by Diedrich Diederichsen