Chuck Johnson - Velvet ArcChuck Johnson has cemented his reputation as a master of solo guitar with his critically acclaimed solo albums Crows in the Basilica (Three Lobed, 2013) and Blood Moon Boulder (Scissor Tail, 2015) perfecting his modernist style of American fingerpicking over the course of those two albums. Velvet Arc finds Johnson returning to territory he explored in bands like Idyll Swords and Spatula, utilizing an expanded lineup of like minded musicians to augment

Following the success of 2014's 'Birdman' (Winner of four Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director)

with two pieces of 180g black vinyl being pressed - the first containing 6 B sides and 2 full Peel Sessions and the second being the album in complete demo form plus 3 bonus tracks

coming at a time when bands like the White Stripes and Dirtbombs were also releasing seminal albums that started picking up recognition outside of their collective hometown of Detroit

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and a champion in Hazlewood

• Includes printed inner sleeve

Archival reissue of the garage-psych Zamrock masterpiece (1975)

Allah-Las met while working in an LA record store

previously unreleased version of Barnes' "You'll Always Be In Style"

drag-and-drop process standard in songwriting

The Sufis and more fall into the Time and Space Machine and come out the other sideåÊwith wider grins and shinier eyes

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