{"product_id":"don-caballero-american-don-pre-order","title":"Don Caballero - American Don","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter finishing American Don 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. We 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. As 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. This 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.\u003cbr\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. Now, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklisting:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmerican Don (Remastered) 2xLP\u003cbr\u003e1. Fire Back About Your New Baby's Sex The Peter\u003cbr\u003e2. Criss Jazz\u003cbr\u003e3. Haven't Lived Afro Pop\u003cbr\u003e4. You Drink a Lot of Coffee for a Teenager\u003cbr\u003e5. Ones All Over the Place\u003cbr\u003e6. I Never Liked You\u003cbr\u003e7. Details on How to Get ICEMAN on Your License Plate\u003cbr\u003e8. A Lot of People Tell Me I Have a Fake British Accent Lets Face It Pal, You Didn't Need That Eye Surgery\u003cbr\u003eAmerican Don True Live Tapes LP\u003cbr\u003e1. Fire Back About Your New Baby's Sex\u003cbr\u003e2. Haven't Lived Afro Pop\u003cbr\u003e3. The Peter Criss Jazz\u003cbr\u003e4. Ones All Over the Place\u003cbr\u003e5. I Never Liked You\u003cbr\u003e6. Details on How to Get ICEMAN on Your License Plate Let's Face It Pal, You Didn't Need That Eye Surgery\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThank you for looking at our listing, below are a few points to consider before making a purchase:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- All records we sell are Brand New - pre-orders will normally come sealed but if you are purchasing in stock items, please note the copy may have been unsealed for display in the shop. Please email straight after purchase to enquire if this is of importance to you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Orders won't ship until all items are released, so keep this in mind when purchasing multiple pre-orders or a mix of in stock and pre-order items.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- The 'Product' page will show the most up to date info we have with regards to the item and its release date, but this information is subject to change so check in with us if you have any questions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- We unfortunately don't offer tax\/vat outside of the UK via the website so please keep in mind that when the items arrives in your country you may be liable to pay a further charge before delivery. (all UK orders the price you see is the price you will pay). Please also note that we are unable to adjust the declared value on items sold internationally.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Don Caballero","offers":[{"title":"Maui Blue \u0026 Orchid Triple Vinyl LP","offer_id":55439007351160,"sku":"TG419LP-C1","price":56.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0348\/2704\/2955\/files\/unnamed_1e415661-ae88-4800-82e5-ec8cc6771bfe.jpg?v=1770035036","url":"https:\/\/www.crashrecords.co.uk\/products\/don-caballero-american-don-pre-order","provider":"Crash Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}