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Local Customs: Downriver Revival (W/Dvd)

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This is one of the most enjoyable releases I have heard (and seen) in quite a some time. I hesitate to use the word "charming" since the material is earnest and authentic, but I can't think of a more appropriate description. Makes me wish I had been exploring downriver instead of hanging out at the Grande Ballroom. Along with Take Me To The Water -- Immersion Baptism In Vintage Music & Photography 1890 to 1950 (which I had something to do with) probably the most fun you will have this summer. I am going to scrimp, save and follow the series.
Jim Linderman, "Dull Tool Dim Bulb"
Take Me to the Water: Immersion Baptism in Vintage Music and Photography 1890-1950

Listening to the snippets on this very site I was impressed enough to run out to my local independent record shop (remember those) and plunk down a Jackson to obtain it. The 24 track CD and detailed notes are reason enough but what I wasn't really aware of when I moved on that impulse, and what puts this gem completely over the top, is the bonus DVD tape vault. Holy cow, 200 recordings in a virtual tape vault that you can navigate and enjoy, especially if your player is connected to your hifi. What a fantastic surprise, a great idea, the folks that put this together should be proud, so much bang for the buck, this is sick. Don't walk, run !