{"product_id":"mark-lanegan-houston-publishing-demos-2002","title":"Mark Lanegan - Houston: Publishing Demos 2002","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHouston Publishing Demos 2002 is a demo album by Mark Lanegan released in 2015 on Ipecac Recordings, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMusicians who played on the album include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanegan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e collaborator \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMike Johnson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, guitarist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIan Moore\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWillie Nelson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's longtime harmonica player \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMickey Raphael\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn his book \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI Am the Wolf: Lyrics \u0026amp; Writings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Lanegan writes he travelled to Houston in 2002 \"to fulfil a publishing contract I had signed with an old friend, producer and label head \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRandall Jamail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a talented man who took no shit from anyone and who would not have been pleased if he knew the honest state of my unprepared and unravelling songcraft, such as it was.\" Lanegan wrote many of the songs in the parking lot on the spot as the band overdubbed in the studio. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs he recalls in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI Am the Wolf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: Despite the haphazard, stumble-burn way the writing was done, Randall did a stunning production job and in time I came to realise that instead of a bunch of demos, he had actually shaped a unique record that stood on its own merit. Among the tunes that have stayed in my mind: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"When It's in You\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which is an early version of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Methamphetamine Blues\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and has a sort of mild psychedelic vibe instead of the more strident sound on the later version; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Grey Goes Black,\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e a minimal miniature reflecting my numbness over 9\/11; and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Way to Tomorrow,\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e a song I wrote and recorded my last night in town upon hearing the devastating news that \u003c\/span\u003eLayne Staley\u003cspan\u003e died.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IPECAC RECORDINGS","offers":[{"title":"Black Vinyl LP","offer_id":60423782105433,"sku":"SDZ-56433","price":28.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":60423782138201,"sku":"SDZ-56434","price":14.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/CAR_20261109_1200_122754_527_p_pdf_link_20261109120119_029.jpg?v=1794231409","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/mark-lanegan-houston-publishing-demos-2002","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}