{"product_id":"cover-magazine-25th-anniversary-edition","title":"Cover Magazine [25th Anniversary Edition]","description":"Giant Sand includes: Howe Gelb (vocals, guitar, harp, piano, bass); Mike Grimes (acoustic \u0026amp; electric basses); John Convertino (drums, percussion).\u003cbr\u003eAdditional personnel includes: PJ Harvey (vocals); John Rauhause (pedal steel guitar); Noah Thomas (trumpet); Ari Posner (congas).\u003cbr\u003eProducers include: Howe Gelb, Craig Schumacher, Harland Arelund.\u003cbr\u003eEngineers include: Craig Schumacher, Terje Hellem, Ostein Halvorsen.\u003cbr\u003ePrincipally recorded at Wavelab, Tucson, Arizona and Brussells Radio Studio, Brussels, Belgium.\u003cbr\u003ePersonnel: Howe Gelb (vocals, guitar, harp, piano); Saholy Diavolana (vocals, guitar); Matt Ward (vocals, piano); Kelly Hogan, Sofie Albertsen Gelb, Laureline Prod'homme, Amelie Van Hoorebene, Neko Case, PJ Harvey (vocals); Nick Luca, Jim Fairchild (guitar); Aaron Graham (steel guitar); Kevin Salem (strings); Noah Thomas, Jacob Valenzuela (trumpet); Mike Grimes (upright bass); Aaron Burtch, John Convertino (drums).\u003cbr\u003eAudio Mixers: Craig Schumacher; Howe Gelb.\u003cbr\u003eAudio Remasterer: Jim Blackwood.\u003cbr\u003eLiner Note Author: Howe Gelb.\u003cbr\u003eRecording information: Studio Brussels Radio; Wavelab, Tucson.\u003cbr\u003ePhotographers: Bill Carter ; Amy Harrington.\u003cbr\u003eThere's no denying that Giant Sand visionary Howe Gelb is an odd duck. Since the mid-'80s his artfully skewed desert rock has occupied a respected, shadowy place in the alt-rock pantheon. With this collection of cover tunes, Gelb lays claim to a larger legacy, encompassing a wide range of American music as filtered through post-war pop culture's funhouse mirror (not to mention the carefully crafted bending and shaping on Gelb's part). He sings the Marty Robbins cowboy classic \"El Paso\" in a crazed hobo's whisper, and makes the X tune \"Johnny Hit and Run Pauline\" sound like an acoustic Suicide number with the considerable aid of Polly Jean Harvey.\u003cbr\u003eA twisted take on the Sonny \u0026amp; Cher hit \"The Beat Goes On\" sounds like the sort of thing you might expect to hear from a lounge band in the depths of Hades. A dust-coated medley of the traditional tune \"Wayfaring Stranger\" and the Sinatra classic \"Fly Me to the Moon\" continue the distinctly American theme, effectively mixing outsider and high-living themes for maximum tension. One of the only non-U.S. tunes on offer is Nick Cave's \"Red Right Hand,\" but its author is obsessed enough with Americana for an exception to be made. Take a walk through the dark underbelly of American musical history with COVER MAGAZINE, and you'll probably wind up somewhere unexpected but undeniably interesting.","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46169544098079,"sku":"809236118028","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/346270e0be1cda03aa2e78df693efaa0.jpg?v=1777863803","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/cover-magazine-25th-anniversary-edition","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}