Backwater - North Of The Mason-Dixon And The Heart Of Dixie (LP + 7")

Media Condition:  Very Good Plus (VG+)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good (VG)
Country:    US  
Released:  1978
Genre:       Jazz, Funk / Soul
Style:         

VG++ play graded discs, stored outside cover in paper inner sleeves. OG inner sleeve in VG condition stored inside cover. Cover is in solid condition, conservatively graded with lighter staining spots and lighter ring wear. Legendary Mobile Alabama performance! All stored in heavy duty resealable plastic outer sleeve.

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Notes:

Contains Punk Jazz EP as well

Studio Side liner notes:

Produced by Robby Catlin ad Scott Pettersen for Bongwater Prodctions, Inc

Recorded at Fifth Floor Studios, Cincinnati, Ohio. Mastered at The Diskwerks, Chicago, Ill. Fretless Bass custom built by Skinny Letwin of Colorado.

Photography by Rich Goldman, Snow Scenes by Phillip Murray

Bongwater Records P.O. box 6112 B’ham, Al. 35209. © Bongwater Publishing Co., Inc.

Live Side liner notes:

Produced by Robby Catlin ad Scott Pettersen for Bongwater Prodctions, Inc.

Keep That Same Old Feelin’ & Little Sunflower recorded at the Saengar Theatre, Mobile, Al. April 15, 1978 by Prestige Mobile Studios of Birmingham, Al. Engineers — Gaston Nichols, Steve Garrard, Max Mosely. Remixed at New London Studios, Birmingham, Al. By Tom Nist.

Chameleon and Gimme That Wine recorded at Solomon Alfred’s, Memphis, Tenn. in May of 1978 on a portable cassette recorder by Curtis Vandeloop.
Photography by James Roddy
Bongwater Records P.O. box 6112, B’ham, Al. 35209. © Bongwater Publishing Co., Inc.
Cover notes:

The first and last songs on Live from the Heart of Dixie were recorded at the Saengar Theatre in Mobile, AL by some of the finest studio equipment available today. Multi-track recording and noise protection leave no room for error in quality and balance, but unfortunately, they don't always insure an inspired performance by musicians. After watching a video-tape of the concert, it was obvious that there was a certain tension throughout much of the performance stage with a lack of spontaneity and "looseness" which are essential to a great live recording. The night had its moments, but it seemed that if anyone was spontaneous and "loose," it was the audience!

So we picked the best cuts, with the best audience response and included them along with a recording made at Solomon Alfred's Night Club in Memphis, Tennessee.  Here the band was not aware that they were being recorded, and although the quality is not superb (it was recorded on a portable cassette machine) the performers were anything but tense … especially after a few visits to the bar. Here we are captured in our true live form, craziness still intact. Of course, there were crazy moments at the Saengar concert, too, preserved on our "Live Punk Jazz from the Heart of Dixie" EP, included in this jacket.

Scott Pettersen

Bongwater Records, P.O. Box 6112, Birmingham, AL, 35209
© 1978 by Bongwater Publishing Co., Inc.
© 1978 by Bongwater Publishing Co., Inc.

Cover notes:

North of the Mason-Dixon is a collection of five original pieces written and recorded during the Great Blizzard of 1978 in Cincinnati, Ohio. We met such warm and friendly people while working in the Cincinnati area that we decided to make the nine hour trip from Birmingham to Ohio to record one tune we needed to complete the album. We were fortunate to have the opportunity to work with many fine Cincinnati musicians on this song.

We’d like to thank Frank Vincent, Mike Wheeler, Steve Hoskins, Rita Becker, and Ellen Goldman for the good time and hot track. Also the folks at 5th Floor Recording Studio for making us feel so at home while recording our material.

The need to record this other tune came after our live recordings in the South left us with more than an albums worth of music. We moved the experimental tune of Scott’s to an extended play record (a seven inch record played at 33⅓) and are calling it our Punk Jazz EP. It, like the album, contains material from North of the Mason-Dixon and the Heart of the Dixie.

I hope you’ll enjoy this collection of songs from our second album project. We sure had a good time putting it together for you.

Robby Catlin

Bongwater Records, P.O. Box 6112, Birmingham, AL, 35209
© 1978 by Bongwater Publishing Co., Inc.
© 1978 by Bongwater Publishing Co., Inc.

Track B1 is originally written by Wayne Henderson but printed in the credits as "Crusaders"

Track List:

. Studio Side — North Of The Mason Dixon
A1. Ascension
A2. Mixed Emotions
A3. Put It Where You Want It
A4. Bean N' Bud Buzz
. Live Side — Live From The Heart Of Dixie
B1. Keep That Same Old Feelin'
B2. Chameleon
B3. Gimme That Wine
B4. Little Sunflower
. Punk Jazz — EP
C. A Bong For Don
D. Punx

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