Intense Records

David Johansen And The Harry Smiths (CD)

Chesky Records
EVSA3380S
Country / Folk, Record Store Day, Rock
CD

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Released in 2000 for the noted New York audiophile label Chesky Records,David Johansen and the Harry Smiths is the folk blues project by DavidJohansen (the iconic former lead singer of the hugely influential New YorkDolls) with support from drummer Joey Baron, bassist Kermit Driscoll,guitarists Brian Koonin and Larry SaltzmanThe album features songs from "The Anthology of American Folk Music" - acompilation album curated by filmmaker and music scholar Harry Smith from hiscollection of 78 RPM records. The album is recorded in St. Peter's Chelsea, therenowned Episcopal Church.Blues has been part of David's music since his New York Dolls days with covers like"Spoonful", "Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer" and "Don't Start MeTalking" (revisited on this album). With this project, David's passion in Folksy Bluesand his enigmatic ability to hop from genre to genre is put on full display, it's a vitalchapter in the story of the American icon.'David Johansen and the Harry Smiths' will be released on 180g One Step PressingVinyl LP for Record Store Day Black Friday 2025 and limited to just 2,500 copiesworldwide. The LP comes with an exclusive 16-page booklet with never seen beforephotographs and paintings by David himself, written by Mara Hennessey. It's alsoavailable for Black Friday 2025 on SACD Hybrid Stereo (recorded in Hi-res) and limitedto just 2,000 copies worldwide. The SACD comes with an exclusive 24-page booklet..