Pale Criminal 1990, by Pale Criminal

Pale Criminal 1990

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1.	Danforth Stomp 01:30	buy track
2.	We Will Come Together 04:25	buy track
3.	So Glad 02:42	buy track
4.	Lazy Day 03:31	buy track
5.	I Didn't Really Want It To End When I Said It Was Over 02:55	buy track
6.	Back Door Man 05:15	buy track
7.	Horo Burrito 01:46	buy track
8.	Cabana Rag 00:45	buy track
9.	Hold On 04:34	buy track
10.	Room Twelve At The Three Star Hotel 04:48	buy track
11.	Natural Born Easy 02:59	buy track
12.	Christine 03:35	buy track
13.	Steve's Room 05:34	buy track
14.	"Jam In A" 01:19

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Recorded over two or three days and then mixed in five hours in July of 1990. Remastered from the original mixes in 2018. We haven't fixed anything. Kinda hoping the raw exuberance will make up for the utter lack of finesse.

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released August 1, 1990

Side A

1 Danforth Stomp
2 We Will Come Together
3 So Glad
4 Lazy Day
5 I Didn’t Really Want It To End When I Said It Was Over
6 Back Door Man
7 Hour Burrito

Side B

8 Cabana Rag
9 Hold On
10 Room Twelve At The Three Star Hotel
11 Natural Born Easy
12 Christine
13 Steve’s Room

The Pale Criminal (James Paul): vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin, lapsteel, tambourine
with
Steve Mitchell: acoustic guitar, bouzouki, vocals
Lawrence Nichols: harmonicas, woodblock, vocals
John Arnott: bass, percussion, vocals
Jill Moriarty: vocals, tambourine
David Pravica: tenor sax
Leslie Charbon: four loads of laundry on # 1, 8, and 11

Recorded at Blissful Productions, July 1990 by Scott Collings
except # 1, 8, and 11 recorded June 15, 1990
at the Spare Room by Leslie Charbon
Mixed by James Paul
except #1 and #8 mixed by Leslie Charbon
Produced by James Paul

Cover Layout and T-Shirt design by Scott King
Photo by André Bijelic or Vincenzo Natali
Printed by Candor Printing
Duplication and Labels by Accudub
All songs written by James Paul,
© 1990 Rogue Folk Productions, SOCAN
except # 1, 7, 8, 13 by Steve Mitchell and James Paul,
© 1990 Rogue Folk Productions, SOCAN
# 3, 9, and # 11, traditional, arranged by the players
# 6, by Ray Petrasek, © 1990 Ray Petrasek

Thank you:
to the musicians: Steve, Lawrence, John, Jill, David, Scott Collings, Anthony Albanese, Andrew Canning, Ray Petrasek, Mark Kuntsi, Bruce Mboob Russell, Mark Thackway, Colin Halyk, Todd Peat
to our bartenders: Shirley, Kevin, Philip, Julie, and Stella
and special thanks to: Cynthia Temoin, Michelle Morgan,
Heather Sangster, Marika Latorcai, Helen Paul, Carl Paul,
Leslie Charbon, the ‘Kilgour Twins’ (Andrew and Peter), Wayne Brown, Brian Mascarin, Richard Chapman, Mermaid Café,
also to Mellow Down Palace, Sneaky Dee’s, Cabana Room,
Long & McQuade
and to all those who have played with the band
or helped out in some way.
and extra special thanks to all those who come out to the shows.

re-release © 2018 James Paul, SOCAN

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Pale Criminal Toronto, Ontario

Pale Criminal is the venue for the songwriting output of producer/engineer James Paul.

James is best known for his work as an engineer and producer of Canadian roots and indie music.

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