Recordings  

 

 

Blues & two's  Released April 2007

Recorded in a hurry at Slim's hideaway with Jimmy Hammond as accomplice this a romp through some standards before the long arm of the law caught up with them though not till after a Bullitt like car chase! Self-penned tracks Dirty Water Blues explain Slim's slippery slope fall into hard liquor and Crazy Arms sheds light upon The Hammods state of mind before their getaway car flew off the key-side to its watery grave! Now they're stuck in Folsom Prison....

1.  hoochie coochie man

2. mess around

3. frankie & johnny

4. howlin' at my darling

5. crazy arms

6. dirty water blues

7. folsom prison blues

8. kind hearted women

9. rag mama

10. ain't that loving you baby

11. goodnight irene

 

ALPHA male delta blues  Released March 2007

This Cd primararily set its tone in the pre-war days (thats WWII to you youngsters) with classic southern blues songs like Keep Your Lamped Trimmed & Burning & Robert Johnsons, Travelling Riverside Blues. There is however a contemporary twist to it with an Hokum Ode to George Bush Jnr and Tony Blair as well as Hold Your Head Up High, which has strong anti-war sentiments regarding the Iraqui situation. How Do Live With Yourself bites directly at the penial system and in particular the death penalty, but it aint all grim as Slim dances on the beat with his Jitterbug Blues and performs a ressurection with I Got Lazy In my Head all on his Dobro and acoustic guitar with not a electric six string in sight.

1. travelling riverside blues 

2. i got lazy in my head

3. slim's jitterbug blues

4. you can't get that stuff no more

5. keep your lamp trimmed and burning

6. how do you live with yourself?

7. george bush jnr blues

8. hold your head up high

9. goodnight irene

10. come on in my kitchen

11. country shack (revisited)

 

stompin' the blues   Released March 2006

A back to basics foray into some of Slim's blues classics repertoire. Armed with just a battered Stratocaster and a Dobro and backed with his primitive STOMP BOARD and the odd Snare beat this is as live as it gets. This was recorded done and dusted in less than two weeks, so dont expect quadrophonic HI-Fi on this one but do expect raw blues that'll make your ears sore for some more. This CD features a lot of dangerous bottleneck  playing that has got Slim into trouble in some towns (see track 4)....

1. Shame, Shame, Shame

2. Little  red rooster  play track

3. guitar highway  play track

4. blues in my bottle

5. catfish blues

6. frankie & johnny

7. shake your hips

8. hi heel sneakers

9. dimples

10. love in vain

11. dust my broom

The devil & the deep blue sea    Released November 2005

For those who like their blues raw & rockin' this is the one for you, it's as rough as old boots and kicks like a mule. It opens with a tolling bell to herald in A BAD STORM A COMING and doesnt let up from there on in. If your a fan of early Chicago Muddy Waters & Howlin' Wolf diverted thru the prism of CPT. Beefheart & Creedence Clearwater Revival, then you'll love this, so dont hesitate and make your life swing like a deranged chimpanzee by ordering this mighty beast.

1. Bad storm's a coming

2. what in the world did ido ?

3. doing the do  play track

4. cherry blues  play track

5. she's alright

6. forbidden love

7. devil's got the best tunes

8. chicken legs

9. drunk1

10. the missing link

12. shake your moneymaker  

 

Dust Bowl Soup   Released November 2004

  

Not to be content with one musical release in 2004, Slim produced a second C.D. this is altogether a quite different beast, a soundtrack like paean of instrumentals that hark to the Americana backdrop to films like, Paris Texas & Brother, Where Art Thou? All instruments including Accordion, Piano and percussion are played by Slim. A huge dollop of the guitar playing is provided by a Dobro to give that authentic country blues twang. All the tracks bar St. James Infirmary are bona-fide originals including a tribute to John Fahey as well as a hollering Preacher proclaiming a prophecy for the Dust Bowl Land. This is an ideal accompaniment to your very own road trip through The States....drive on!!

Tracks.

1. Slingback  play track

2. Ode To Blind Joe Death

3. Twins

4. Sugar Ray

5. Rag 'n' Drones No.1

6. It Aint Gonna Rain

7. Skeleton Crew

Standing On The Banks Of The Mighty Blues   Released May 2004 

    

Sees Slim stretching out his repertoire and includes eight self-penned stompers. The album features the impressive honking harmonica of Mr. Ted 'THE HOOCH' Tedman as well as the dulcet tones of The Montpelier Gospel Choir. It flies from a Muddy Waters type slide frenzy to a downhome on the porch jamboree mixed with some New Orleans piano courtesy of Slim's ivory tickling. Slim also makes good use of his primitive STOMP BOARD to provide a thumpin' accompaniment as well as adding percussion to the flavour. There are songs 'bout a one-legged man who likes to get down on the dance floor to a modern Hokum toon 'bout life on the Ol'KIng Creole? The opener finds the protagonist making out with a Mobsters Moll...Yikes!, time to make oneself scarce in this godamn town!!

Tracks.

1. Rag Mama  play track

2. I Just Want To Make Love To You

3. Doin' The Do

4. Marching My Way Back Home

5. The Southern Rain

6. Standing On the Banks Of The Mighty Blues

7. Dancehall Crazy

8. Crossroads

9. Welfare State Blues  play track

10. Rollin' 'n' Tumblin'

11. Going Back To School

8. Rye & Dry

9. St. James Infirmary

10. Rag 'n' Drones No.2