A single CD Digipac containing 30 tracksand a 32-page booklet with a playing time of 79 minutes. "29 previously unreleased Unique acoustic home demos from the mythical creator of 1969's 'Harlan County'. Hear Jim Ford's creativity captured by a private cassette recorder in his living room. Many tracks on this anthology would be potential hits in the hands of today's artists. Stunning musical moments are interrupted by friends, drug deals, etc. Liner notes by singer, songwriter, musician, artist (and Jim Ford fanatic) Jeb Loy Nichols. - Jim Ford is the mythic artist behind 1969's legendary country soul album 'Harlan County'. After recording his sole album he hung out with Sly Stone and wrote for artists and friends like Bobby Womack, PJ Proby, The Temptations & Nick Lowe before completely disappearing from the scene in a haze of drugs and irrational behavior. When Bear Family managed to track Ford down in 2006 he was living in North California in a simple mobile home loaded with reel to reel tapes and cassettes. Some of these masters were included by Bear Family on popular anthologies like 'Sounds Of Our Time' and 'Point Of No Return.' This brand new CD, 'Demolition Expert' (Ford was a demolition expert when stationed in Germany during his stint in the U.S. army), sets focus on Jim Ford's acoustic home recordings. It is a unique opportunity for the listener to hear Jim's creativity flow. - You're invited to Jim Ford's living room to witness him come up with some truly soul shattering musical moments. You will also hear Jim be interrupted with drug deals on the phone and friends chattering and singing along. The recordings are a welcome and essential addition to any Jim Ford collection" CD 1. Looking Over My Shoulder 2. We're Not Burning Bridges 3. Heartaches By The Number 4. I'd Be Ahead If I Could Quit 5. Throwing Footballs At Airpla 6. It's Just A Picture Show 7. Out Of School, Educated Fools 8. L. A. Girl 9. Tonight 10. Happy Man 11. A Couple More Years 12. Ridin' On My Skateboard 13. Precious Jewel/Long Black Li 14. Demolition Expert/Under Cons 15. Looking Over My Shoulder 16. Ju Ju Man 17. You Win Again 18. Just Cause I Can 19. Jessie 20. Go Through Sunday 21. You Can't Take It With You 22. She's Got Her Own Way 23. Happy Songs Sell Records 24. Ten Years And One Day 25. Girl, I’d Love To Have You 26. Three Kinds Of Women 27. Stopping To Start 28. High Over Texas 29. Too Much Man 30. Interview excerpts
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