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TBC Studio Sessions

Mr. Crowes Garden Era Sessions
Shake Your Money Maker Sessions
"Souled Out" Sessions
The Southern Harmony And Musical Companion Sessions
Tall/Amorica Sessions
Three Snakes And One Charm Sessions
The Band Sessions
By Your Side Sessions
Lions Sessions
Listen Massive Tour Sessions
Circulated Sources








Mr. Crowes Garden Era Sessions
 The term “sessions” is rather broad here and includes everything that is known to have been worked on prior to the sessions for Shake Your Money Maker. This was doubtless a long period of time during which numerous songs were written, recorded, and performed live on stage. Although numerous songs were certainly recorded, many of these probably never saw any light of day and remain unknown. Based on known demos and interviews, the following songs can be included in Mr. Crowes Garden Era “sessions”:
  1. 113
  2. Carolyn's Psychic (mistakenly referred to as Karl the Psychic)
  3. Front Porch Sermon (mistakenly referred to as The Long Day)
  4. Gravedigger Blues (mistakenly referred to as Redneck Blues)
  5. If
  6. Its Not fair
  7. Serving Time
  8. Slap Of Fate (mistakenly referred to as Medicine Man)
  9. Your Definition
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Shake Your Money Maker Sessions
 The Shake Your Money Maker sessions occurred over a period of 6 seeks in late 1989 and/or early 1990. 14 songs were recorded during the sessions (13 originals and the cover of Hard To Handle). Of the 13 originals, 12 were written specifically for the upcoming album. The only hold over was She Talks To Angels which was recorded during these sessions but had been written in 1988:
  1. Charming Mess
  2. Could I've Been So Blind
  3. Don't Wake Me
  4. Hard To Handle
  5. Jealous Again
  6. Live Too Fast Blues/Mercy Sweet Moan
  7. Seeing Things
  8. She Talks To Angels
  9. Sister Luck
  10. Stare It Cold
  11. Struttin' Blues
  12. Thick N' Thin
  13. Twice As Hard
  14. Waiting Guilty
  15. This Ain't No Election (mistakenly referred to as Mercenary Man)*
    * This song was never released but was recorded for either SYMM or TSHAMC.
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"Souled Out" Sessions
 The term sessions here is technically a misnomer. It is highly unlikely that there were ever any actual formal studio sessions for what was to be the Souled Out album. A number of songs were played live on the SYMM tour, and the band had decided on an album name; however after the band finished touring in late 1991, they scrapped all of the songs they had been playing and wrote a whole new set of songs which were recorded for the Southern Harmony and Musical Companion album. The songs that may have made up these sessions due to the fact that they were played live include:
  1. Bruises and Pills
  2. Kick The Devil Outta Me
  3. Miserable
  4. On That Hollow Day
  5. * Words You Throw Away
  6. You're Such A Pity
  7. You're Wrong

    * This song was supposedly recorded on its own before TSHAMC.
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The Southern Harmony And Musical Companion Sessions
 The Southern Harmony sessions occurred over a period of 8 days at Southern Tracks Studio, Atlanta in early 1992. The band wrote 15 songs for the sessions and recorded at least 13 songs, including originals and several covers, for the album. Aside from the 10 original songs listed below (slow Sting Me and Sting Me are one song) the band probably also wrote but may not have recorded Bewildered, Exit, The Fear Years, Girl From A Pawnshop, and On The Hallow Night.
  1. 99 lbs
  2. Bad Luck Blue Eyes Goodbye
  3. Black Moon Creeping
  4. Darling Of The Underground Press
  5. Hotel Illness
  6. My Morning Song
  7. No Speak, No Slave
  8. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
  9. Remedy
  10. Sting Me
  11. Slow Sting Me
  12. Sometimes Salvation
  13. Thorn In My Pride
  14. Time Will Tell
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Tall/Amorica Sessions
 The Tall/Amorica Sessions consisted of several sessions.

The bulk of the Tall Sessions occurred at Conway Studio in Los Angeles in in late 1993 and early 1994; but there was at least one other earlier session at an unknown location other than Conway Studio. Some of the songs from the Tall sessions were eventually released in their Conway Studio form (Feathers, Buttermilk Waltz, Song of the Flesh).

Months later the band returned for the Amorica Sessions which occurred at Sound City Studio in Los Angeles in mid 1994. 15 songs were recorded at Sound City Studio and of those 13 songs went on to make up what became Amorica - perhaps the two missing songs are Under A Mountain, and Grinnin'). ( 5 outright new songs and 10 songs played either live or recorded earlier, 1 cover was also recorded which may or may not be part of this 15). Numerous sources of these sessions have circulated in the last few years (See circulated source info for our belief that Tall - the complete album and potential b-sides - has been circulated as Source 3.).



    Very Early Tall Sessions at Kingsway Studio Session
    (Daniel Lanois’ studio), New Orleans, LA - October 11th or 12th, 1992
    Most likely the following circulated songs were recorded at Kingsway since they were the only tracks the band had played up to that point on the High as the Moon tour, except for Thunderstorm, which was debuted within a month of this session:
  1. Bewildered
  2. Exit
  3. The Fear Years

    The following songs were probably recorded here as well:
  4. Girl From The Pawnshop (early version)
  5. Nonfiction (very early version)
  6. On That Hallow Night (aka On That Hollow Day)
  7. Thorn's Progress *

    * released in late 1993 and evolved live on stage from an embionic jam to a live version of the released song. The song could have been recorded earlier than these sessions


    Early Tall Sessions at Unknown Location (probably at Conway Studio)
    The odds of these songs being recorded at Conway are quite good. She Gave Good Sunflower was played live in early 1993 without lyrics until 6/26/93. The last time it was played without lyrics was 5/31/93. It is therefore 99% impossible that the song was recorded prior to 5/31/93. CR stated that Source 1 contained Tall Session songs. All of the Tall Sessions officially took place at Conway, so it is likely these songs were recorded there. If we assume that the "very early version" of Tied Up And Swallowed is in fact the Conway version (aka "early version" of Tied Up and Swallowed), then all of these songs are definately from Conway Studio.
  1. Bitter Bitter You
  2. She Gave Good Sunflower
  3. Tied Up And Swallowed (very early version)
  4. Title Song


    Tall Sessions at Conway Studio
    Source 2 and Source 3 contain confirmed Conway songs, and based on BMI all other noncirculated songs are from the exact same session.
  1. Unknown Tall/Amorica Song #1 (either "Painkiller" or "Wind and Wood Heart")
  2. A Conspiracy (early version)
  3. Appalachian Opera Minus The Opera
  4. Buttermilk Waltz
  5. Cursed Diamond (early version)
  6. Descending (early version)
  7. Dirty Haired Halo
  8. Evil Eye (early version)
  9. Feathers
  10. Grinnin' *
  11. High Head Blues (early version)
  12. I Wanna Be Your Man
  13. Low Down
  14. The Nowhere Stairs (not recorded under this title)
  15. One Cop Story
  16. Nonfiction (early version)
  17. P. 25 London (early version)
  18. Painkiller (see unknown Tall song #1 above)
  19. Song Of The Flesh
  20. Thunderstorm 6:54pm
  21. Tied Up And Swallowed (early version)
  22. Tornado
  23. Under A Mountain (early version) *
  24. Wind And Wood Heart (see unknown Tall song #1 above)
  25. Wiser Time (early version)
Note: Painkiller or Wind and Wood Heart may be the same song as Unknown Crowes Song #1 Note: * Under A Mountain and Grinnin' are possibly from the Sound City Amorica Sessions.


    Sound City Studio
  1. A Conspiracy
  2. Ballad In Urgency
  3. Chevrolet
  4. Cursed Diamond
  5. Descending
  6. Downtown Money Waster
  7. Gone
  8. High Head Blues
  9. Nonfiction
  10. P. 25 London
  11. She Gave Good Sunflower
  12. Tied Up And Swallowed
  13. Wiser Time
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Three Snakes And One Charm Sessions
 During the Three Snakes Sessions the band recorded 11 new songs, 3 old songs, and 3 covers.

  1. Better When You're Not Alone
  2. Blackberry
  3. Bring On Bring On
  4. Evil Eye
  5. Girl From The Pawnshop
  6. Good Friday
  7. Halfway To Everywhere
  8. How Much For Your Wings
  9. Just Say You're Sorry
  10. Mellow Down Easy
  11. Nebakanezer
  12. One Mirror Too Many
  13. Pastoral
  14. Pimper's Paradise
  15. Share The Ride
  16. Somebody's On Your Case
  17. Under A Mountain
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The Band Sessions at Purple Dragon Studio & Ocean Way Studio
 These sessions in Atlanta in May of 1997 and a month later in Nashville (another Ocean Way Studio - not the same as the LA Studio) in produced a finished album (complete with cover art - the band huddled together staring at a TV set with the words "The Band" on the screen and Ed staring at you with the clicker in his hand.) that was never released.
  1. Another Roadside Tragedy
  2. Baby
  3. Bled To Death
  4. Cosmic Friend (early version)
  5. Every Little Bit
  6. Horsehead (early version)
  7. If It Ever Stops Raining
  8. It Must Be Over (early version)
  9. Lifevest
  10. My Head Hurts
  11. My Heart's Killing Me
  12. Name Like Music
  13. Never Forget This Song
  14. Nothing, Love, Everything
  15. Ok By Me
  16. Old Man Of The Midnight Sea
  17. Only A Fool (early version)
  18. Out West
  19. Paint An 8
  20. Predictable
  21. Smile (early version)
  22. Spider In The Sugar Bowl Blues
  23. Sad Brown Eyes
  24. Tickle Tickle
  25. Wyoming And Me
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By Your Side Sessions
 The band reworked several older songs and recorded many new, "uncharacteristically aweful" songs.
  1. By Your Side
  2. Diamond Ring
  3. Go Faster
  4. Go Tell The Congregation
  5. Grows A Rose
  6. Heavy
  7. Horsehead
  8. It Must Be Over
  9. Kickin' My Heart Around
  10. Only A Fool
  11. Peace Anyway
  12. Smile
  13. Then She Said My Name
  14. Virtue & Vice
  15. Welcome To The Goodtimes
  16. When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky
  17. You Don't Have To Go
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Lions Sessions
17 songs were prepared for release, at least 3 others were recorded in the studio in New York City.
  1. Come On
  2. Cosmic Friend
  3. Cypress Tree
  4. Greasy Grass River
  5. Last Time Again
  6. Lay It All On Me
  7. Lickin'
  8. Losing My Mind
  9. Love Is Now
  10. Midnight From The Inside Out
  11. Miracle To Me
  12. No Use Lyin'
  13. Ozone Mama
  14. Sleepyheads
  15. Soul Singin'
  16. The Pretty Gurl Song
  17. Young Man, Old Man
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Listen Massive Tour Sessions in Chicago
Last Gasp in the studio sums up the last 3 years. Lame.
  1. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
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Demo Sources:
Source 1 - 6 song cassette (transferred to CDR, generally circulated, March, 2001):
The Sweet Pickle Salad (SPS) tracks were recorded over 3 days, ending or beginning on 8/15/93 at Conway Studio. When CR handed the tape to a friend he stated that they were the SPS tracks and some early Tall songs.
1. One Man’s Anger (SPS song)
2. Bitter Bitter You
3. She Gave Good Sunflower
4. Clothes And Food (SPS song mistakenly refered to as "Cry to Me Softly")
5. Title Song
6. Limits (SPS song mistakenly refered to as "Can't Let Go")


Source 2 - 8 song cassette (transferred to CDR), generally circulated, Feb, 2002):
 One side of a tape given to a band friend was transfered to CDR and circulated. The contents of the other side of the tape have never circulated. A compilation of the Crowe-only tracks from Sources 1 & 2 was put together by Acoustiking in March 2002 and was widely circulated as “Tall Sessions”. The disc included 13 tracks, the 11 Crowe tracks above, plus another Exit from an alternate cassette source and a studio instrumental of Pastoral (the original source containing Exit & Pastoral is unknown, it was circulated in 1997 by itself, so it is not associated with any other unreleased track) . The first three songs on Source 2 are from an earlier session from the last 5 songs. The versions of Tornado and Dirty Haired Halo and Thunderstorm 6:54pm are the same as Source 3.
 1. Exit
2. The Fear Years
3. Bewildered
4. Dirty Haired Halo
5. Thunderstorm 6:54 pm
6. One Cop Story
7. Unkown Crowes Song (commonly refered to as "Wind And Wood Heart")
8. Tornado


Source 3 - 17 song cassette (transferred to CDR), generally circulated as "Tall", June, 2003):
This source originally circulated as a 14 track disc known as "The Amorica Demos" in May, 2003. It is extremely likely that Source 3 is the final version of Tall for the following reasons:

1) The band recorded but officially scrapped 17 completed songs.

2) Band members have specifically said they kept DATs of the final album "Tall" which was scrapped.

3) It seems fairly obvious that the DAT's the band kept and the 17 songs that were scrapped are the same thing. Rich would not refer to specifically 17 songs that were scrapped if he had a DAT containing another amount of songs.

4) Feathers, Buttermilk Waltz, and Song of the Flesh on source 3 are the same as the released versions which are noted in liner notes as being recorded at Conway.

5) Tornado was recorded on Saturday January 29th, 1994,.

6) The Sound City Sessions began in May. The Conway sessions ended sometime after January 1994 but at least a few months before May 1994. Therefore they must have ended sometime between February and April (allowing for a bare minimum of 1 month off for Chris and Rich to "live" with the tapes). Some time would be necessary to procure a new producer and book Sound City, so it probable that the Conway sessions ended in February or March of 1994.

Conclusions:
We know, based on fact #1-3, that Source 3 has the exact same amount of songs as the final Tall album DAT. We know that Source 3 is from Conway based on fact #4. We know that Source 3 is could not have been compiled any earlier than the end of January 1994 based on fact #5. We know that the Conway Sessions ended in March 1993 at the absolute latest based on fact #6.
Therefore Source 3 must be from Conway Studio from February or March. It is very likely that the 17 scrapped songs, the 17 song Source 3, and the DAT's that the band has, are all one and the same thing: Tall. We believe beyond any reasonable doubt, based on the above and on conversations with people very close to the band, that Source 3 is Tall.

1. Tied Up And Swallowed
2. P.25 London
3. Cursed Diamond
4. Nonfiction
5. Wiser Time
6. Feathers
7. A Conspiracy
8. Song Of The Flesh
9. High Head Blues
10. Thunderstorm 6:54 pm
11. Evil Eye
12. Descending
13. Sunday Night Buttermilk Waltz
14. Low Down
15. Dirty Haired Halo
16. Tornado
17. I Wanna Be Your Man


Source 4 - 11 song cd , generally circulated, summer 2002 as "the band" or "the nashville sessions":
 This is the Band album that was not released. The track order is the exact same as the copy the band members have, an album complete with cover art - the band huddled together staring at a TV set with the words "The Band" on the screen and Ed staring at you with the clicker in his hand.
 1. Never Forget This Song
2. Smile
3. Paint An 8
4. Another Roadside Tragedy
5. If It Ever Stops Raining
6. My Heart's Killing Me
7. Predictable
8. Ok By Me
9. Wyoming And Me
10. Lifevest
11. Only A Fool