Life Without You


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Life Without You - "Soul To Soul" studio sessions, Dallas, mar-may85
     [Blue Knight Records, BKR 017,18,19,20] (4CD) (1993)

     "Soul To Soul" studio sessions
     incorrectly labeled as having been recorded in New York, 1985
     most tracks suffer from low-level background noise and some include
     fade out/in of instruments/vocals, otherwise sound quality varies from
     good to excellent
     CD 1: (73:29, 12 tracks)
     <track#/title>                      <time>  <notes>
     1> Tell Me Where We're Going         8:28   instrumental jam
     2> Life Without You                  8:02   take 2, instrumental
     3> Lightnin' Sky Hopkins             5:45   "Give Me Back My Wig"
     4> Hangnails And Boogers/
        > Lightnin' Sky Hopkins           3:53   acapella/"Slip Sliding Slim"
     5> Hug You Squeeze You               2:16   take 1
     6> May I Have A Talk With You        8:12   take 1
     7> I'm Leaving You (Commit A Crime)  6:34
     8> Blues                             2:56
     9> Guitar Solo                       1:36
    10> Say What                          7:18   take 2
    11> Jazzy Thing                       9:00   "Boiler Maker"
    12> Chitlins Con Carne                9:27
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     CD 2: (75:35, 17 tracks)
     <track#/title>                      <time>  <notes>
     1> Gone Home                         4:02   SRV plays acoustic guitar
     2> Hey Motherfucker                  1:46   SRV/soundbooth dialogue
     3> Hug You Squeeze You               4:03   take 2
     4> Say What                          4:20   take 6
     5> Say What                          6:36   take 11
     6> Hangnails And Boogers             5:21   acapella
     7> Hangnails And Boogers             3:43   acapella
     8> Life Without You                  6:50   take 3, instrumental
     9> Jam                              12:03   instrumental jam
    10> The Sky Is Crying                 4:38
    11> Boot Hill                         3:29   take 1
    12> Boot Hill                         3:14   take 2, vocal fades out
    13> Empty Arms                        3:23
    14> You Don't Wanna Hear Me Sing
        > That Shit                       2:09   SRV/soundbooth dialogue
    15> Life Without You                  6:02   take 12, instrumental
    16> Bass Theme ala Nosferatu          1:04   bass keyboards?
    17> Guitar Licks                      2:50
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     CD 3: (71:43, 14 tracks)
     <track#/title>                      <time>  <notes>
     1> Look At Little Sister             3:10   "Boot Hill", instrumental
     2> Testify                           2:56   slow version
     3> May I Have A Talk With You        5:56   take 3 and 4
     4> Shuffle Thing                     2:35   instrumental
     5> Come On (Part III)                6:48   take 2
     6> Empty Arms                        4:03   take 36
     7> May I Have A Talk With You        4:03   take 6
     8> Maudie                            6:15   Doyle Bramhall, lead vocal
     9> Instrumental Medley               6:02
    10> Another Shuffle Thing             3:08   instrumental
    11> Rude Mood                         2:04   variation of "Scuttle Buttin'"
    12> Rude Mood                         1:31   "Testify"
    13> Life Without You                 15:05   take 17, instrumental
    14> Jam                               8:05   instrumental jam
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     CD 4: (76:23, 17 tracks)
      tracks 15-17 are from "Rockline" radio tribute show following Stevie's
      death. these were originally performed by Stevie in the studio where
      "Rockline" was broadcast. "Rude Mood" performance date unknown. "Pride
      And Joy" is from 25oct85. "Untitled Blues Jam" is from 3jul89.
     <track#/title>                      <time>  <notes>
     1> Testify / 
        > Third Stone From The Sun        6:11   doesn't sound like "Testify"
     2> Shuffle                           8:22
     3> Life Without You                  5:32   take 27, instrumental
     4> Life Without You                  5:45   take 31, instrumental
     5> You've Got Me Floating            0:53
     6> Little Wing                       1:04   take 1
     7> Little Wing                       2:04   take 2
     8> Little Wing                       6:30   take 3
     9> Third Stone From The Sun          3:32   take 1
    10> Third Stone From The Sun          6:08   take 2
    11> Say What                          0:43   take 14, with organ
    12> Come On (Part III)                4:52   take 4, no audible vocal
    13> Jam                              11:16
    14> Empty Arms                        1:32   take 40, w/belching intro
    15> Rude Mood                         2:55   Stevie unaccompanied on guitar
    16> Pride And Joy                     3:51   unaccompanied guitar/vocal
    17> Untitled Blues Jam                5:11   w/Chris Layton keeping time
      >                                          on phone book

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