The Assassins
The Attic
Greenville, NC
1987-06-12

Source: FOB Neumann KM84s > Sony D5 Pro (Dolby C) by Charles Odell
Transfer: MC (2x ZX-C90) > Nak Dragon > Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz) > Tascam HRE > PCM @ 2496
Master: Wavelab 11 (tracking, cross-fades, DDI Codec (Dolby C @ -43.6 dBFS) > levels, resample, Lin dither) > FLAC 1644

Thanks to Charles for taping, Ted Mattes and JC Mahoney for facilitating, and Brian Alpert for identifying these songs.

01. Payin' the Cost to Be the Boss (BB King)
02. Love to Ride (Keith Sykes)
03. Partners in Crime (Thackery)
04. Don't Change Horses (In the Middle of a Stream) (Dave 'Doc' Strong)
05. None of Your Jive (Dave 'Doc' Strong)
06. Babe, It's Just a Crazy Thing (Dave 'Doc' Strong?)
07. If You Go (Thackery)
08. Fuss and Fight (Joe Louis Walker)(Alex Holland feature)
09. Ain't Into Letting You Go (Dave 'Doc' Strong)
10. Standing on Shaky Ground (Delbert McClinton)(Wade Matthews/Brian Alpert feature)
11. Don't Lose Your Cool (Albert Collins)(Instrumental)
12. Phonograph Blues (Robert Johnson) (Thackery solo)
13. I'll Come Running Back to You (Sam Cooke)
14. China Line (The Assassin s) (Instrumental)
15. Only Love Can Mend a Broken Heart (General Johnson)
16. Crazy 'Bout a Saxophone (Buddy Johnson)(Alex Holland feature)
17. Feelin' Satisfied (Dave 'Doc' Strong?)
18. Too Tall to Mambo (Thackery)
19. The Time is Right (Neville Brothers)
20. That's How I Feel (Dave 'Doc' Strong)
21. Last Night (The Mar-Keys)
22. Lonesome Train (Johnny Burnette)
23. crowd

Encore:
24. Goin’ Back to Louisiana (Delbert McClinton)

Brian Alpert (drums)
Bruce Harrison (keyboards, vocals)
Alex Holland (saxophones, vocals)
Wade Matthews (bass, vocals),
Dave Strong (guitar, vocals)
Jimmy Thackery (lead guitar, vocals)

Another terrific recording by Charles Odell, this time of the Jimmy Thackery's six-piece rock, rhythm and blues band, The Assassins. This band toured for three or four years, first as a side project and then to replace Thackery's main band, The Nighthawks. It had a terrific lineup of song writers and musicians, and it shows. You can read more about the band here http://rhumba.com/assassins.html and here https://www.last.fm/music/Jimmy+Thackery,+Tom+Principato+&+The+Assassins/+wiki

Tape flip cross-faded in Too Tall To Mambo. All other tape flips were seamless. Brian Alpert, the drummer, was kind enought to identify many of the songs and who wrote them. Thanks, Brian!

Enjoy!

--mhg :: 2022-03-09