The Decoys and Friends
2009-12-15
Cypress Moon Studios
Sheffield, Ala.


Edirol R-09 (24/48) onboard mics
About 7' above the studio door; ~20' from the band
SD > HDD > Audacity > CD WAVE > FLAC > Traders' Little Helper

**A Team Dirty South Recording**


The Decoys are:

Scott Boyer: vocals, guitar
Kelvin Holly: vocals, guitar
David Hood: bass
Mike Dillon: drums
N.C. Thurmon: keyboards, backing vocals, harmonica


Set List:

Set One/Disc One:

01 Please Come Home For Christmas (The Eagles) @
02 Lipstick Traces (On A Cigarette) (Allen Toussaint)
03 Let the Good Times Roll (B.B. King)
04 Iko Iko *
05 Baby What You Want Me To Do (Jimmy Reed) *
06 Shot From the Saddle (Delbert McClinton) *
07 Dixie Chicken (Little Feat) > ^ # %
08 Move It On Over (Hank Williams) * # $ %

Length: 43:27

* Jason Isbell on guitar
^ Jason Isbell on guitar/vocals
# Scott Boyer Jr. on guitar
@ Harvey Thompson on
$ Mike Dillon vocals
% Bob Wray on bass


Set Two/Disc Two:

01 Intro
02 Somethin' Funky Goin' On *
03 Short End of the Stick *
04 We Had it All
05 Memphis Women and Fried Chicken (Donnie Fritts/Dan Penn/Gary Nicholson)
06 Kelvin rap/tuning/band intro
07 Flowers on the Wall (Lew DeWitt/Statler Brothers)+
08 ???? +
09 Love and Happiness (Al Green)
10 Pride and Joy (Stevie Ray Vaughn)
11 A Little Help From My Friends (The Beatles) ^
12 Kelvin Rap/
13 Please Be With Me (Scott Boyer)
14 Jungle Man (The Meters) #

Length: 1:17:19

* Donnie Fritts vocals
+ Eric Heatherly on guitar/vocals
$ Mike Dillon vocals
# Scott Boyer Jr. on guitar


OK, I was at the Christmas party at a local movie/recording studio owned by the wife of Decoys guitarist, Kelvin Holly. This is an annual affair that attracts a lot of local musicians and a few from out of town. The studio is located on Alabama Street in Sheffield, Ala., and is the former location of the second Muscle Shoals Sound Studios.

Didn't think to ask ahead of time to open tape, but I bought the R-09 just for the hell of it. I found a good place, actually above a doorway and hit record. I love to experiment, but it actually came out OK for the recorder's onboard mics. You can occasionally hear some folks talking. It's more noticeable on certain tracks, but overall not too distracting. Again, it was an experiment that turned out good enough to share.


enjoy!

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