PAUL SIDORE - MANGROVE AND SNEAD DO RUFUS SPAULDING
 

Title:  MANGROVE & SNEAD DO RUFUS SPAULDING
Artist / Producer: PAUL SIDORE
Recorded: 1985-1990
Originally released: 1990 (Fish & Cat cassette #115)
CD reissue: 2003 (Fish & Cat / A.M.G #213)

Other SHEEP members appearing on this CD:

• JEREMY ANGIER (tracks 9 / 20)
• LENNY WOLFENSTEIN (track 16)
• KEN GARKOW (tracks 6 / 11)
• CHRIS MATTHEWS (tracks 10 / 13 / 17)
• MONIQUE BOYD (tracks 2 / 3)
• TODD ROBBINS (track 10)

ORIGINAL CD REISSUE LINER NOTES:

There is nothing digital on this album.
Except maybe the effects box.
This was the Pre-Sampling Era, I mean. It ‘twas, however, Paul’s first release using four-track cassette technology!!! On his previous 24 albums, everything was made to work using stereo cassette decks and lots of copying from tape to tape!  But here, working sporadicalistically from 1985 all the way up to the Lp’s 1990 release date, Paul accumulated gads of material and ended up making the equivalent of a swell double-album, with lots of potential hits and plenty of experimental pieces to boot, as you shall experience for yourself upon listening to it.

Produced by Paul Sidore.
Engineered by Paul Sidore.
Mixed by Paul Sidore, except when it wasn’t.
All instruments and singing by Paul Sidore,
with certain exceptions.
Fish & Cat logo by Paul Sidore.
Special font provided by John Wilson.
All photographs by Jeanne Whalen,
I fully believe, and if I’m wrong please please forgive me Monique!

Recorded 1985-1990 “throughout the world in a number of remote locations which cannot be disclosed” although I shall now disclose them: Paul’s apt. on Grant Street, Monique’s North Berkeley pad, Sylvia’s Diner, Barrington Hall, possibly Dana’s front room,
and Fish & Cat Studios (Albany).

Originally released in 1990.
Re-mastered, Re-packaged, and
Re-arranged for maximum sonic impact
by Chris Matthews, August 2003.

SELECTED TRACK NOTES:

• "I WISH I HAD A WALKIE-TALKIE"
(According to Paul's original cassette liner notes, this song is "about gardeners." Monique sings with Paul, I think.)

• "I AM A TREE"
("From Pakistani radio."  Monique sings on this one for sure.)

• "SMELTEN LAVA"
(Ken provides introductory nonsense.)

• "BEGGIN BACK"
("Words by Blind Lemon Jefferson." Really?)

• "LOOK BACK IN ANGER"
(Written by David Bowie.)

• "HIMISTAL DREAM"
("Jeremy and Jack Foley participate at Barrington." Ah, but in what way?)

• "GREG GRAY SCREAMS"
("At Barrington." Hall of Infamy. After several uninvited sing-alongs during Sheep "wine dinner" concerts circa 1985-86, we finally invited the resident schizophrenic student to "jam" wid us in his very own style. Musicians on this occasion were likely me (Chris), Paul, Jeremy, and Todd Robbins a.k.a. Snibbor Ddot, who also livd there.)

• "CLAP THE RHYTHMS"
("Words by Paul & Kenny and Kenny sings." From 1985 at Grant Street. This one mixed by me (Chris) at Paul's special request.)

• "SAINT LOUIS"
(I play the drums on this smash hit single, which had been previewed by the record-buying public on the Appollo Music Group "SAMPLES 1991" release.)

• "PEELY SPIDER"
("From Pakistani radio.")

• "MAKES ME NERVOUS"
("By Paul and Lenny. Lenny sings." And plays guitar, no?)

• "STELLAR POTATO"
(Based on an amazing improv groove cacophony by Paul on guitar with me (Chris) on drums, taped at Sylvia's Diner in 1/1 time (each measure consisting of one beat, playing a whole-note, sort-of). You can hear my count-off of "One" as we begin.)

• "GROOVE"
("Words by Jeremy." And don't he play bass on this?)

• "MUSIC FOR THE GOVERNMENT"
("Words by Paul and Monique." About a guy in love with his TV, literally. Amazingly, the live Sheep band learned this wild song and we even performed it at Barrington!)