Sunday, March 30, 2008

The Raconteurs


The Raconteurs - Consolers of the Lonely (2008)

I don't think this needs an introduction so here's an excerpt from the Wikipedia page about the song "Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty

"Baker Street" is a song by Gerry Rafferty written in 1978. It was his first release following the legal battles surrounding the separation of the band Stealers Wheel. Rafferty was supposedly banned from the recording studio after the 1975 break up for a period of three years while the lawyers ironed out the disputes with the band's recording contract remaining obligations. The song was featured on his second solo album City to City and released as the first of three singles, marketed primarily to Adult Contemporary radio. The saxophone hook on the original was played by Raphael Ravenscroft (contrary to popular belief, it was not played by UK quiz show host Bob Holness) and the guitar solo was played by Hugh Burns. The guitar solo in the song incorporates a motif inspired by a pair of seagulls accidentally trapped in the studio during recording.
The Raconteurs - Consolers of the Lonely

UPDATE: The HeMunnity got hit with out first DMCA take down notice. We've finally hit the big time.

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WEB SHERIFF said...

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Hi HWH,

On behalf of XL Recordings and Warner Bros Records, we would kindly ask you not to post copies of "Consolers Of The Lonely" on your site (or any individual tracks from The Ranconteurs' newly released album - release date 25th March).

We do appreciate that you are fans of / are promoting The Ranconteurs, but XL and Warners would greatly appreciate your co-operation in removing your links to the pirate files in question. If you’d like a good quality, non-pirated, preview clip, a widget of the promo video for “Salute Your Solution” is available for you to embed at http://www.theraconteurs.com/widget.html .

Many thanks for respecting the artist's and label's wishes.

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