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The Bookstore Sessions

by Ray Galindo & Friends

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1.
Facts Of Life 03:50
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2.
Mama, Please! 03:16
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3.
Krystina 02:50
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4.
Do It Later 02:36
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5.
Tripping At Home 04:15
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When I Touch You 03:06
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I Miss You 02:06
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Superstar 04:24
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My Friend Kenny 04:01
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Vietman 03:28
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11.
Alone 01:40
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12.
She Fell Off A Bridge 02:37

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The Bookstore was aptly named - I could have called it something pretentious like Greenwich Village Bookshop, but that reputation had not yet been established. I removed the air conditioner that had been installed above the entrance and replaced it with a color TV facing the sidewalk on which I was playing VHS tapes of classic rock concerts, rock and roll films and occasionally, some horror flicks. Within the first three months since its opening, The Bookstore was becoming a neighborhood institution. It became the 'go to' place for musicians, potheads who needed a place to have a quick toke and generally, people with nothing better to do. Writers and small independent magazine publishers were coming in almost daily asking to have their works displayed and sold at the store. Someone suggested that I sell coffee for a dollar a cup. I bought all that was needed and set it up on the counter. That someone drank free coffee all day and I never sold one cup. That idea was quickly scrapped.
When I wasn't open for business, I recorded these songs on a Tascam 424 that I had set up in the back of the store.
For a list of credits, look at the individual tracks.
You might see some familiar names.

This is all Lo-fi, so if you are expecting radio-quality recordings here, you will be disappointed. If you would like a listenable home-grown testament of an important period in my creative history, well...you might be delighted!

In my opinion, none of these recordings are complete or finished versions. I have always liked bootlegs - very organic. I have always had to 'make do' with what was available to me. I have used Walkmans, 4-track cassette decks, the occasional recording studio and programs like Pro-Tools, Cakewalk and Sonar. Most of these songs have been sitting around on tape for decades. Some sound better than others, but they are all listenable. Thank you for joining me in my creative adventure.

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released November 12, 1997

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