Richard Thompson – Amnesia (1988/2016) [ProStudioMasters FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Richard Thompson – Amnesia (1988/2016) 
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time – 43:47 minutes | 960 MB | Genre: Rock
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Recorded: 1988 at Sunset Sound, Los Angeles and Konk Studios, London

Released in 1988, Amnesia is the second album Richard Thompson recorded in Los Angeles with producer and keyboardist Mitchell Froom. Backing Thompson’s characteristic vocals and stunning fretwork are some of the finest musicians in the industry, including bassists Tony Levin and Jerry Scheff and drummers Mickey Curry and Jim Keltner.

Amnesia was Richard Thompson’s second album with producer and keyboard player Mitchell Froom, and the two sounded a lot more comfortable with each other than they did on their previous project together, Daring Adventures. This being a Richard Thompson album, the high quality of the songs and the guitar playing is a given; while Daring Adventures had a few cuts that sounded like padding, Richard comes up aces this time out, and even sounds a bit more upbeat than usual, letting his political side rise to the surface on “Jerusalem on the Jukebox” and “Yankee, Go Home” and rocking out on “Don’t Tempt Me” and “Gypsy Love Songs.” (Be advised that the gloriously sad “I Still Dream” and “Waltzing’s for Dreamers” are on hand to remind us this is a Richard Thompson album.) Froom’s production makes more of a difference this time out; Amnesia sounds brighter and cleaner than Daring Adventures, with a sharp but glossy mix that truly flatters Thompson’s fiery Stratocaster solos (not to mention Jim Keltner and Mickey Curry’s drumming), and the blend of British folk-rock stalwarts (John Kirkpatrick, Phillip Pickett, Danny Thompson) and American session veterans (Keltner, Curry, Jerry Scheff, Tony Levin) makes for a set of tart and flavorful performances. Amnesia is one of Richard Thompson’s best-sounding albums, and not a bad place for beginners; he hadn’t sounded like he was having this much fun since Sunnyvista in 1979. -AllMusic Review by Mark Deming

Tracklist:
1 Turning Of The Tide 02:58
2 Gypsy Love Songs 06:17
3 Reckless Kind 04:25
4 Jerusalem On The Jukebox 04:11
5 I Still Dream 05:09
6 Don’t Tempt Me 03:38
7 Yankee, Go Home 03:07
8 Can’t Win 05:31
9 Waltzing’s For Dreamers 04:07
10 Pharaoh 04:24

Personnel:
Richard Thompson – guitar, vocals, mandolin, hammer dulcimer
Mitchell Froom – portative organ, regal, Chamberlin, stereophonic Optigan, electric harp, organ, producer
Jerry Scheff – bass guitar on 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, & 10
Tony Levin – bass guitar, stick on 3, 6, & 8
Mickey Curry – drums on 2, 3, 6, 7, 8
Jim Keltner – drums on 1, 4, 5, 10
Alex Acuña – percussion
Christine Collister – backing vocals
Clive Gregson – backing vocals
John Kirkpatrick – accordion, anglo-concertina, bass vocals
Philip Pickett – shawm, recorder, curtal, peking that, bass racket
Aly Bain – fiddle
Brian Taylor – cornet
Tony Goddard – cornet
David Horn – tenor horn
Ian Peters – euphonium
Fred Tackett – guitar
Frances Kelly – baroque harp
Danny Thompson – double bass
Alistair Anderson – northumbrian pipes

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