180g Audiophile Vinyl LP!
Numbered, Limited Edition Translucent Vinyl - 1000 Copies!
88 Elmira St. is the fifth album by American guitarist Danny Gatton, released in 1991. This instrumental album covers various genres including jazz, country, rockabilly and blues. It was the first album by Gatton that was released on a major record label: Elektra Records. 88 Elmira St. was named after Gatton's childhood home, and it includes a cover version of the Danny Elfman-composed theme song to The Simpsons. Gatton, who died in 1994 at only 49 years old, would go on to leave a lasting legacy and was admired by renowned guitarists like Slash, Joe Bonamassa, Steve Vai and many more.
88 Elmira St. is available as a limited edition of 1000 individually numbered copies on translucent colored vinyl and includes an insert.
After years of knocking around the Washington, D.C.-area circuit, local guitar legend Danny Gatton finally got to cut his first album for a major label. It was indeed worth the wait, spot-welding blinding speed and immaculate chops that went in a million different directions (jazz, country, rockabilly, blues, you name it) to a musical sensibility that made this all-instrumental album a whole lot more than just yer average fretboard wanking jam-fest. Gatton's Telecaster really shines on diverse material ranging from Martin Denny's 'Quiet Village' to the roadhouse shuffle 'Funky Mama' to the off-the-wall rendition of the theme to The Simpsons. Kudos to Elektra for having the corporate balls to put this out; short, chunky, and middle-aged, Danny Gatton was a bona fide guitar hero for the '90s, putting the lie to the hard canard that only speedburner metal mega-hair dudes can make the front covers of the guitar mags.
Features
- 180g Audiophile Vinyl
- Insert
- Import
- Made in the EU
- Limited edition of 1000 individually numbered copies on Translucent Vinyl
Selections
Side One:
- Funky Mama
- Elmira St. Boogie
- Blues Newburg
- Quiet Village
- Red Label
- In My Room
Side Two:
- The Simpsons
- Muthaship
- Pretty Blue
- Fandingus
- Slidin' Home