Marquise Knox (D2D)
Marquise Knox - vocals, guitar
Tony Lee - piano
Major Handy - organ
Johnny Rees - drums
John Federick - bass
Lazy Lester - Harmonica
Written by Marquise Knox
1 LP, standard sleeve
Direct-to-Disc recording
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Quality Record Pressings
Label : APO Records
Original Label : APO Records
Recorded at Blue Heaven Studios, Salina, Kansas
Engineered by Katsuhiko Naito
Produced by Chad Kassem
Remastered by Kevin Gray
Originally released in 2010
Reissued in 2011
Tracks:
Side A :
- High Class Woman
- Ten To Yo Business
- Through The Pain
Side B :
- You Better Pray
- Last Letter Home
- Mr. Charlie
Reviews :
"Blue enthusiasts in St. Louis have known about Marquise Knox since he was fifteen years old and already demonstrating vocal skills and stage presence that rivaled veteran performers two or three times his age. Now people elsewhere are beginning to catch on; Knox has been fielding requests to appear at blues festivals across the United States and in Europe, in addition to his busy gigging schedule at home." Winner of Best Blues Artist 2010 - Riverfront Times, 2010
"...That this music is getting recorded and released is by itself a good thing, but the fact that it comes out on audiophile vinyl is a whole lot of icing on the cake. As for the sound, this was analog like I remembered it (minus the hiss, wow, and flutter), with a warm, in-the-room feel from the drums, bass, and acoustic piano and a rich, full sound from acoustic guitars." - Jeff Wilson, The Absolute Sound, April/May 2010
Direct-to-disc (D2D) recording refers to sound recording methods that record audio directly onto analog disc masters bypassing steps as master tapes, overdubs, and mix downs from multi-tracked masters. This approach avoids problems of analog recording tape such as tape hiss (high frequency noise).