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Monday, October 13, 2003
This week's mp3 is the original recording of "Maybelle", the song that made me fall in love with Ida. I first saw them play it years ago at the Middle East, and from the intro guitar notes I was sent straight to another place. Absolutely beautiful. From that night on, I was on a quest to buy every Ida release I could get my hands on.
I did everything I could to track down the 1997 split 7'' that "Maybelle" was on, and luckily was able to order it direct from the band (although they were reluctant to sell it... they'd run out of Jenny Toomey's spiffy sleeves). I put the record on and it took me right back to that perfect night, the first time I'd heard it live. One listen and I already knew the song by heart. While "Maybelle" was eventually rerecorded for the "Will You Find Me" album, the original, slightly scratchy four-track version is probably still my favorite Ida recording. It also marked the first time they recorded something with bass player and co-vocalist Karla of the band Beekeeper (who share that split single), so it's a small yet important bit of Ida history. Enjoy.  |
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