“Spaghetti Western”
(Written and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek copyright 1993 re-released and mastered 2012)
Reynold-lots of guitars, bass, knee-slap “horse gallop”, wooden “train flute”, whoops and hollers, tambourine, “gunshots”
Recording engineer and co-producer-Stymie Seamans
My original memories of “spaghetti western” films (like the Clint Eastwood mid to late 1960’s variety) emanates from taking friends in my 56” Ford to the “Ten High” or “Cloud” outdoor theatre in St. Cloud. These films were already a few years old at the time but still popular on the outdoor summer screen.
This song originally came out in 1993 and I re-released it on the “Last Summer” album in 2012.
On all of the more successful “solo” recordings my friend Stymie Seamans was the engineer and they were recorded in his quaint and somewhat rustic studio near Lake Minnetonka. Stymie and I have worked together so long that not much talk is involved. We had a great time one summer afternoon putting this record together. Each overdub inspired a spontaneous new one. This is why I personally love recording. When it works s certain “magic” can result. This session was the most fun I’ll ever likely have recording a song.
One source of obvious influence on this song was Ennio Morricone’s music scores for the so-called “Dollars trilogy” which were, as many know, three films shot in Italy starring Clint Eastwood with a Wild West theme; ergo the term “Spaghetti Western.”
(This was originally recorded to an analog Teac on half-inch eight track machine.)
(Headphones can get you deep inside this mix.)
Stay well.
Be Kind.
Love,
Reyn