Empire State Express: LSR (Special Edition)
Hey rock star,
Thank you for scoring a copy of Land Speed Record (Special Edition)! Your support means everything to us.
Now, you may be asking, "why a special edition?" For one thing, we were never completely satisfied with the mastering and some of the mixes on the first CD release of LSR back in 2010. However, being DIY outfit with only a few months and even fewer dollars under our belts, we couldn't could do much about that problem at the time. Even so, our first pressing sold out due to our fans' tremendous support. As a way of saying thank you, we've put our profits back into polishing up the original Land Speed Records tracks along with the help of our friend and engineer extraordinaire, Nick Messitte. We hope you enjoy our debut EP the way it was meant to sound.
For this digital release, we've also added two exclusive tracks not found on the original EP. The first, our reworking of "Empire State Express" by Son House (performed live for radio broadcast on WLUW Chicago in August, 2010), will be familiar to just about anyone who's seen us in concert. The second is a rare acoustic version of "Old Soul" from LSR, performed solo by Chris at Flashpoint Studios in early 2011 and recorded by Matt Schlachter.
If you're one of the lucky (or maybe just charitable) souls who picked up one of the original pressings of Land Speed Record, cheers and deepest thanks to you. ESE has come a long way in the past year, and you're a big part of the reason why.
If you're new to Empire State Express, welcome aboard! This train is picking up steam, and we're going to have a hell of a ride together.
Yours in rock,
Empire State Express
Thank you for scoring a copy of Land Speed Record (Special Edition)! Your support means everything to us.
Now, you may be asking, "why a special edition?" For one thing, we were never completely satisfied with the mastering and some of the mixes on the first CD release of LSR back in 2010. However, being DIY outfit with only a few months and even fewer dollars under our belts, we couldn't could do much about that problem at the time. Even so, our first pressing sold out due to our fans' tremendous support. As a way of saying thank you, we've put our profits back into polishing up the original Land Speed Records tracks along with the help of our friend and engineer extraordinaire, Nick Messitte. We hope you enjoy our debut EP the way it was meant to sound.
For this digital release, we've also added two exclusive tracks not found on the original EP. The first, our reworking of "Empire State Express" by Son House (performed live for radio broadcast on WLUW Chicago in August, 2010), will be familiar to just about anyone who's seen us in concert. The second is a rare acoustic version of "Old Soul" from LSR, performed solo by Chris at Flashpoint Studios in early 2011 and recorded by Matt Schlachter.
If you're one of the lucky (or maybe just charitable) souls who picked up one of the original pressings of Land Speed Record, cheers and deepest thanks to you. ESE has come a long way in the past year, and you're a big part of the reason why.
If you're new to Empire State Express, welcome aboard! This train is picking up steam, and we're going to have a hell of a ride together.
Yours in rock,
Empire State Express
Info
Tracks 1 - 5 and 7 written by Chris Steele, copyrights 2009 - 2011. Track 6 written by Son House. All songs arranged and performed by Empire State Express.
Performers include Mike Bruder (drums on tracks 1 - 5), Derrick Martens (drums on track 6), Tim O'Donnell (bass) and Chris Steele (vocals, guitars).
Tracks 1 - 5 recorded by Erik Widman at Tesla Studios, Chicago. Track 6 recorded for radio broadcast at BLAM Studios, Chicago and first aired on WLUW, Chicago in 2010. Track 7 recorded by Matt Schlachter at Flashpoint Studios, Chicago.
Tracks 1 - 5 mastered, and tracks 2 & 4 remixed, by Nick Messitte at Crank the Gnome Studios in Brooklyn, NY.