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In February, towards the end of the month, we came back to Chapel Hill and the Cradle and recorded my favorite record, Chuckin' the Frizz, live at the Cradle. | |
| Flying Fish Records was flush, and hired a great remote location engineer, Dale Ashby, who arrived with an Airstream chock full o’ good electronic gear, managed to maneuver the sucker back behind the Cradle, and then wired the joint to the gills. |  |
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| We did three nights of good shows--the Cradle was our most relaxed venue, our home turf--and in the daytime we'd listen to "rushes" and consider the next night's set list, and due to Dale's wonderful set up and expertise we were even able to do "punch-ins" in the Cradle during the off-hours and managed to fix a few takes where everything was great except maybe one little mistake someone or other couldn't stand--my fiddle break on "Hot Buttered Rum" comes to mind, for example. |  |
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So,
by the end of February, we had the makings of a live album.
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Frizzman by Chris Baker Chris designed the cover and added this drawing to the liner lyric notes. |
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Rick Doble took the inside pictures in Mike Craver's house in Chapel Hill on the old Farrington Road | |
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cover art featuring two examples of the photographic medium's ability to
completely capture the personality of an entire band, frozen in time and
attitude...."
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Ramblers and the guys in the recording crew |  |
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Tijuana Fats
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West Rosemary Street back in the day. |
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The pic was taken in front of the Cradle Alley at the intersection of West Rosemary Street and Mitchell Lane. The old Cat's Cradle address was 405 1/2 West Rosemary Street. The Skylight Exchange bookstore is now there. |