{"product_id":"808387","title":"Weir Alex C - This Has Been Me Since Yesterday [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll the songs on 'This has been me since yesterday' were written by Alex Weir, a Glaswegian who in his spare time, accumulated a significant body of work over the years. \\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eOriginal versions of his songs were recorded at home on an old 'reel-to-reel' tape recorder at various points from the mid-60s to the early 90s, but were never designed for public consumption. The decision to re-create them in a modern studio setting was taken after a conversation between Alex and his sons in the autumn of 2016. \\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eThe subsequent recording sessions took place over the next nine months whenever time, health and finance allowed.  The Weir boys called in a number of musical contacts to flesh out the material and bring the professional sheen which is evident throughout the album. These re-recorded versions take the songs to a new level. Standout tracks include 'Aberfan' (written in the immediate aftermath of the Welsh mining disaster in 1966), 'My Ship Is Sailing Tomorrow' (a powerful ballad about a man wrongly imprisoned for a crime he did not commit), 'Going Back To Georgia' (a beautifully melancholic piece featuring some stunning mandolin and pedal steel from Danny Mitchell \\u2013 who wrote a Midge Ure hit) and 'Ah Wis Like That' (a Glaswegian phrase and a humorous song which explores the comical antics of a chancer in search of sexual adventure). The standout track, though, could be 'Thoughts From a Trench' (narrated by a young soldier waiting to go into battle and meet his almost certain doom). \\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eThe most amazing aspect of this outstanding album is, however, the fact that Alex is 77 years of age - an incredible age to make a debut album. Certainly a first for Greentrax Records!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAberfan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho Wrote The  12-Bar Blues\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Velvet Path Of GLory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThoughts From A TRench\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGoing Backi To Georgia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy Ship Is Sailing TOmorrow\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack To The South\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHiroshima\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLouisiana Lad\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAh Wis Like THat\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeople Cannot Choose\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWalk A Mile In His Shoes\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55143017808257,"sku":"808387","price":14.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/61jqGrWe-RL._SL1500.jpg?v=1767647637","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/808387","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}