{"product_id":"mark-lanegan-houston-publishing-demos-2002","title":"Mark Lanegan - Houston: Publishing Demos 2002","description":"\u003ctable style=\"width: 329px; height: 117.563px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 150.641px; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eRelease Date\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 162.359px; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e11\/12\/2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 39.1875px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 150.641px; height: 39.1875px;\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 162.359px; height: 39.1875px;\"\u003eLP Black\/\u003cbr\u003eCD\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 150.641px; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eLabel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 162.359px; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eIPECAC RECORDINGS\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 39.1875px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 150.641px; height: 39.1875px;\"\u003eCatalogue Number\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 162.359px; height: 39.1875px;\"\u003eIPC171LP\/\u003cbr\u003eIPC171CD-2 \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe album was released in 2015 on Ipecac Recordings, although it was recorded thirteen years earlier. Musicians who played on the album include Lanegan collaborator Mike Johnson, guitarist Ian Moore, and Willie Nelson's longtime harmonica player Mickey Raphael. In his book I Am the Wolf: Lyrics \u0026amp; Writings, Lanegan writes he traveled to Houston in 2002 \"to fulfill a publishing contract I had signed with an old friend, producer and label head Randall Jamail, a talented man who took no shit from anyone and who would not have been pleased if he knew the honest state of my unprepared and unraveling songcraft, such as it was.\" Lanegan wrote many of the songs in the parking lot on the spot as the band overdubbed in the studio. As he recalls in I Am the Wolf: Despite the haphazard, stumble-burn way the writing was done, Randall did a stunning production job and in time I came to realize that instead of a bunch of demos, he had actually shaped a unique record that stood on its own merit. Among the tunes that have stayed in my mind: \"When It's in You\", which is an early version of \"Methamphetamine Blues\" and has a sort of mil psychedelic vibe instead of the more strident sound on the later version; \"Grey Goes Black,\" a minimal miniature reflecting my numbness over 9\/11; and \"Way to Tomorrow,\" a song I wrote and recorded my last night in town upon hearing the devastating news that Layne Staley died.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e1 No Cross\u003cbr\u003e2 Two Horses\u003cbr\u003e3 When It's In You (Methamphetamine Blues)\u003cbr\u003e4 High Life\u003cbr\u003e5 I'll Go Where You Send Me\u003cbr\u003e6 Grey Goes Black\u003cbr\u003e7 The Primitives\u003cbr\u003e8 Blind\u003cbr\u003e9 Halcyon Daze\u003cbr\u003e10 Nothing Much To Mention\u003cbr\u003e11 A Suite For Dying Love\u003cbr\u003e12 Way To Tomorrow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cargo","offers":[{"title":"LP Black - IPC171LP","offer_id":56572175188347,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD - IPC171CD-2","offer_id":56572193014139,"sku":null,"price":14.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0271\/3020\/0134\/files\/images_1.jpg?v=1794246652","url":"https:\/\/www.mixeduprecords.com\/products\/mark-lanegan-houston-publishing-demos-2002","provider":"Mixed Up Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}