Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight


Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight / Sid King & The Five Strings
BCD 15535

The photography on the cover is another example of the hard work for which Bear Family Records is most renowned. From scratch, a view of some countryside, they were able to produce a beautiful cover thanks to some photo editing work.  
The 6 pictures below are showing the different stages of the editing :



1. final picture
2. Sid plus brother Billy*
3. Sid name on car added
4. Sid King added
5. car added (a Ford Station Wagon?)
6. nobody here **

*(2) this photo (probably provided by Sid) is one of the illustrations featured in this article. That's how the history is documented today.
**(6) It seems that the picture background was taken near Vollersode, Germany (Bear Family headquarters). That kind of grass is typical from that area.

Anyway, the baby bear is HERE


2 comments:

  1. Thanks for this. The musicianship and vocal harmonies are just outstanding throughout this. Wonder how old Sid was in the photo?

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    1. Sid was probably 19 or 20-year old because the touring car was bought in 1955.

      philo, I have more similar music to share. But I'm not too sure about what my "public" would like to hear. If you have any requests, feel free to leave it in a comment.

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