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Dave Plaehn – Smokin
Dave Plaehn
Smokin
Style: Rock
Label: Pilot Records
Catalog Number: 001
Released: 1980
Recommended from our friends at Séance Centre who uncovered a batch of deadstock copies of this private press soft rock obscurity back in 2021. We recently found a copy in Phoenix, Arizona of all places… “As a kid growing up in the ‘80s, I remember buying Popeye candy cigarettes at the corner store. Smoking was everywhere, in restaurants, on airplanes, and my grandparent’s living room was always thick with fumes at family gatherings. Times have changed – although Smokin cigs might not be as popular and playful as Dave Plaehn would like these days, his timeless songs still hit the spot. ‘For You (I’d Undo Everything)’ is an absolutely stunning AOR ode, and shows that beneath that that goofy veneer is a truly touched soul. The whole album is ace, ‘Bound to Lose’ and ‘Wandering Fool’ getting regular rewinds around here. Plaehn may have found his love in a bygone era, but the flame is still burning strong.”
Tags: AOR / Private Press / Soft Rock
Tracklist:
A1 Not Bound To Lose
A2 Wandering Fool
A3 For You (I’d Undo Anything)
A4 I Love To Dance
A5 No More Talk
B1 Don’t Wanna Give It Up
B2 Already Blue
B3 Lorelei
B4 Red River
B5 Even When I’m Drunk
Credits:
Accordion – Rick Koch (2)
Backing Vocals – Al Eacret (tracks: A4, B4), Carroll Godsman (tracks: A1, A4), Cathy Toohey (tracks: A4, B1), Craig Bartels (tracks: A4, B4), John Robinson (31) (tracks: A4)
Bass – Al Eacret
Design [Album And Sleeve] – Connie Peterson
Drums, Congas, Percussion – Murray Romine
Engineer [Mixing] – Rick Condon
Engineer [Recording] – Rick Bisbey, Tom Tatman
Fiddle – Tom Shadonix
Flute, Soprano Saxophone – Marcia Miget
Guitar – Rick Oltman
Organ – Greg Galloway
Photography By [Cover, Other Sleeve] – Cynthia Larson
Photography By [Group] – Jim Butler (5)
Piano, Synthesizer [Prophet V And Moog] – Susan Schulz
Tenor Saxophone – Bob Thompson (19)
Vocals [Lead And Background], Written-By, Producer – Dave Plaehn
