We didn’t want to be called Toy Caldwell or Toy Factory and I didn’t want it to be called Doug Factory. Then we decided we’d all get together - let’s give (the band) one last try. Toy (Caldwell) went to work with his father as a plumber, both (he and his brother) were master plumbers. “We all went to Vietnam, and afterward, I took a job at a bank. “We competed in bands when we were in junior high school. “We mostly all grew up together,” Gray said. Moreover, the music he continues to sing makes the former members immortal. Doubtless, that’s a reason he keeps the band active. The Ramblin’ Man said he is moved when fans share their Marshall Tucker memories with him, and he can recall them from his smoky past. I can pretty much pull it back in my mind.” The way I remember that stuff is because I am talking to somebody who it mattered to. They had a sound-level ordinance because of the houses on the hill. “Little Feat opened that one, right?” Gray said. So he took a chance and asked Gray about a summertime show at the Santa Barbara County Bowl in 1978.
However, a person who attended a particular concert remembers it vividly because it was the first time he was truly moved by live music. Gray’s been onstage thousands of times, so it certainly it would be naïve to ask him about a particular show from 40 years ago. At age 68, Gray, the lead singer, is the only original member remaining on the long, hard ride, which these days has about 172 travel days a year.ĭoug Gray was all smiles, stories and songs during a May 7 performance at the MontBleu Theatre at Stateline, Nevada. It experienced revolutionary success and horrific tragedy. Some childhood friends started what was to become the Marshall Tucker Band before they went off to serve in the Vietnam War, and during its heyday the group played more than 300 concerts annually. 100% Analog.Īs a bonus, there is even an extra track of "Can't You See" Live from San Francisco 1973 (most likely from the tape that created the Live from San Fran CD) on the re-issue of the first LP.Doug Gray, Marshall Tucker Band’s long, hard ride of triumph and tragedyĭoug Gray is not just a quintessential ramblin’ man. This reissue was made in Memphis, TN USA by Memphis Record PressingĪuthentic Original Band Recording - Re-mastered for vinyl using the original tape master. The cover is a pale rendition of the original, but it is printed on the outside of the gatefold - Authentic Original Band Recording, 100% Analog Re-master for Vinyl.Ģ017 Remastering : Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio, LLC
I had the Shout/Factory pressing from some years back and sold it quickly it was so bad - but the 2017 cut, which I purchased with some trepidation - Wow real nice. I stumbled upon the 2017 cut being sold at both Amazon and Acoustic Sounds and took a chance ordering it from Acoustic Sounds. Click to expand.I actually mentioned this 2017 KG cut in another Tucker thread - since like you I knew nothing of the first LP being cut 100% analog until I saw this thread when first posted and went looking for the Greatest Hits coming out as supposedly analog.