Jim & Cherie Schwall :: Wedding Present

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In 1973, Jim Schwall (of the famed Chicago blues-based Siegel-Schwall Band) got married, and along with new bride Cherie recorded and privately pressed A Wedding Present From Cherie & Jim Schwall.  As described on the back cover, the album was home recorded at parties, and contains mostly first takes. It is acoustic, sparse, and bluesy, featuring hard left and right panning in the mix (which lends to the separated and isolated feeling of the music).  “Thinking Of You” is exceptional in that it strays away from the blues territory of the album, and veers into a more psych-folk direction. Serving as the only known composition credited to Cherie Schwall, one can’t help but wonder what could have been. words / z biggs

Jim & Cherie Schwall :: Thinking of You

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  1. Thanks for the Jim & Cherie share a good song with a bit of a personal touch

    Regards

    Rhodb

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