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Sky Is Crying

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Track Listings

1 Boot Hill
2 The Sky Is Crying
3 Empty Arms
4 Little Wing
5 Wham
6 May I Have a Talk with You
7 Close to You
8 Chitlins Con Carne
9 So Excited
10 Life by the Drop

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Stevie Ray Vaughan ~ Sky Is Crying

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Released after Vaughan's death in a 1990 helicopter accident, The Sky Is Crying collects unreleased studio tracks from throughout the guitarist's recorded career. In Vaughan's early years, he was a stylist who thought nothing of using ten notes when three would have worked. Rock stardom, cocaine, and alcohol did little to temper his tendency towards overstatement, but by In Step, his last studio album (and first clean-and-sober effort), he'd begun to transcend his many influences to forge a hard-boiled style of his own. The collection documents this passage, starting with unreleased covers of Lonnie Mack's "Wham" and Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing" from the time of his debut album. "The Sky Is Crying" was originally cut by Elmore James, but Vaughan's lead guitar owes its stylistic debt to the bluesman who had a most profound influence on his playing, Albert King. The highlights are two tracks cut at the time of In Step--the hard-edged "Boot Hill," with Vaughan on slide guitar, and "Life by the Drop," in which Vaughan accompanies himself on acoustic guitar and toasts a life that would end far too soon. --John Milward

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.62 x 4.92 x 0.33 inches; 3.84 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Sony Legacy
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 1991
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 38 minutes
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ December 13, 2006
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Sony Legacy
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0000027KO
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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Mark Schiavo
5.0 out of 5 stars He was the best guitarist around and probably still is. I love his music and his work.
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2024
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I liked the way he plays with the other artists or by himself, he’s just a very talented artist who can make his music shine.
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Steven McNichols
5.0 out of 5 stars Great product
Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2023
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Great product great artist
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J. Pugh
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2023
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Totally awesome glad I found one. For me I mostly got this to save.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Want to show off your system?
Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2019
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I very much appreciate the detailed reviews that discuss many of the great songs on this album. And the album is amazing. But this review is for those who not only love the music itself, but the sound quality. Particularly Little Wing. The song sounds good on a mediocre stereo system, and spectacularly impressive on a well put together one. Of course Stevie sounds wonderful, but the impact of the percussion and bass are stunning - particularly at relatively high volume. The great playing and engineering add up to a demo quality album that will impress!
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Thunderfirst
5.0 out of 5 stars In Memorial
Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2022
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This is great music by one of the best.
Glad he left this for us as a memorial to legacy.
Long a long album which means it only makes more sense to listen to it over and over. And you will, it's that good.
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John Pratt
5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible quality - both packaging and sound
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2021
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I'm not sure what I expected - just a normal pressing of The Sky is Crying. This was not only a 180 gram copy, but it also came with a heavy clear cover, the jacket is very heavy duty, and inside is an additional lyric sheet. Very happy with this purchase. Was a gift from my wife - superb!
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Andrew Eggen
4.0 out of 5 stars Shipping problems; Product is great !
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2021
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came in pretty rough condition, however this was shipped, was not the best method. The album broke through the packaging and was sticking out when it arrived. Album is so good that i can't bring myself to return it for the condition.
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Warren Sylvester
5.0 out of 5 stars Flawless Vinyl LP
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2022
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I was totally surprised by the quality of the vinyl pressing and the recording. Vinyl is so hit or miss, but this one's a huge hit. :)
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Richard Guenther
5.0 out of 5 stars This is awesome. The sound quality is superb.
Reviewed in Canada on January 28, 2024
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This is awesome. Not only the best Stevie Ray Vaughn album but superb sound quality. I use a Koetsu which hates bad pressings and it loves this one.
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michael.W.
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome record
Reviewed in Germany on October 15, 2023
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Perfectly sounding pressing , valuable and clean !
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emery
5.0 out of 5 stars très bien
Reviewed in France on August 8, 2023
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5.0 out of 5 stars Buenísimo
Reviewed in Spain on October 18, 2021
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Fantástico album del gran maestro.
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Skywalker
5.0 out of 5 stars Incisione dalla qualità devastante.. Little Wing apice di SRV!
Reviewed in Italy on February 8, 2021
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Prima di tutto parliamo del valore artistico di questo album.. si tratta di un album 'postumo' del grandissimo Stevie Ray Vaughan, dove è stato raccolto il miglior materiale inedito.. dal mio punto di vista a livello di brani qui il materiale è globalmente meno interessante di altri album, ma abbiamo una perla che da sola vale il costo del biglietto: Little Wing!!! SRV è riuscito a prendere uno dei brani più celebri di Hendrix e a farne qualcosa di proprio, un meraviglioso strumentale che è un'antologia della sua passione per la musica e per lo strumento.. sinceramente è inutile descrivere questa sua interpretazione, va solo ascoltata e 'vissuta'.. e poi questo album contiene un brano struggente 'life without you'.. dove non si riesce a rimanere emotivamente distaccati dall'ascolto.. oltre queste due meraviglie c'è tantissimo ottimo blues (parliamo sempre di SRV!) inciso a livelli stellari.. e qui arriviamo all'aspetto tecnico: Analogue Productions è una etichetta di nicchia che produce supporti in vinile e in SACD a partire da master rigorosamente analogici in qualità audiofila.. e come per altri titoli questo vinile conferma tutte le cose buone: zero rumore di fondo, suoni tridimensionali, ottimo bilanciamento di frequenze senza buchi e senza picchi, dinamica straordinaria (e questo esalta proprio brani come Little Wing), tutto in un vinile bello massiccio (200 grammi!!!) che non fa rimpiangere l'ascolto in cd ma anzi aggiunge quel tocco di 'realismo' dei suoni, che è proprio la peculiarità di questi meravigliosi supporti analogici quando presi da master analogici!! In definitiva io non posso che dare 5 stelle perché nonostante sia un lavoro 'minore' di SRV.. artisticamente contiene ottimo blues e brani artisticamente inarrivabili.. il tutto ad una qualità di incisione superlativa (come ho già detto esistono edizioni ancora più curate e preziose ma onestamente non penso valga la pena svenarsi per un vinile.. e ritengo questa edizione il miglior ascolto possibile come rapporto qualità prezzo!) Sarà un meraviglioso regalo da fare a se stessi o agli amici appassionati di alta fedeltà, o semplicemente amanti di grande musica, o appassionati di blues, o magari per quelli che sognano ascoltando questa versione di Little Wing di riuscire un giorno a suonare la chitarra come SRV.
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Skywalker
5.0 out of 5 stars Incisione dalla qualità devastante.. Little Wing apice di SRV!
Reviewed in Italy on February 8, 2021
Prima di tutto parliamo del valore artistico di questo album.. si tratta di un album 'postumo' del grandissimo Stevie Ray Vaughan, dove è stato raccolto il miglior materiale inedito.. dal mio punto di vista a livello di brani qui il materiale è globalmente meno interessante di altri album, ma abbiamo una perla che da sola vale il costo del biglietto: Little Wing!!! SRV è riuscito a prendere uno dei brani più celebri di Hendrix e a farne qualcosa di proprio, un meraviglioso strumentale che è un'antologia della sua passione per la musica e per lo strumento.. sinceramente è inutile descrivere questa sua interpretazione, va solo ascoltata e 'vissuta'.. e poi questo album contiene un brano struggente 'life without you'.. dove non si riesce a rimanere emotivamente distaccati dall'ascolto.. oltre queste due meraviglie c'è tantissimo ottimo blues (parliamo sempre di SRV!) inciso a livelli stellari.. e qui arriviamo all'aspetto tecnico: Analogue Productions è una etichetta di nicchia che produce supporti in vinile e in SACD a partire da master rigorosamente analogici in qualità audiofila.. e come per altri titoli questo vinile conferma tutte le cose buone: zero rumore di fondo, suoni tridimensionali, ottimo bilanciamento di frequenze senza buchi e senza picchi, dinamica straordinaria (e questo esalta proprio brani come Little Wing), tutto in un vinile bello massiccio (200 grammi!!!) che non fa rimpiangere l'ascolto in cd ma anzi aggiunge quel tocco di 'realismo' dei suoni, che è proprio la peculiarità di questi meravigliosi supporti analogici quando presi da master analogici!! In definitiva io non posso che dare 5 stelle perché nonostante sia un lavoro 'minore' di SRV.. artisticamente contiene ottimo blues e brani artisticamente inarrivabili.. il tutto ad una qualità di incisione superlativa (come ho già detto esistono edizioni ancora più curate e preziose ma onestamente non penso valga la pena svenarsi per un vinile.. e ritengo questa edizione il miglior ascolto possibile come rapporto qualità prezzo!) Sarà un meraviglioso regalo da fare a se stessi o agli amici appassionati di alta fedeltà, o semplicemente amanti di grande musica, o appassionati di blues, o magari per quelli che sognano ascoltando questa versione di Little Wing di riuscire un giorno a suonare la chitarra come SRV.
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