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Picture for song 'Dreams of Love and Sailing (practice rough)' by artist 'Dial Tone Dead'

Dreams of Love and Sailing (practice rough) Dreams of Love and Sailing (practice rough)

Picture by Maria Frisk.

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Picture for song 'Town Got Somethin' Good (rough) messed up change' by artist 'Dial Tone Dead'

Town Got Somethin' Good (rough) messed up change Town Got Somethin' Good (rough) messed up change

Something like jazz: "This town's got big shots/ this town's got little shots/ this town don't know just what it got/ But then there's me/ and then there's you/ So you know this town's got something good..."

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Picture for song 'Come To You After (rough) work in progress' by artist 'Dial Tone Dead'

Come To You After (rough) work in progress Come To You After (rough) work in progress

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Picture for song 'Can You Help Me (cassette dub)' by artist 'Dial Tone Dead'

Can You Help Me (cassette dub) Can You Help Me (cassette dub)

"Westfield was the city..." (Photo: "Westfield Drugs" by Paul Curreri)

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Picture for song 'Blue City (with bass)' by artist 'Dial Tone Dead'

Blue City (with bass) Blue City (with bass)

John Perry rides shotgun on this one. Inspired by a club he used to thump bass at in D.C.

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Picture for song 'Blue Door of the Evening' by artist 'Dial Tone Dead'

Blue Door of the Evening Blue Door of the Evening

...she don't think that way, anymore. Not since she's been behind the blue door of the evening...

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Picture for song 'Giving It Up (rough practice)' by artist 'Dial Tone Dead'

Giving It Up (rough practice) Giving It Up (rough practice)

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Picture for song 'Driving All Day' by artist 'Dial Tone Dead'

Driving All Day Driving All Day

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Picture for song 'I Saw You (rough rehersal take)' by artist 'Dial Tone Dead'

I Saw You (rough rehersal take) I Saw You (rough rehersal take)

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Picture for song 'The New Song' by artist 'Dial Tone Dead'

The New Song The New Song

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Picture for song 'It's Raining In My City (cassette, low volume)' by artist 'Dial Tone Dead'

It's Raining In My City (cassette, low volume) It's Raining In My City (cassette, low volume)

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Picture for song 'Burns Like Rockets (fragment)' by artist 'Dial Tone Dead'

Burns Like Rockets (fragment) Burns Like Rockets (fragment)

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Picture for song 'Into the Tornado (field recording)' by artist 'Dial Tone Dead'

Into the Tornado (field recording) Into the Tornado (field recording)

Written on a windy day in Manhattan Beach, CA, with my arch collaborator Jim Frye in 1997. The picture is by Pollock.

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Picture for song 'Walk dat Walk' by artist 'Dial Tone Dead'

Walk dat Walk Walk dat Walk

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Picture for song 'Once A Bad Man' by artist 'Dial Tone Dead'

Once A Bad Man Once A Bad Man

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Picture for song 'This Time of Year' by artist 'Dial Tone Dead'

This Time of Year This Time of Year

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Picture for song 'Left Out in the Yard (lo-fi fragment)' by artist 'Dial Tone Dead'

Left Out in the Yard (lo-fi fragment) Left Out in the Yard (lo-fi fragment)

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Picture for song 'Start Again Old Friend' by artist 'Dial Tone Dead'

Start Again Old Friend Start Again Old Friend

...I started thinking I was only drinking 'cause I was only thinking about you...

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Picture for song 'Life Like a Cigarette (lo-fi fragment)' by artist 'Dial Tone Dead'

Life Like a Cigarette (lo-fi fragment) Life Like a Cigarette (lo-fi fragment)

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Picture for song 'Live to Fight Another Day' by artist 'Dial Tone Dead'

Live to Fight Another Day Live to Fight Another Day

This song was inspired by a favorite saying of Jason Moskowitz. I don't remember who played the guitar.

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