Dusty in Memphis

This was the first cd issue of DIM, and came as a crown jewel in the then-new pact between Rhino Records (noted collector's label) and Atlantic/Atco division of what was then called WEA (Warner Elektra-Asylum Atlantic). Dusty's fans were thrilled beyond words that this classic finally made it to digital, and noted Sound Restoration/Remastering team Bill Inglot and Dan Hersch did a fine job with the original tapes. They were riding a professional high after Re-building a vintage tube-driven mixing desk to tackle the Stax/Volt remasters for the highly-praised "Stax/Volt Singles" boxed set.

All that technical expertise was balanced with exquisitely sensitive ears: something "Memphis" demanded with it's subtle and multi-textured arrangements(not just instrumentally, but also within the very voice of Miss Springfield herself). Inglot and Hersch were in the right place at the right time for fans and Dusty's finest hour was expertly restored. This first re-issue saw the inclusion of a session track (What Do You Do When Love Dies?) that hadn't made the original release, but was subsequently put out in single form. Here it is stripped of it's string arrangement so that we may absorb more of the rhythm section and "that" voice. Also included were songs from the follow-up sessions in NYC and expertly-assembled annecdotes and praises from Dusty herself as well as the production team that framed southern soul for a Northern audience throughout the sixties: Jerry Wexler/Tom Dowd/Arif Mardin. In 1999 Rhino re-issued the re-issue with some slight retouching of the sound and the addition of most of the unreleased Jeff Barry sessions that Dusty recorded after the "Memphis" follow-up "A Brand New Me" (which could have been titled "Dusty in Philly"). That is a separate release with it's own tracklisting and catalogue number, so please refer to that edition for it's own particular details.