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Ry Cooder to Release “UFO” Anthology on 10/28

Rhino says:

Two CDs, 34 Tracks, 38 Years. From Crossroads to the Buena Vista Social Club and all points in between, Ry Cooder is legendary. Rolling Stone ranks him number 8 on their 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.

The UFO Has Landed: The Ry Cooder Anthology collects Cooder’s most memorable cuts from his solo albums, including “Maria Elena,” “Jesus On The Mainline” (video above), “Boomer’s Story,” “I Got Mine” and “Available Space.” The latter, a Cooder original on his debut, got its name from the album’s producer Van Dyke Parks, who saw the words on an empty billboard on the way to the studio.

Click here to preview some of the Cooder Anthology’s tracks (QT). Track list after the jump.

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Interview: Dan Murphy of Golden Smog

Yesterday, I sat down with Dan Murphy, Golden Smog’s affable guitarist, to talk about Barack Obama, Brian Wilson, the band’s early days, Soul Asylum, The Jayhawks, Jeff Tweedy, nonexistent Swedish brides, and the music industry.

Murphy’s Midwestern supergroup will release Stay Golden, Smog on September 23. The record is made up of tracks from the band’s early years, but also features two unreleased tracks: a demo version of “Until You Came Along” and an unearthed cover of Brian Wilson’s “Love and Mercy.”

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