Name: No Better Than This
Brand: John Mellencamp

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

6132842

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2010-08-23

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Universal

Tax rate GB

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

John Mellencamp

Genre GB

Classic

Label GB

in an age of auto-tuned, computerized recordings, john mellencamp's approach on his rounder debut, 'no better than this', is refreshing. the entire album was recorded with mellencamp and his band all playing live in one room using a 55 year-old ampex tape recorder and just one vintage microphone. legendary producer t bone burnett captured the stunning thirteen new mellencamp originals at three historically important locations: sun studio in memphis, tn (where elvis presley, johnny cash, and jerry lee lewis all first recorded); the first african baptist church in savannah, ga (the oldest black church in north america, dating to 1775); and in room 414 of the gunter hotel in san antonio, tx (where robert johnson made his first recordings in 1936). the songs on 'no better than this' reflect classic american musical traditions including blues, folk, gospel, rockabilly, and country, while addressing such themes as the need for hope, the nature of relationships, and narratives that recount extraordinary occurrences in everyday life. mellencamp says of the album, "it was absolutely the most fun i've ever had making a record in my life. it was about making music - organic music made by real musicians - that's heartfelt and written from the best place it can come from."

No Better Than This

Music GB