Smooth & Nasty, by The Smoking Section

Smooth & Nasty

by The Smoking Section

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1.	Big Fish 04:13	buy track
2.	Driving 05:18	buy track
3.	Yeah, But Will It Sell 05:46	buy track
4.	Red Idea 05:05	buy track
5.	Water's Edge 03:46	buy track
6.	Blue Day 05:05	buy track
7.	Driving (Again) 03:37	buy track
8.	Toxic 05:08	buy track
9.	Razzamatazz 04:22	buy track
10.	My Lips (rough mix) 04:19	buy track

about

The Smoking Section was a funk/R&B/rock outfit that played prolifically in the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as select dates up and down the California coast, between 1988 and 1991. The band recorded 3 demo tapes during that time. This release is a compilation of these recordings, extracted from recently-rediscovered DATs.

Tracks 1-3: Recorded at Dancing Dog, Emeryville CA 1988
Engineered & mixed by David Bryson and Damien Rasmussen

Tracks 4-6: Recorded at Alpha & Omega, San Francisco CA 1989
Engineered & mixed by Anne-Marie Scott, Eric Knight and Ron Rigler

Tracks 7-10: Recorded at Different Fur, SF CA 1990
Produced by Boz Scaggs, engineered & mixed by Dan Garcia

Tracks rescued from DAT by Damien Rasmussen.
Remastered by Damon Wood.

credits

released April 2, 2024

All songs written and performed by The Smoking Section.

All music composed by David Hawkins, with the exception of:
Big Fish
Red Idea
Razzamatazz
Composed by B.O.B. / Damon Wood.

All lyrics by Anthony Lippert, with assistance and immoral support from Damon Wood and David Hawkins.

All horn lines written & arranged by The Knee Deep Horns.

PERSONNEL
David Hawkins - drums, percussion (tracks 7-10), piano, backing vocals
Anthony Lippert - vocals
B.O.B - bass, backing vocals
Damon Wood - guitar, backing vocals
Adrian Isabell - percussion (tracks 1 - 6), backing vocals (tracks 1 - 6)
Kenny Brooks - tenor sax (tracks 7 - 10)
Adam Beach - baritone sax (tracks 7 - 10)
Scott Jensen - trumpet (tracks 7 - 10)
Cynthia Lloyd - backing vocals (track 6)
Christine Wall Freeman - backing vocals (track 6)

Cover art by Jeremy Kirsch
Band photo by Beau Brashares
Viva Capture the Flag!

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The Smoking Section Oakland, California

The Smoking Section was a funk/R&B/rock outfit that played prolifically in the San Francisco Bay Area between 1988 and 1991. The band recorded 3 demo tapes during that time.

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