Remastered Damaged Goods!
On Tuesday, March 24 (Brian Krumm’s birthday), a remastered version of our 2000 record Damaged Goods, produced by Adam Schmitt, will be released on all streaming services. Please “pre-save” using this link: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/thegreatcrusades/damaged-goodsOriginally released by Glitterhouse Records (Europe) and Checkered Past Records (North America), the album features longtime fan favorites “Feels So Good,” “Lucky,” and “Name I Don’t Recall.” Remastered by Jason NeSmith (Chase Park Transduction) and Brian Leach. Photography by Stephen Austin Welch and design by Brian Hunt. Damaged Goods was the first record that featured Krumm, Hunt, Leach, and Christian Moder. Here are the original credits and thank yous:Photos by Stephen Austin Welch Credits:Featuring BRIAN KRUMM BRIAN HUNT CHRISTIAN MODER BRIAN LEACH Brian Krumm : vocals, guitar, harmonica, banjo Brian Hunt : bass, double bass Christian Moder : drums, piano, accordion, percussion Brian Leach : organ, vocals, piano, guitar Jake Brookman : cello Mary Weingartner : violin Todd Tedder : trumpet, vocals John Mose : trombone Frank Octane : alto saxophone, jawharp Laura Coy : background vocals and additional lyrics Judyann Reis : baritone and tenor saxophone Photography by Stephen Austin Welch Album notes:With all my worldly possessions Sanford-and-Son-ed in the back of Brian Leach’s Toyota pickup, I arrived in Chicago about 11:30 p.m. on May 16, 1998. With a welcoming party from Leach and my new roommate, Brian Hunt, I promptly proceeded to lose my mind and the next day, my keys. Such was the first night at my new home—a big loft at North and Oakley avenues, in Wicker Park. I started writing the songs on this CD soon after, with the help of Hunt, Leach, and Christian Moder, who had recently relocated here from Los Angeles. The songs were all done within about a year, but we figured we better try ‘em out and see what stuck. So, we did a tour of Germany and Austria to play the new songs and to support the European release of The First Spilled Drink of the Evening in May 1999. But most of the songs were inspired by experiences we all had right here in Chicago. What this means is that if you hear places and names in the songs that sound real, they usually are. Cases in point with the Hungry Brain, the Pontiac Cafe, and Bernadette, a lady I met right on the front step of my new place. It seems only appropriate that we did...
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