Big as Life
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| Big as Life | ||||
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| Released | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Anti-folk | |||
| Label | Doolittle Mercury | |||
| Producer | Jeff Cole | |||
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Big as Life is an album by the American musician Hamell on Trial, released in 1994.[1][2] It was put out by Doolittle Records, and picked up by Mercury the following year.[3][4] "Sugarfree" was released as a single.[5] Hamell on Trial promoted the album by touring with Syd Straw.[6]
Produced by Jeff Cole, Big as Life was recorded in Austin, Texas, in a warehouse room above the Electric Lounge club.[7][8][9] Alejandro Escovedo helped Hamell with the demos.[10] Hamell played a 1937 Gibson on the album.[11] The instrumentation consists of guitar, sometimes accompanied by violin or bass.[12] "Blood of the Wolf" is about a childhood friend who attempted to rob a Kentucky Fried Chicken with a fork.[13] A cover of "Folsom Prison Blues" appears as an unlisted track.[14]
