Description

Now a double LP cut at 45 RPM! Improved tracking, high freqency response
Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from the original analog tape
Plated and pressed at Quality Record Pressings
Old-style heavyweight tip-on jacket from Stoughton Printing
A Personal Favorite of Acoustic Sounds CEO Chad Kassem

Praise for the 33 1/3 version:

Audiophiles, this is a must-have LP. The sound is completely natural with no studio artifacts. What stands out, though, are the timbral qualities of the instruments and Whites great voice. Organ, piano and bass are there for harmonic effect, but the sounds of the drums and guitars are some of the best Ive heard from my system. Originally recorded in 1973, this reissue LP jumped to the top of my short list for Audiophilias Star Recordings of the Year, 2013. Anthony Kershaw, , May 2013

From the fantastic opening groove of Saturday Nite in Oak Grove, Louisiana to soul searching ballads like For Ol Times Sake and Ol Mother Earth, Homemade Ice Cream will sustain your interest with great melodies and superb playing. And all are sung with charisma and sensitivity featuring Whites husky baritone voice. Anthony Kershaw, , May 2013

This is, after all, the man who gave Polk Salad Annie to Elvis (although White did hit the charts with it) and Rainy Night in Georgia to Brook Benton, as well as creating hits for Dusty Springfield, Hank Williams Jr. and many othersTJW is swampier than the rest, so this will appeal to anyone who used to read ZigZag. Sound Quality: 86% Ken Kessler, Hi-Fi News, August 2012

Not a song on this album is less than compelling and some are downright searing. Whites vulnerability and ability to convey heartbreak and hurt put him in Roy Orbisons class, though he expresses these feelings less bombasticallyThe sound starts out really good but just gets better as it goes, with side twos final four tracks being astonishingly transparent and intimate-sounding as if youre sitting on the other side of the microphonesThe Quality Record Pressings pressing quality is state of the art. Music = 8/11; Sound = 9/11 Michael Fremer, , March 2012

Among the mass of truly memorable and talented songwriters who practiced their craft in the late 1960s and early 70s, Tony Joe White is the quiet master. Its slightly mind-twisting to think that the LP reissue movement is now digging deep into major-label catalogs the way CD reissues once did. Dig on! Performance = 3.5/5; Sonics = 4/5 Robert Baird, Stereophile, January 2012

You might not know this record, says Chad, but give it a try and I guarantee you will be blown away.

You may or may not know of Tony Joe White, but we all know his two most famous songs Polk Salad Annie and Rainy Night In Georgia. This record is up to the standards of those great numbers. So soulful, humid, rich and textured. Or as Tony Joe would say, Its swampy.

And because its such a classic, such a southern musical touchstone, weve gone and upped the ante making this standout a 45 RPM double LP release. Veteran audiophiles know and hear the difference. With more LP real estate, inner groove distortion is reduced and tracking by your stereo cartridge is improved. Thats a major sonic advantage! Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from the original analog tape, this LP sounds phenomenal from the first note to the last fade out.

The last four songs on side two of this album are going to positively floor you. They are so sparse and bluesy and emotional. And the sound is as good as the music. With this new QRP pressing, the sound is so good its tape-like. So solid and jet-black is the foundation from which the music just jumps. Ya gotta hear it to understand what were trying to describe. Its one of those jaw-hit-the-floor, sit-in-stunned-silence, goose-bump-raising, tears-in-your-eyes records. You know, the kind were all looking for as audiophiles?

When Chad decided to reissue this album, he knew that it wasnt going to be a top-seller. But its one of his all-time favorites for music and sound, and we feel that whoever takes a chance on this one is going to be richly rewarded. We gotta figure this one is going to end up being one of the favorites of some of our customers, too. If you trust us at all, you can buy with great confidence.

Homemade Ice Cream was originally released in 1973 on Warner Bros. and was co-produced by White and legendary Atlantic producer Tom Dowd. Its Whites sixth overall record and his third for Warner Bros. This is very much a back porch acoustic affair. The music has the space to breathe, one of the reasons for the life-like sound.