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Down at the Khyber

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Released
  
July 10, 2001

Label
  
Brobdingnagian

Release date
  
10 July 2001

Length
  
47:00

Artist
  
Joel Plaskett

Genre
  
Indie rock

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Recorded
  
Ultramagnetic Recording; The Khyber, Halifax, Nova Scotia Oct-Nov 2000

Down at the Khyber (2001)
  
Truthfully Truthfully (2003)

Producers
  
Joel Plaskett, Ian McGettigan

Nominations
  
Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year

Similar
  
Joel Plaskett albums, Indie rock albums

Joel plaskett emergency down at the khyber full album


Down at the Khyber is the first album that Joel Plaskett recorded with his backing band The Emergency. The title was influenced by the many days and nights spent playing and recording at The Khyber.

Contents

Down at the Khyber was named the 46th greatest Canadian album of all time by Bob Mersereau in his book The Top 100 Canadian Albums.

Track listing

All songs written by Joel Plaskett except where noted.

  1. "Down at the Khyber"
  2. "There's Love in the Air"
  3. "Maybe We Should Just Go Home"
  4. "Clueless Wonder"
  5. "This Is a Message"
  6. "Unconditional Love"
  7. "Waiting to Be Discovered"
  8. "True Patriot Love"
  9. "Blinding Light"
  10. "It's Catchin' On"
  11. "Cry Together" (Alton Ellis & Coxsone Dodd)
  12. "Light of the Moon"

Personnel

  • Joel Plaskett: vocals, guitars, pedal steel, mandolin, keyboards
  • Tim Brennan: bass, backing vocals, piano
  • Dave Marsh: drums, backing vocals, percussion, organ

    • With Guests:

  • Ruth Minnikin: vocals on Track 9
  • Ian McGettigan: acoustic guitar on Track 12, tambourine and backing vocals on Track 9
  • Charles Austin: bouzouki on Track 12
  • Bill Plaskett: banjo on Track 12
  • Valerie Salez: backing vocals on Track 12

    • Production

  • Produced by Joel Plaskett with Ian McGettigan
  • Recorded by Ian McGettigan at Ultramagnetic Recording, Halifax, Nova Scotia (Oct/Nov 2000)
  • Technical assistance by Charles Austin and Kenny Lewis
  • Mastered by Brett Zilaki at Metalworks Studios, Mississauga, Ontario

    • Songs

    1Down at the Khyber4:39
    2There's Love in the Air2:59
    3Maybe We Should Just Go Home2:57

    References

    Down at the Khyber Wikipedia
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