Recorded: September 24, 2000 at Terminal Recording Studio in Ridgeland, Mississippi. Engineered, mixed and mastered by Randy Everett.
This post includes 4 additional tracks that were not included on the actual release… alternate mixes of “Mid-Riff” (track 11) and “Waggin’ The Dragon” (track 12), Booker’s isolated tenor solo from “Waggin’ The Dragon (track 13), and isolated guitar solo and hand claps from “You Can’t Do That” (track 13).
Personnel: Barry Leach-guitar (vocals on track 8), Kevin Lewis-alto saxophone, Booker Walker-tenor saxophone, Terry Miller-trumpet & flugelhorn, George Reid-bass, Denny Burkes-drums, Adib Owens-Sabir-percussion, Jimmy Jarratt-keys (tracks 1, 3 & 10), Sergio Fernandez-keys (tracks 2, 4, 5 & 6), Patrick Smith-keys (track 7), Steve Chester-backing vocals (track 8), Mike Pinter-backing vocals (track 8), Kelly Pates-backing vocals (track 8).

Recorded: September 8 & 15, 1998 at Terminal Recording Studio in Ridgeland, Mississippi. Engineered, mixed and mastered by Randy Everett.
This post includes 2 additional tracks that were not included on the actual release… the unreleased outtake “The Sidewinder” (track 12) and the complete version of “The Streetbeater” (track 13).
Personnel: Barry Leach-guitar, Kevin Lewis-alto saxophone (vocals track 10), Terry Miller-trumpet & flugelhorn, George Reid-bass, Denny Burkes-drums, Adib Owens-Sabir-congas & percussion, Jimmy Jarratt-keys (tracks 1, 2, 3, 8 & 11), Sergio Fernandez-keys (tracks 5, 6, 7, 9 & 10), Audrey Foster-vocals (track 7), Deb Leach-voice (track 4… respectfully taken from the LP How To Speak Hip by Del Close & John Brent).

This CD was recorded live in the studio September 2006 and released in late 2007 on the Hep-Tone Fidelity label. Featuring: Barry Leach – guitar; Adib Sabir – percussion and vocals; Richard Brown – bass; Sergio Fernandez – piano; Denny Burkes – drums.

Take two bored University of Southern Mississippi students with a real knack for pop songwriting, give them ten years to amass a catalog of material and then throw me in the mix on drums. Next… talk the owner of a Belgian record label into giving you a small budget, fly a native Mississippi producer back home from Los Angeles and PRESTO! You’ve got the debut Great Big Buildings disc! We even managed to get a review into Melody Maker magazine (UK).

Recorded at Parallax Studio in Ridgeland, Mississippi by James Griffin and Roby Duke and mixed in Los Angeles by Roby. Kenny Nowell-guitar and vocals; Steve Long-bass and lead vocals; Denny Burkes-drums; Jane Kelly Williams-backing vocals. Released on CD and 12-inch vinyl (along with a 7-inch vinyl single and CD-single) in 1990 on Belgium’s Les Disques du Crépuscule label.

On April 10, 2008 I took my drums to Graeme’s school, introduced the kids to the different parts of the drum kit and played a little for them.