Tommy Guerrero
From The Soil To The Soul 2LP

Tommy Guerrero’s much-loved 4th LP – the smooth West Coast classic From The Soil To The Soul - gets its first ever vinyl release. As the follow up to his revered Soul Food Taqueria, this album was originally released by Quannum Records 2006 but only on CD.

From The Soil To The Soul represents a continuation of Tommy’s blissful guitar-soul whilst demonstrating increasingly complex chops and a slightly darker side to his distinctive sound. His spare, effortless funk is blended here with elements of Americana, heavy psych, lo-fi fuzz and intoxicating Latin rhythms. Combined with his typically breezy, laid-back San Franciscan style, it’s a vibe from start to finish.

Recorded primarily in his home studio, Tommy wrote, arranged and played nearly all the instruments, including bass, guitar, keyboards, percussion and kalimba. Renowned street artist Barry McGee, aka Twist, designed the cover art which Tommy has now recast in a deep, deep red for the vinyl version.

As ever with Tommy, the highlights are many and memorable. From twinkling, sun-drenched opener Hello Again to the penultimate, punk-rocking track Let Me In Let Me Out (featuring the melodic yet fearsome rapping of Lyrics Born), the variety across the LP is relentless, but satisfying, and without once losing focus.

Working with Tommy directly, the LP has been fully remastered, cut on to heavyweight wax, and comes with artwork freshly reworked by the man himself.

NEW / Released in 2006 / Reissue 2019

Tracklist:

A1 Hello Again

A2 The Under Dog

A3 Badder Than Bullets

A4 Tomorrow's Goodbye

A5 No Guns More Glory

A6 War No More

A7 Salve

A8 Mission Flats

B1 1966

B2 Don't Fake It

B3 Just Ain't Me

B4 Create And Destroy

B5 Let Me In Let Me Out

B6 Molotov Telegram