Any new albums out ?

[waffle]

Hi Michael,

Have you any new albums out on the horizon? looking forward to hearing one .. to go with the rest

[Michael Messer]

Hi Waffle,

It has been far too long since my last album. I was ready to make a new one a couple of years ago, but the deal with the record company never materialised and with one thing and another, the project drifted. Starting up the MM Resonator Guitars business has also been one of the factors that has slowed up me recording a new album. I was planning to release a live album with Louisiana Red which is all recorded, but that too, for various reasons never materialised. I hope to do something with the recordings of fifteen concerts sometime soon.

For the past few months I have been working on material for a new album, which I hope to start recording later this year. I am still unsure as to whether I release it through a record company, or do it myself. Although in my music I am always trying to push boundaries, in my dealings with the business I am old fashioned and believe record companies should finance and release records. The problem with that attitude these days, is that record companies are not investing in records because digital theft has become the most common way of collecting music. Not that long ago, the tour was a promotional tool to sell records. These days it has turned on its head and now the record is a promotional tool (a calling card) for the tour.

Having said all that, I will be recording an album as soon as I am ready to start.

There is a new album just released that I recorded with Ronnie Smith of 'National Debt' fame. The album is called 'Playtime in the Workhouse' and is on Ronnie's own label, No Tom Records.
It is not my album, but I am playing on eight of the nine songs.

The album is available for download on a few sites, but to get an actual CD you should email Ronnie Smith, there is an email on his website ... notomrecords.com

Thanks for asking. As a completist collector, do you have the Sound Techniques DVD 'Guitar Maestros - Michael Messer' ? It is a well made film from a few years ago.

Shine On
Michael

[waffle]

Hi Michael,

Thanks for the Ronnie Smith link i didn't know of that album.
I have not got a copy of your Sound Techniques DVD 'Guitar Maestros.Is it like a showcase or a learn to play dvd?

[Michael Messer]

Hi Waffle,

The DVD is a showcase. It has an interview, me playing some solo songs, and Ed and I playing some songs together. It is a very well made high quality studio film. It is not a tuition DVD. There are reviews and clips on my website.

Best wishes,

Shine On
Michael.

[waffle]

Thanks Michael,

I will go for the DVD then, sounds good.Totally agree with you about the record being the promotional tool these days, also good to hear you have a recording in the pipeline and am sure you will update on the release.

Thanks again,
Waffle.

[slide496]

If you find the DVD for sale please post as i looked and could not find it, thanks

[waffle]

Hi Slide496,
Try Amazon, i have just ordered a brand new copy from there.

[slide496]

Just ordered as well, the series is listed under movies as they are DVDs which is probably why I couldn't find it before.

[Michael Messer]

You found some!

Thanks - I hope you enjoy the film. It was made in a beautiful studio in a barn in Norfolk, UK. The interviewer is Trevor Dann, who (if you look up on Wikipedia) has an amazing track record in British broadcasting.

Shine On
Michael

[Michael Messer]

Hi Waffle,

I know you are a completist, so this list may be of interest....

1988 DIVING DUCK vinyl LP & cassette PT Records
1990 SLIDEDANCE CD & cassette Minidoka
1990 DIVING DUCK CD Minidoka
1990 HUMMINGBIRD CD single Minidoka
1993 RHYTHM OIL CD Minidoka
1995 MOONBEAT CD Appaloosa IRD
1996 NATIONAL AVENUE CD Scratch
1998 SLIDEDANCE re-release CD Koch UK
1998 RHYTHM OIL re-release CD Koch UK
2000 SLIDE GUITAR volume 1 Video/DVD
2001 KING GUITAR CD Catfish
2002 SECOND MIND CD Catfish
2003 PLAY THE BLUES 3CD box-set Catfish
2006 LUCKY CHARMS CD Cooking Vinyl
2006 LUCKY CHARMS CD single Cooking Vinyl
2006 SECOND MIND re-release CD Cooking Vinyl
2006 KING GUITAR re-release CD Cooking Vinyl
2006 GUITAR MAESTROS DVD Sound Techniques
2006 INTRODUCTION TO BLUES SLIDE GUITAR DVD Euro Blues
2006 MM & SECOND MIND BAND DVD (limited edition) BRBF
2007 KING GUITAR CD Soyuz (Russia)
2007 SECOND MIND CD Soyuz (Russia)
2007 LUCKY CHARMS CD Soyuz (Russia)
2008 MICHAEL MESSER & SECOND MIND LIVE CD Rootsway (Italy)
2010 INTRODUCTION TO LAP STEEL GUITAR DVD Euro Blues

GUEST APPEARANCES>>>CDS DVDS TV RADIO>>>>
This is not complete. Radio sessions and some guest appearances are not listed.....

1984 slide guitar on five tracks THE CONTINUOUS PREACHING BLUES Ian Anderson & Mike Cooper Appaloosa
1987 RAI UNO TV (Rome, Italy) NATIONAL GALLERY one track
1988 produced & played on Ted Hawkins – I LOVE YOU TOO PT Records re-released in 2001 as NOWHERE TO RUN Catfish
1988 BBC TV (South) what's on show MICHAEL MESSER BAND
1989 co-produced three tracks THE NEW SOUNDS OF S.E. ROGIE (MM is not credited on album credits) Workers Playtime
1989 slide guitar/banjo Frantic Flintstones (vinyl) NOT XMAS ALBUM Link
1991 BBC TV (Nottingham) news show feature MICHAEL MESSER & ED GENIS
1995 one track BLUES TO BOP compilation CD Blues to Bop
1995 two tracks 'ULTIMATE SLIDE GUIDE' CD Total Guitar
1996 seven tracks THE GUITAR library music CD Funtastik
1996 one track GET WEAVING compilation CD Weaving Records
1998 slide/Hawaiian guitar on four tracks THE KENNET SHEIKS Sheik Music
1998 production & guitar on three tracks Ted Hawkins SUFFER NO MORE Rhino
1999 one track GIVE ME THE BLUES compilation CD Valve
1999 one track BLUES TO BOP compilation CD Blues to Bop
2000 guest slide/steel guitar Doug Cox - STAY LAZY Ragged Pup
2000 one track from STAY LAZY electric slide playing COLD WHEN I'M DEAD in the Terry Gilliam film,TIDELAND
2001 one track - Ginni Hogarth - BETWEEN THESE WALLS Kano Music
2001 one track BLUES IN BRITAIN 2001 comp' CD Blues In Britain
2001 produced & played on Ted Hawkins - NOWHERE TO RUN (re-release of I LOVE YOU TOO) Catfish
2001 two tracks GUITARIST 'PRECIOUS METAL' Guitarist
2002 one track CATFISH RECORDS sampler CD Catfish
2003 slide/steel guitar on four tracks Dave Peabody – SLIDE BY SLIDE Appaloosa
2004 one track CAUGHT IN THE NET compilation CD Spyda
2004 one track A HISTORY OF PROGRESSIVE BLUES vol' 1 Proper
2005 one track A HISTORY OF PROGRESSIVE BLUES vol' 2 Proper
2005 guest appearance - interview & playing GOURMET GUITARS vol' 1 DVD Sushi Overdrive
2006 one track - Lucky Charms COOKING VINYL DELICATESSEN 7 Cooking Vinyl
2007 slide/lap-steel guitar & production FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH - National Debt No Tom
2007 one track PLAY magazine RUSSIA - Comp' CD Soyuz
2007 two tracks THE BEST OF THURDSDAY BLUES CD Woke up this mornin'
2009 one track GUITARIST MAGAZINE cover CD issue 312 Future
2010 two tracks BBC TV CBeebies show 'ZINGZILLAS'
2012 slide/lap-steel guitar & production PLAYTIME IN THE WORKHOUSE - Ronnie Smith No Tom
2012 (DUE FOR RELEASE) BJ Cole TRANSPARENT MUSIC 2 one track


If anyone knows of any others, I would love to know too....

Shine On
Michael

[waffle]

Hi Michael,
I have just been reading about Trevor Dann on Wikipedia,very interesting,i didn't know he wrote the book about Nick Drake.Also how many careers he started.

What have done to me Michael with your last post, i am now having to think about dreaded overtime at work

[waffle]

Michael,
Just to update have managed to find a copy of Side by Slide.Have been after this for ages.I remember seeing a double bill with Dave Peabody and Spencer Bohren in Scunthorpe around 2007? a good gig.I remember Dave Peabody commenting on how good your slide playing was on the album Michael.
Funny enough i don't think he had any copies with him at the time.It's so annoying that's such a recent album is hard to come by , but nice when you find one!

[Michael Messer]

Hi Waffle,

Well done, you found a copy of Dave's album! I enjoyed playing on the tracks and I think all the guest slide players did some great stuff.

Many 'specialist' albums are not manufactured in great quanities and drift into obscurity.

You read about Trevor Dann. Trevor has quite a track record and was great fun to work with.

Shine On
Michael

[kiwi]

Well, my copy of King Guitar arrived from Canada this evening, so hoping to listen on my drive to work tomorrow morning, should be great background for a 45 minute drive over the mountains.

[waffle]

Hi Kiwi,
That is a great album! you will enjoy it..and is great to drive to, or and just admire the cd artwork while you listen to it at home in comfort! There is a lot of love and thought put into the design of MM's albums other than the music of cause.
World Turns To King Guitar!