I just finished mastering Austin Stahl’s (Private Eleanor, Small Sur) first solo record, The Things You Carry. It’s a great record. Wonderful lyrics and beautiful melodies. He recorded it on his cassette 8-track at his house. You can download the record for free here.

Prelude/The Things You Carry

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The Ballad Of Buena Vista

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There’s also a bonus record called 1982 which is his birth year and contains songs released that year. My favorite is definitely the Bruce Springsteen cover of “Used Cars”.