| What's Left of Spider John | ||||
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| Released | 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 20 and 23 July 2012, Studio 65, London, UK | |||
| Genre | Folk, blues | |||
| Label | Hornbeam | |||
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What's Left of Spider John is an album by folk and blues musician John Koerner, released in 2013. The album was recorded in mono through valve microphones and mixed live to tape using vintage Ampex equipment.
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| The Guardian |   [1] |
Writing for The Guardian , music critic Robin Denselow wrote of the album "Whether backed by Chip Taylor Smith's fiddle or accompanied only by bones percussion, his approach is always no-nonsense, rhythmic and gutsy." [1]
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