Dirt Merchant (1999)

Magdalen - The Dirt
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 175 MB | Full Artwork: 34 MB | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: Intense Records # FLD9499 | Country/Year: US 1994
Genre: Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Style: Acoustic, Folk

Magdallan (later known as Magdalen), was an American Christian metal supergroup, originally started in 1990, as a studio project and collaboration between Ken Tamplin and Lanny Cordola. The band was active from 1990 to 1995, released 2 albums and an EP, and was signed to Intense Records and Essential Records respectively. (…) After Ken Tamplin left the band, the name was changed to Magdalen for the second release Revolution Mind and The Dirt EP.

Leslie West first gained recognition as the lead guitarist for the Vagrants, a locally popular 1960s Long Island group. One of that band's singles was produced by Felix Pappalardi, a bass player who also produced Cream. After the Vagrants and Cream split up, Pappalardi played bass on and produced West's debut solo album, Mountain (July 1969). Following its release, the two teamed up with drummer Norman Smart (soon replaced by Corky Laing) and keyboard player Steve Knight to form the band Mountain. They cut the albums Climbing! (February 1970, a gold-selling LP featuring the Top 40 single "Mississippi Queen"), Nantucket Sleighride (January 1971, which also went gold), and Flowers of Evil (November 1971). In 1972, Pappalardi left Mountain to return to producing.

He first grabbed the attention of the blues world around 1965-66 when Jewel Records released some Scotty Moore produced singles and a subsequent LP (recently re-released as Jelly Roll Blues on compact disc) by vocalist/guitarist/harp player Frank Frost which featured Arthur's incredible harp work with Sam Carr on drums. After moving to St. Louis, he relegated music to part-time status and concentrated on raising his family….

After falling out with mentor Ozzy Osbourne following the recording sessions for 1995's Ozzmosis, guitarist Zakk Wylde struck out on his own with his first solo album, Book of Shadows, in 1996. When it failed to score any mainstream success, the six-stringer took an extended break before resurfacing with a new album and band called Black Label Society in 1999, featuring Wylde on vocals, guitar, and bass and drummer Phil Ondich.

Carl Jackson, an accomplished bluegrass instrumentalist and songwriter, was born September 18, 1953, in Louisville, MS. While playing in his father's bluegrass band at the age of 14, he was approached by Jim & Jesse to join their backing group, the Virginia Boys. He accepted and spent most of his teenage years playing banjo for Jim & Jesse and other groups at the Grand Ole Opry…