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Descriptive Summary

Biographical Note

Scope and Contents

Restrictions

Index Terms

Administrative Information

Description of Series

CDs:

DVDs:

CD and DVD Sets:

45 rpm singles:

Audiocassettes:

7-inch reel audiotapes:

LP albums:

Music memorabilia:

Concert posters (11” X 17”):

University of Texas, Center for American History

James Nash Music Collection



Descriptive Summary

Creator: Nash, James
Title: James Nash Music Collection
Dates: [circa 1970s]-2009
Accession No.: 2007-263; 2009-006; 2009-128
Extent: 3 linear feet
Language: Materials are in English.
Repository: Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin

Biographical Note

Jim Nash is a longtime resident of Austin. He attended the University of Texas at Austin and graduated in 1973 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics and a minor in Computer Science. Jim has been a member of the Austin and Texas music scene listening audience since high school, appreciating the unique place that it is, and attempting to capture as much of this music as he can, given his talents and resources. He is involved in various audio/video engineering projects, including restoration, mastering, production and promotion, and works with many local Austin musicians.

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Scope and Contents

Collection contains digitally-remastered versions of out-of-print LPs and commercial recordings primarily by musicians based in Austin, Texas. Artists particularly well-represented are Spencer Perskin, Shiva's Headband, and Greezy Wheels. Audio formats include compact discs (CDs), audiocassette tapes, 7-inch open reel-to-reel audiotapes, LP albums, and DVDs. Also included is a small selection of promotional music memorabilia and 11” X 17” concert posters.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Use of audio material by appointment only; please contact sound archivist.

Use Restrictions

Unrestricted use.

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Index Terms

Subjects (Persons)
Nash, James -- Archives.
Subjects
Music -- Texas -- Austin -- 20th century.
Music -- Texas -- Austin -- 21st century.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

James Nash Music Collection, [circa 1970s]-2009, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

CDs:

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2.325/S99 A.N. McCallum High School Bands
The 1972-73 A.N. McCallum High School Bands, Austin, TX 1972-1973
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2.325/S104 The Astronaut Suit, Soul of a Man (self-produced), 2007
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2.325/S99 The Black Angels:
Passover, 2006
The Black Angels, 2005
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2.325/S104 Directions to See a Ghost (Light in the Attic LITA 033), 2008
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2.325/S99 Blue Flame:
Texas Heat, 1998
Demo, 1998
Bourland:
Cathedrals of Sand – demo copy, 2003
Bud Light, Tu Musica Tu Cerveza
Butthole Surfers:
Pioughd, 1991
Electriclarryland, 1996
Troy Campbell:
Long in the Sun, 2006
American Breakdown, 2002
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2.325/S104 Live at Flipnotics with guests, Austin, TX, May 7, 2009
Live at Flipnotics with guests, Austin, TX, May 14, 2009
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2.325/S99 Troy Young Campbell:
Man vs. Beast
Joe “King” Carrasco & the Crowns:
Synapse Gap (digitized copy of 1982 LP album)
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2.325/S104 Cleve and Sweet Mary:
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Totally (Self-produced), undated
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2.325/S99 Coffee Sergeants:
Moonlight Towers (two copies), 1993
El-Ariesh, 2004
Consolation has no Phone…, 2002
The Blessing House, 1999
Self-titled, 2006
Del Castillo:
Vida, 2002
Brothers of the Castle, 2001
Brotherhood, 2006
Donovan:
Live at SXSW (recorded and mastered by Jim Nash), 2007
Double Trouble:
Been A Long Time, 2001
Shane Dwight Band:
Done With You
Joe Ely:
Live at Liberty Lunch, 1990
Live at Antone’s, 2000
EPS:
Just When You Thought You Were Safe… (digitized copy of cassette tape), 1987
Roky Ericson:
Gremlins Have Pictures
Gremlins Have Pictures [bootleg CD] (digitized copy of LP album)
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2.325/S104 Roky Erickson’s Ice Cream Social, Threadgill’s World Headquarters, Austin, TX, March 19, 2009
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2.325/S99 Roky Erickson with the Explosives:
Live at Rock Island (digitized copy of 1979 live recording on KPFT-Houston)
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2.325/S104 Halloween: Live, 1979-1981 (Steady Boy SB-0022), 2007
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2.325/S99 Flounders Without Eyes:
What Will It Bring
Movin’ On
Guy Forsyth:
Voices Inside: An Acoustic Record
Steak, 2000
Love Songs: For and Against (autographed), 2005
Can You Live Without, 1999
The Guy Forsyth Band:
High Temperature, 1994
Needlegun, 1995
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2.325/S104 Kinky Friedman:
[Self-titled] (Varèse Sarabande Digital VSD-5488), c1974
Live from Austin, TX (New West NW6124), 2007
Sold American (Vanguard VMD-79333), c1973
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2.325/S99 The Funky Beans:
Live at Margaritaville
Jimmy George Band:
She, 2002
Greezy Wheels:
“Have a Greezy Holiday”/”In the Middle”
HipPOP
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2.325/S104 Greezy Wheels, HipPoP (Tana), undated
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2.325/S99 “Assorted Greezy Wheels” (unpublished compilation), 2002
String Theory
“String Theory 10-cuts”
Greezy Wheels (digitized copy of LP album)
Millennium Greezy (two copies-one unopened), 2001
Juz Loves Dem Ol’ Greezy Wheels (digitized copy of 1975 LP album)
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2.325/S104 Billy Hallmark:
Still Fallin’ (Self-produced), 2007
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2.325/S99 Highwaymen:
Live Texas Radio
The Hudson’s:
Songs About People, 2003
Live Album, 2005
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2.325/S104 Humble Time! The Texas Songwriters Radio Showcase #144: Troy Young Campbell: “Just the Facts” (Humble Productions, 2000)
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2.325/S99 Eric Johnson:
Venus Isle, 1996
The Keepers:
Looking For a Sign
Every Dog Is a Star, 1997
Mike Kindred, “Handstand”’/David Olney, “The Wheel”/Troy Campbell, “American Breakdown”/Ponty Bone, “Fantasize”/R.C. Banks “Cowboy Corner”
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2.325/S104 Shelley King:
Rockin’ the Dancehall (Lemonade 66633-11132), 2004
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2.325/S99 KGSR Lonestar State of Mind:
Van Wilks CD Release and Roky Erickson & The Explosives, Saxon Pub, Austin, TX (two copies), November 18, 2005
KLBJ FM’s Local Licks Live, 1991
1973-1974 L.C. Anderson High School Trojan Bands
Loose Diamonds:
New Location, 1994
Burning Daylight, 1993
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2.325/S104 Fresco Fiasco! (Freedom FR1011), undated
Reunion Gig @ Jovita’s (for Beth), Austin, TX, April 10, 2009
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2.325/S99 Romaine Lowdermilk:
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[Cowboy songs], Phoenix, AZ [2001]
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2.325/S104 Ian McLagan:
Bump in the Night (Maniac MRCD 0002), undated
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2.325/S99 Ian McLagan & the Bump Band:
Rise & Shine!, 2004
Spiritual Boy: An Appreciation of Ronnie Lane, 2006
Ian McLagain & the Bump Band Live (recorded on KUT Liveset)
Live at the Lucky Lounge, May 3, 2007
Bump in the Night
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2.325/S104 Never Say Never (Maniac MRCD0007), 2007[?]
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2.325/S99 Patti McClean and Crash! Bam! Boom!:
Easy to Love (two copies-one unopened), 1999
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2.325/S104 Kick Off the Blues / Disfruta el Blues (Nuharmony n.n.), 2005
Live at El Sol y La Luna (Jim Nash), 2008
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2.325/S99 Mincemeat:
Hold the Phone: Comedy Prank Phone Calls, 2001
Monte Montgomery:
Wishing Well, 2001
Mirror, 1999
1st and Repair, 1998
Ian Moore:
Modernday Folklore, 1995
Luminaria, 2004
Ian Moore’s Got the Green Grass, 1998
Ron Nottebart:
Under a Bushel, 2002
Arguments from a Cornfield, 2000
Bruce Newman and Washtub Jerry:
Cajun Cowboys, 1993
Omar and the Howlers:
Big Delta, 2001
SwingLand, 1999
Spencer Perskin:
Songwriter Demonstration
Magic Feather (unpublished compilation), 2001
“Spencer Perskin Project,” 2006
“7 Ruffs”
“Spencer Perskin Songwriter Demonstration”
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2.325/S104 Dogman (self-produced), 2008
“Lover’s Army” Mix 5, undated
Spencer, Susi, and Tiva Perskin:
Acoustic Songs (Jim Nash), 2008
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2.325/S99 Pinetop Perkins:
Back on Top (Telarc Blues CD 83489), 2000
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2.325/S104 The Kevin Phillips Singer Songwriter Circle Showcase, featuring Whitey Ray Huitt, Spencer Perskin, and Jerry Rigged (Jim Nash), 2008
Patrice Pike:
Unraveling, 2006
Poor Yorick:
A Fish Tale…and Other Table Epic Nonsense (Self-produced), 2007
Yuletide Fool, 2008
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2.325/S99 What Fools, 1992
Das tunes, 1988-1997
Comedies and Tragedies (two copies), 1990
Caucasia, 1996
Armchair Vacation (two copies), 1988
Aren’t You Glad You Came!, 2005
Oliver Rajamani:
Sabas, 2004
Pakiam, 2001
Jerry Rigged:
Songs from Rodent Ranch, 2005
Special Limited Edition, 2000
Jerry Rigged & Spencer Perskin:
Live on JRRI International Shortwave Radio (digitized copy of live recordings), 2000
Shake Russell Dana Cooper Band:
Self-titled album (digitized copy of 1981 LP album)
Shiva’s Headband:
The Temple of Rock N Roll, 2001
Take Me to the Mountains (digitized copy of 1970s LP album)
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2.325/S104 Take Me to the Mountains…Plus (Akarma AK 359), undated
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2.325/S99 Classics, Volume One: Down in Texas, 1996
Remember the Armadillo (digitized copy of audio cassette tape) 1999
Psychedelic Yesterday
Armadillo (digitized copy of 45 album)
Post Analog-Bits from a Shoebox (digitized compilation from various live and studio sources)
Shiva’s Headband Live (digitized copy from open reel tape)
“Live at the Elysium, Austin, TX,” October 10, 2003
Kaleidoscopic YesterDaze
In the Primo of Life
In the Primo of Life (digitized copy of LP album)
“Faces Nightclub-Dallas” (two copies), 1975
Coming to a Head
Coming to a Head (digitized copy of LP album; two copies)
Basement Tapes (digitized copy of live recordings and audio cassette tape)
Shiva’s Headband Experience:
“Live Radio-KPFT Houston, TX, recorded at Fitzgerald’s,” February 2006
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2.325/S104 Sisters Morales:
Ain’t No Perfect Diamond (Luna LR 2581), 1997
Someplace Far Away from Here (Luna 2582), 1999
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2.325/S99 Huey “Piano” Smith and the Clowns:
‘Twas the Night before Christmas (digitized copy of 1962 LP album)
Powell St. John:
Right Track Now, 2005
Tamasha Africana:
Self-titled album
Jesse ‘Guitar’ Taylor:
Last Night
The Tommy Hall Schedule:
Live on Monkey Island, Demo DVD (psychedelic resurgence), 2003
Uranium Savages:
Party with the Pope
Big Ones, 1999
“Tues Oct 31 Saxon Pub”
Trust Us (digitized copy of 1979 LP album; two copies)
Radio-Active! (digitized copy of 1980 LP album)
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2.325/S104 Patricia Vonne:
Firebird (Bandolera n.n.), 2007
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2.325/S99 Guitars & Castanets (autographed), 2005
Self-titled (autographed), 2003
Brad Whitfield:
Just A Plain Ol’ Cowboy (digitized copy of audio cassette tape)
Steve Whitfield:
Unfinished Mansions of Soul
Rusty Wier:
Self-titled (digitized copy of 1975 LP album; two copies)
Are We There Yet?
Van Wilks:
Texas Jukin’ (two copies), 2002
Soul of a Man, 1995
Running from Ghosts, 2005
Koko’s Hideaway, 1999
Bombay Tears
Demo Tape, 1981
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2.325/S104 Live at Nuno’s, Austin, TX (Jim Nash), 2007
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2.325/S99 Bob Wills/Tommy Duncan and the Texas Playboys:
Together again… (digitized copy of 1961 LP album; two copies)
Carolyn Wonderland:
Bloodless Revolution
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2.325/S104 Miss Understood (Bismeaux Productions CD9591), 2008
Alcohol & Salvation, 2001
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2.325/S99 Hally Wood:
O’ Lovely Appearance of Death (two copies)

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DVDs:

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2.325/S100 Troy Campbell:
Tall Tales & Other Big Lies, Collection Agency Films (includes booklet: Tall Tales and Other Big Lies: Stories of Ray Wylie Hubbard, illustrated by José Luis González)
Donovan:
There Is an Ocean, 1970
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2.325/S104 Greezy Wheels (Evangeline Café Music Series):
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2.325/S100 Live at Evangeline Café (demo DVD), January 20, 2009
Jay Hodgson news story, KTBC-TV, Austin (includes photo postcard with Uncle Jay and Packer Jack)
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2.325/S104 Message from Space:
Live at Ruta Maya, Austin, TX, January 10, 2009
Fred Mitchim:
13th Floor Elevators Guitar Chords
Poor Yorick:
1st Set at Waterloo Ice House, Austin, TX, Demo DVD, December 20, 2008
Westlake High School graduation, 2008
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2.325/S100 Wheatfield, “Austin City Limits” PBS telecast, 1976
William B. Travis High School (Austin, TX) Class of 1967 “Memories,” 2007

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CD and DVD Sets:

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2.325/S100 Spencer Perskin Documentary:
Magic Feather, Spencer Perskin & Friends/A Head of His Times
The Tommy Hall Schedule:
Live on Monkey Island Demo DVD (Psychedelic Resurgence), 2003

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45 rpm singles:

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2.325/S100 Uranium Savages:
Party with the Pope, 1987

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Audiocassettes:

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2.325/S100 Shiva’s Headband:
Psychedelic Yesterday, 1995
In the Primo of Life, 1995
Remember the Armadillo, 1991

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7-inch reel audiotapes:

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2.325/S100 Shiva’s Headband:
14 studio tapes, [circa 1986]

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LP albums:

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2.325/R54 The Shake Russell Dana Cooper Band:
Self-titled album, 1981
Uranium Savages:
Radio-Active!, 1980
Trust Us, 1979
1973-1974 L.C. Anderson High School Trojan Bands
The 1972-73 A.N. McCallum High School Bands

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Music memorabilia:

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2.325/S100 Mary Hattersley Benefit:
Sweet Mary Aid commemorative package, La Zona Rosa, Austin, Texas (includes CD: Sweet Mary’s Pickup Band, Armadillo World Headquarters Thanksgiving Day Jam, November 23, 1979, CD: Armadillo Radio Headquarters, 1974, Cover letter from Eddie Wilson , Original graphic designs by Michael Priest and Jim Franklin, Photographs by Burton Wilson), December 10, 2000
Roky Erickson:
Personal fan
The Cornell Hurd Band:
Whoopee cushion
Inflatable air guitar
Assorted bumper stickers, bookmarks, and postcards

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Concert posters (11” X 17”):

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2.325/T58c Shiva’s Headband/Tommy Hall at the Elysium (Austin), 2003
Shiva’s Headband/Crystal Image at Threadgill’s World Headquarters (Austin), 2006
Ian McLagan and the Bump Band at the Lucky Lounge (Austin), 2007

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