Red Dust and Spanish Lace was the breakthrough debut album by Acoustic Alchemy from 1987. Comprising nine tracks in total, the album spawned the radio-friendly single "Mr. Chow", which was described as "Chinese reggae". Other highlights include "Sarah Victoria", a re-recording of an early demo track, and the title track.
Track listing
Singles "Mr. Chow"
Personnel
Acoustic Alchemy Greg Carmichael – nylon guitar (1–4, 6–9), steel string guitar (2, 5) Nick Webb – steel string guitar, nylon guitar (5)
Additional musicians Rainer Bruninghaus – keyboards (1–5, 7, 9) David Munday – keyboards (6) John Parsons – harmony steel string guitar (1) Werner Kopal – bass (1, 2, 7, 9) Gunnar Plümer – acoustic bass (3, 4) Bert Smaak – drums (1, 2, 4, 7) Mario Argandoña – percussion (1, 3, 5, 7, 9) Simon Morton – percussion (6)
Production John Parsons – producer Klaus Genuit – recording (1–5, 7–9) John Brand – recording (6) Manfred Struck – mixing at Fairland Studios (Bochum, Germany) Milan Bogdan – digital editing Benny Quinn – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee, USA) Simon Levy – art direction Virginia Team – art direction, design Jerry Joyner – front cover artwork Gary Ledden – back cover photography
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