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Unfortunately, the firebug has since struck at the German pressing plant - many masters and matrices were destroyed, including those of HARD ROAD BLUES. Re-pressing was therefore impossible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eDuring Corona 2020, however, I had a lot of time to look through my stock of recordings and I also found the HARD ROAD BLUES master tapes. This gave rise to the idea of reissuing this record. I contacted Christoph Stickel from CSMastering. Christoph had already done an excellent remastering of my \"Baby Wants To Boogie\" LP from 1987 and was therefore predestined to carry out this rather delicate work for HARD ROAD BLUES as well. 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You bet! \u003cem\u003e(1988, Frets Magazine, USA)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheessinks’ re-workings of traditional delta-blues are light years past any other contemporary bluesman. 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The pairing of Theessink's deep, emotive baritone with Evans' gospel-colored tenor makes this record one of the year's best acoustic outings. Recorded over two days in Los Angeles,\u0026nbsp;Visions strips down to only to Theessink's and Evans' guitars on five of it's 13 tunes. The only additions are Phil Bloch's percussive touches on the remaining tracks and Richard Thompson's electric guitar on two songs.The album mixes well-written originals with novel interpretations of American classics. In a fresh take on Memphis Slim's \"Mother Earth,\" Theessink's graveyard-call lead vocal is answered by both men harmonizing the chorus. On J.B.Lenoir's oft-recorded \u0026nbsp;\"Talk To Your Daughter,\" Evans quietly pleads the message as he and Theessink boogie on guitars. Fats Domino's \"Let The Four Winds Blow\" boasts a friendly back-porch vibe, thanks to Thompson's breezy guitar lines and Theessink's effortless slide work. On Willie Dixon's \"You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover,\" Evans' voice leads until the song's final minute, when Bo Diddley speaks the closing verses and the guitar licks transform into Diddley's signature riff.The originals range from Theessink's \"Going Back Home,\" where his harp and Evans' guitar pay homage to great duos such as Sonny Terry \u0026amp; Brownie McGhee, to \"Vicksburg is my Home,\" a sultry Delta piece Theessink wrote in honor of of Evans' birthplace. The record closes with Evans' seven-minute \"Come to the River,\" an autobiographical rap that recalls the Sunday baptism services every child of the Delta remembers. 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With his sonorous baritone voice and unmistakable guitar work Hans is in great demand – delighting audiences around the world with his rich and emotional sounds. The US blues press called him “An international blues treasure” and “One of the world’s pre-eminent pickers”. The legendary Bo Diddley called him “One helluva guitar player”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTERRY EVANS\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u0026nbsp; TERRY hails from Vicksburg, Mississippi. At a very early age he was exposed to gospel music in the local church and knew that singing was his call. In a career that spans over 50 years, Terry has done several albums under his own name and has a long working relationship as a backing vocalist with Ry Cooder. Terry‘s voice is pure “Mississippi Magic” – the real deal and one of the most soulful voices in the business. 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