Comments on: Hooks ‘N’ You: “Produced by Don Dixon”

By: Don Dixon and Marti Jones LIVE!: The Official Bootleg | Popdose

Don Dixon and Marti Jones LIVE!: The Official Bootleg | Popdose — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:33:58 +0000

[...] themselves. If youâ€™re a loyal Popdose reader or Dixon fan, you hopefully recall the series of articles my colleague Will Harris and I devoted to him last autumn; in the coming weeks you may [...]

By: The Popdose Interview: Marti Jones | Popdose

The Popdose Interview: Marti Jones | Popdose — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:30:48 +0000

[...] writers have sought her out recently â€“ or perhaps because she (like Dixon, whoâ€™s also been quite generous to Popdose in recent months) is simply a terrific human being — our conversation resembled a [...]

By: The Popdose Guide to Don Dixon | Popdose

The Popdose Guide to Don Dixon | Popdose — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:02:53 +0000

[...] recollections of his producing career were the topic of last weekâ€™s Hooks â€™Nâ€™ You column, and he reflected on some of his best-remembered songs two weeks ago in that same space. Weâ€™ve [...]

By: Mikey C

Mikey C — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:34:38 +0000

Now I realize why I bought that Wednesday Week on vinyl – DD produced it.

Great work, Will, with one of the real giants of American music.

By: Mikey C

Mikey C — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:34:38 +0000

Now I realize why I bought that Wednesday Week on vinyl – DD produced it.

Great work, Will, with one of the real giants of American music.

By: WHarrisBullzEye

WHarrisBullzEye — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:36:39 +0000

Yeah, actually, Dixon's take on “Why” is on the same cassette that introduced me to him (and “Praying Mantis”) in the first place: “The Enigma Variations, Vol. 2.”

By: bama

bama — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:37:20 +0000

An excellent interview. Thank you for the work you put into it.

By: breadalbane

breadalbane — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:06:21 +0000

Thanks again for this.

By the way, Dixon recorded a cover of “Why” that I prefer to the Wednesday Week original (although I like the original, too). Dixon's version was released as the b-side of “Praying Mantis”, at least on the 7″ I have.

By: WHarrisBullzEye

WHarrisBullzEye — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:24:49 +0000

I have found a better copy of it and have duly replaced it to increase the level of your listening enjoyment.

By: WHarrisBullzEye

WHarrisBullzEye — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:20:16 +0000

Actually, Dumptruck was still releasing new albums as late as 2001, and Rykodisc reissued their first few albums with bonus tracks a few years ago. As of 2007, they had made a claim on their MySpace page that they were recording a new album, but no sign of it yet. Maybe one of these days I'll spotlight “For the Country,” as that's my favorite of their records…