Nikki Sudden

Track 1 – Treasure Island
Track 2 – Too Bad For You
Track 3 – The Road Of Broken Dreams
Track 4 – Death Is Hanging Over Me
Track 5 – Countess
Track 6 – Break Up
Track 7 – High And Lonesome
Track 8 – Liquor, Guns And Ammo
Track 9 – Happy Birthday
Track 10 – I Belong To You
Track 11 – Russian River
Track 12 – Back To The Coast
Track 13 – Midget Submarines
Track 14 – Fortune Of Fame
Track 15 – E:) Pirate Girls
Track 16 – Looking For A Friend

MP3 ZIP file is here

Here’s Nikki Sudden playing a short set backed by Kevn Kinney (Nikki’s diary suggests he played more this night, but I don’t have it; maybe he played again after The High Strung‘s set and I’d already left). I had no clue about Nikki (or Swell Maps, or Jacobites), luckily 8-Track Gorilla urged me to record this.

Track 1 – The Road Of Broken Dreams
Track 2 – Happy Birthday
Track 3 – The Bagman And The Twangman
Track 4 – Don’t Let Them Mess With You
Track 5 – Hog-Washing Time
Track 6 – High And Lonesome
Track 7 – Bye Bye Johnny

Former Athens resident (and Swell Maps leader) Nikki Sudden assembled this pickup band of Athens all-stars for a handful of Athens/Atlanta appearances. Philip McArdle (Star Room Boys) on guitar, Craig McQuiston (The Tom Collins) bass, Jeff Griggs (Je Suis France) on drums and John Neff (most Athens bands) plays pedal steel. I believe this would have been Nikki’s final show in Atlanta.

Track 1 – Treasure Island
Track 2 – Countess
Track 3 – Break Up
Track 4 – High And Lonesome
Track 5 – Liquor, Guns & Ammo
Track 6 – Back To The Coast
Track 7 – Russian River
Track 8 – Too Bad For You
Track 9 – Midget Submarines