1) Scratch_redux The album kicks off with a nod to the last subthunk album ('You Should've Been Here Yesterday') - it somehow seemed appropriate to begin with a new version of the track 'Scratch'. The new version keeps the funky beats, slide guitar and squelchy synth of the original but is augmented by a new chorus, which to me brings the story up to date. Like the original this version features Lisa Moore on vocals and Alex U'Ren on harmonica. 2) Lucky 'Lucky' features vocalist C.C. White and was conceived after my discovery of the excellent public domain resource, the Prelinger Archives (http://www.archive.org/details/prelinger). I became fascinated with old education films during the making of the record and this track features v/o (voice over) from a 50's film all about love. I was a terrible card player as a child and my mother used to often repeat the saying "unlucky at cards, lucky in love'" to try and cheer me up after another trouncing at Whist (or more likely Snap). Turns out I am lucky in love though, and this track is dedicated to my lovely wife, Sloane Neely. 3) What This Country Needs As soon as I heard the original, and rather different version of 'What This Country Needs' (again a Prelinger Archive gem) I knew I wanted to use parts of it as the basis for a new track. I love jazz, and am enthralled by the combination of 'old' and 'new' sounds. Evidently the original was a WWII wartime effort to cheer people up. BTW The scat singing is by Jimmie Dodd of 'Micke