First Blood by Blood On The Saddle

While often called "Cow Punk" or "Country Punk," Blood on the Saddle has transcended those labels after forty years and ten albums to earn its place in music history.

"First Blood," features early versions of classics like "Ghost on My Heart," "I Wish I Was A Single Girl Again," and "I Thought I Heard Some Thunder." Most notable are the acoustic duets with Blood on the Saddle founder and guitar virtuoso Greg Davis and co-lead vocalist Annette Zilinskas, who was still a member of The Bangs (Bangles) at the time. "First Blood" provides music fans a unique experience to hear the development of a sound that broadly was a precursor to the Alternative genre that arose during the '90s.

Tracklist

1.	I Thought I Heard Some Thunder (Early Version)	2:16

2.	Landlord (Early Version)	1:28

3.	Freight Train (Early Version)	2:16

4.	Ghost on My Heart (Early Version)	2:36

5.	Baptist Church Blues (Early Version)	1:46

6.	Banks of the Ohio (Early Version)	3:24

7.	Do You Want to Dance with Me	1:23

8.	I Wish I Was a Single Girl Again (Compilation Version)	1:43

9.	Ghost on My Heart (Compilation Version)	2:35

10.	It Hurts Me (Acoustic Demo 1982)	2:04

11.	I've Never Been Married (Acoustic Demo 1982)	3:05

12.	Freight Train (Acoustic Demo 1982)	2:09

13.	Jackson (Acoustic Demo 1982)	2:42

Credits

released May 31, 2024

Tracks 1-7 and 10-13 Produced by Greg Davis
Tracks 8 -9 Produced by Steve Sinclair
Tracks 1-7 engineered and mixed by Barron Abramovich
Tracks 8-9 engineered and mixed by Paul Cutler
Digital Production/Sound Engineer: Thomas Yearsley
Mastering Tom Scheponik
Vocals & Guitars: Greg Davis
Bass: Ron Botelho
Drums: Hermann Senac
Lead Vocal on Track 8 and Vocals on Track 10-13:: Annette Zilinskas

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