Guitar Stories

Guitar Stories is an album by Yuri Naumov, first released in the Netherlands in 2000. It was released in Russia and the United States in 2001, and was reissued by the Vyrgorod label in 2011. With the exception of the song “To the Petersburg Angel”, it consists of instrumental compositions. The album was recorded by Naumov alone over 15 months in his home studio Nine Strings in New York. He played 9-string acoustic guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, percussion, sang on the song “To the Petersburg Angel”, arranged and produced it himself, did the graphic design, recording and mixing.

Tracklist

1. «Шкодный блюз» (Sneaky Blues)— 2:50
2. «Свингующая кошка» (Swinging Cat) — 3:41
3. «Вода» (Water)— 1:44
4. «Пинг-понг блюз» (Ping Pong Blues) — 4:44
5. «Октябрь» (October) — 4:27
6. «Ночной кабачок» (Night Pub) — 1:57
7. «Ночь на хайвее» (Night on the Highway) — 6:29
8. «Петербургскому ангелу» (To the Angel of St. Petersburg) — 5:16
9. «Уходя от погони» (Breaking from the Chase) — 2:25
10. «Декабрьским вечером у камина» (December Night by the Fireplace)— 4:29
11. «Нью-Йорк, 5-я авеню» (New York, 5th Avenue) — 4:35
12. «Апрельская ночь» (April Night) — 6:31

Credits

• Design [Graphic Design] – Yuri Naumov*
• Written-By, Arranged By, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar [9-string]
• Recorded By, Edited By, Producer, Mastered By – Yuri Naumov*