We are a decade on from the release of Lady Lamb's Ripely Pine, marking a nice round number to create this definitive, luxury edition of the album. With the original songs remastered, as well as reams of additional material produced and arranged by Spaltro and mixed by original co-producer Nadim Issa, Ripely Pine [2023 Deluxe Edition] captures the time, mood, art and ambition of Aly Spaltro in her early twenties, who had already accumulated years of playing and self-recording experience before laying down tracks for this giant of a debut record. She took her poetry, set it to music and fueled it with the energy she experienced sharing the songs with early audiences. The album was cause for immediate celebration in New England, while serving as a new talent clarion call around the world.
Ripely Pine means so much to its fans that it’s become more than just an album. Many relate it to their own lives and wherever they were ten years ago, a testament to the raw emotion it contains. From her early days writing after-hours in the basement of her day-job video rental store, using her poetry as lyrics, Spaltro fueled the music with the energy and anxieties of the late teen she was. While many awaited the debut in her hometown New England, Ripely’s release brought international recognition of her burgeoning talent. In the ten years since her debut, Aly Spaltro has remained focused on music that connects, empowers and astonishes.
The Ten Years of Ripely Pine [5xLP box set] contains:
• The classic 2xLP Ripely Pine from 2013, newly remastered by original engineer Joe LaPorta at Sterling Sound, including the bonus track "Up In The Rafters," long a mainstay of Lady Lamb live shows that in retrospect should have been on the record in the first place.
• 23 new recordings made in 2023 with original producer Nadim Issa
• 9 songs from the Ripely Pine era, often played live but never put on tape.
• 7 songs from the Ripely years that have never been heard.
• 6 new arrangements by Aly Spaltro of Ripely classics, including acoustic, piano and strings versions.
• Completely new artwork and design by Aly Spaltro with imagery from the Ripely period