Cover Art: Jimmy Silva - Remnants of the Empty Set

Artist: Jimmy Silva

Title: Remnants of the Empty Set

Date: 1986

Label: Popllama Records PL 5252

Photography By: Donald Wonderley, Eric Scott

Cover Concept By: Jimmy Silva

Notes: Jimmy Silva wrote songs. They are tales of common men and women, songs of strong people, songs full of real feeling and emotion. His short life yielded a wealth of musical storytelling and collaboration. Jimmy was friends with people from all over the country who made music a major part of their lives and all were happy to take the time to make music with Dr. Jimmy. From the Smithereens to the Young Fresh Fellows to the Squirrels to the Beau Brummels and on and on. The variety of guitar texture and sounds reveals a player with as much talent in his ears as his hands. His is sorely missed. This is a great place to start your musical association with Jimmy.

Line Up:

Jimmy Silva: guitar, keyboard, harmonica, vocal
Dennis Diken: drums, vocal
Eric Scott: bass guitar, vocal

Other Voices and Musicians:
Kim Wonderly, Emmett Marrujo, Kevin Army, Sal Valentino, Declan Mulligan, John Hjort, Jimmy Moyles, Terry Thorn

Track Listing

Side 1

Fair Exchange
Hand of Glory
Weight of the Wind
Everytime a Gift
I've Got Time

Side 2

Train Crossing
The Only One You Hurt
Through a Faraway Window
Lathe

Front Cover

Back Cover

Here are a few words added by Kim Wonderly:

I wrote a tune ("Everytime a Gift") and sang on this record and was a life long friend of Jimmy's. My Dad, Don Wonderley contributed some of the back cover photos that were taken during World War II, in China and India. This was Jimmy's first record, there would be 3 more, Fly Like a Dog, Heidi and Til the End of the Harvest (released posthumously).

This first record was recorded very humbly in an 8-track studio in a crummy part of Oakland called Dangerous Rhythm....the songs are great! We all loved working on it and were so glad Jimmy finally got himself down on vinyl.