Vance Powell Records The Stray Cats Interview by Paul Vnuk Jr. L ast month we interviewed engineer Vance Powell about his involvement in mixing the Raconteurs' latest album Help Us Stranger, their first album in 11 years. This month we check in with Vance again, as he walks us through capturing the sparse, vintage-tinged rockabilly sound of the Stray Cats (Brian Setzer - lead vocals / guitar, Lee Rocker - double bass, Slim Jim Phantom - drums / percussion). Their new album 40, produced by Peter Collins and tracked and mixed by Vance, is their first album in 26 years. It will be available when you read this and is available on Surfdog Records. 40 RECORDING July 2019