Stephen Dale Petit
Cracking The Code

Listening notes

Stephen Dale Petit’s Cracking The Code is a 2013 vinyl release on 333 Records, issued under catalog number 295333 LP. Filed under Blues and Electric Blues, it presents eleven tracks sequenced across two sides with clearly denoted positions and running times.

Side A comprises five titles: A1 Holla (3:54), A2 Wonder (5:03), A3 Get You Off (3:40), A4 Hard To Love You (3:12), and A5 Approximately Perfect Heartbreak (4:17). Side B extends the set with six tracks: B1 Muzzle (3:05), B2 Riot City (3:01), B3 Shotgun Venus (1:42), B4 Slideway (4:08), B5 My Friend Bob (3:02), and B6 Hubert’s Blues (3:49).

The sequence opens with Holla and closes with Hubert’s Blues, with durations ranging from concise entries such as Shotgun Venus at 1:42 to longer pieces like Wonder at 5:03. The format is Vinyl, and the labeling and catalog details align with standard discographic practice for 333 Records issues in this period. The track designations A1–A5 and B1–B6 provide a clear framework for side-by-side playback order, useful for reference and filing.

Cracking The Code’s genre tags—Blues and Electric Blues—place it squarely within modern electric blues categorization. The presence of both shorter and mid-length tracks across Side A and Side B suggests a varied pacing within the album’s structure, while the side break between Approximately Perfect Heartbreak and Muzzle delineates the two halves of the program as identified on the label copy.

For collectors and catalogers, the essential identifiers are as follows: artist Stephen Dale Petit; title Cracking The Code; label 333 Records; catalog number 295333 LP; year 2013; format Vinyl; genres Blues and Electric Blues. The complete tracklist, with positions and durations exactly as listed above, reflects the release’s documented content and sequencing. This entry is intended to support accurate shelving, database entry, and cross-referencing with label and catalog number.