THE DOORS - WEIRD SCENES INSIDE THE GOLF MINE
The Doors now make their legendary, long out-of-print
compilation Weird Scenes Inside The Gold Mine available for the first time as a
2-CD set. Originally released in 1972, this gold-certified double album was the
first compilation to be released after Jim Morrison's death in 1971. The 22
songs that appear on the collection provide a wide-ranging introduction to the
music recorded between 1967-71 by the original quartet, John Densmore, Robby
Krieger, Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison. The band's longtime engineer Bruce
Botnick remastered the music heard on this reissue, which takes its title from
a lyric in "The End. " Mixing familiar cuts and deep tracks from six studio albums,
Weird Scenes Inside The Gold Mine touches on everything from hits like
"Break On Through" and "Love Her Madly" to unexpected
delights like "The Spy" from Morrison Hotel and "Running Blue"
from The Soft Parade. Adding yet another
dimension to the album's track list is the inclusion of two stellar b-sides:
"Who Scared You" which appeared in March 1969 as the flipside to
"Wishful Sinful, " and a cover of Willie Dixon's " (You Need
Meat) Don t Go No Further" which was paired with the smash "Love Her
Madly" in 1971. ~ Amazon.com
LEE FIELDS - EMMA JEAN
An amazing chapter in the career of Lee Fields – an artist
who's been moving our souls for decades, but who just keeps on growing in these
really great ways! Unlike the fragile style of My World, or the heady southern
soul of Faithful Man, Emma Jean's got this very different vibe – laidback, and
definitely with a southern twinge – but with this mellow style that almost
takes us back to country soul experiments of artists like Bobby Womack or Joe
Tex in the 60s! Not that the style is straight country soul, though – because
the backing is by El Michels, who have a strong funk pedigree – but who work
with Fields here in this slow-stepping mode that really builds up energy –
delivering Lee's vocals with all the power of before, but in an even more
personal way. The result is another amazing set from an artist who never
falters for a minute – and one of the few contemporary singers who can ever
match the depth and strengths of 60s deep soul greats. Titles include "Standing
By Your Side", "Just Can't Win", "In The Woods",
"Stone Angel", "It Still Gets Me Down", "Don't Leave
Me This Way", "Eye To Eye", and "Paralyzed". ~ Dusty
Groove
FRANK ROSOLINO - I PLAY TROMBONE
One of the best albums ever cut by trombonist Frank Rosolino
– an open-ended quartet session that really lets him do his thing! The tracks
are long, with plenty of room for solo space, and Frank's working with a really
great quartet that includes the legendary Sonny Clark on piano – a key force on
the west coast scene during his stay in the late 50s – plus Wilfred
Middlebrooks on bass, and Stan Levey on drums. Rosolino's tone is tremendous –
a perfect tone, but never too polished – and although Clark doesn't play with
the same sense of fire as on his Blue Note sessions, his presence is still
strongly felt on the date. 3 of the album's tracks are over 7 minutes long –
quite rare for a Bethlehem session – and titles include "Doxy",
"My Delux", "Flamingo", "I May Be Wrong", and
"Frieda". ~ Dusty Groove
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