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Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
The return of their classic debut album!
The New Rhythm And Blues Quintet formed over 50 years ago, and after playing together for a few years, the band began recording with Eddie Kramer and inked a two-record deal with Columbia Records. Their eponymous debut appeared on shelves in 1969, featuring the band’s wide-ranging originals peppered with versions of songs from artists as wide-ranging as Eddie Cochran and Sun Ra, plus a co-write between the band’s Terry Adams and Jazz experimentalist Carla Bely. It was, and is, a wildly original and influential release.
The band is still going strong, and this reissue follows hot on the heels of their 5-CD boxed set, High Noon – A 50-Year Retrospective, and last year’s critically acclaimed EP, Happy Talk.
As Jay Berman says in his notes: This historic and monumental recording has been remastered, and finally authorized for re-release. This album is a great reminder that NRBQ is on a mission, one that holds steady to its original inspiration to this day. For those fans who missed it the first time around, it hasn’t aged a bit.
1 C'mon Everybody
2 Rocket Number 9
3 Kentucky Slop Song
4 Ida
5 C'mon If You're Comin'
6 You Can't Hide
7 I Didn't Know Myself
8 Stomp
9 Fergie's Prayer
10 Mama Get Down Those Rock And Roll Shoes
11 Hymn Number 5
12 Hey! Baby
13 Liza Jane
15 Stay With We
The return of their classic debut album!
The New Rhythm And Blues Quintet formed over 50 years ago, and after playing together for a few years, the band began recording with Eddie Kramer and inked a two-record deal with Columbia Records. Their eponymous debut appeared on shelves in 1969, featuring the band’s wide-ranging originals peppered with versions of songs from artists as wide-ranging as Eddie Cochran and Sun Ra, plus a co-write between the band’s Terry Adams and Jazz experimentalist Carla Bely. It was, and is, a wildly original and influential release.
The band is still going strong, and this reissue follows hot on the heels of their 5-CD boxed set, High Noon – A 50-Year Retrospective, and last year’s critically acclaimed EP, Happy Talk.
As Jay Berman says in his notes: This historic and monumental recording has been remastered, and finally authorized for re-release. This album is a great reminder that NRBQ is on a mission, one that holds steady to its original inspiration to this day. For those fans who missed it the first time around, it hasn’t aged a bit.
1 C'mon Everybody
2 Rocket Number 9
3 Kentucky Slop Song
4 Ida
5 C'mon If You're Comin'
6 You Can't Hide
7 I Didn't Know Myself
8 Stomp
9 Fergie's Prayer
10 Mama Get Down Those Rock And Roll Shoes
11 Hymn Number 5
12 Hey! Baby
13 Liza Jane
15 Stay With We