Freddie King - Texas Flyer 1974-1976 (Import)

Artist:

King, Freddie

UPC:

4000127167781

Description:

Illustrators: Rien Wisse; Claude Meyer; Marc de Jonghe; R.A. Andreas; Pertti Nurmi; Hans Ekestang; Jan Ytterberg; Mike Vernon.
Photographers: Rien Wisse; Claude Meyer; Marc de Jonghe; R.A. Andreas; Pertti Nurmi; Hans Ekestang; Jan Ytterberg; Mike Vernon.
The final volume in Bear Family`s excellent Freddie King retrospective covering his final years is the one with the most surprises. Over the course of five CDs, the producers of this box have included all of RSO studio recordings and the funky soul-blues of King`s Polydor album, Burglar, which Eric Clapton fans covet so much because he was listed as a second guitarist. Burglar was produced by Mike Vernon (with Tom Dowd producing a track) and another studio band that included bassist Carl Radle. Several of the album`s outtakes and a studio version of Jimmy Rogers` "That`s All Right" see release here for the first time. The second disc kicks off with the live Larger Than Life album. What`s remarkable is that instead of the fade out on "Have You Ever Loved a Woman," the rest of the track and concert performance is provided as well. The other discs are all live. Sound quality ranges from very good to excellent; none of this stuff is bootleg material (it would be beneath Bear Family`s exacting standards). The final cut on disc five is another previously hidden gem taken from a gig where Clapton sings "Further on Up the Road." The liner essay by Bill Dahl is not only informative, it`s authoritative. The hardbound book includes loads of photos and a completely detailed sessionography. ~ Thom Jurek

Track Listing:

DISC 1:

1. Pack It Up
2. My Credit Didn`t Go Through
3. I Got the Same Old Blues
4. Only Getting Second Best
5. Texas Flyer
6. Pulp Wood
7. She`s a Burglar
8. I Had a Dream
9. Come On (Let the Good Times Roll)
10. It`s Your Move
11. Shake Your Booty
12. Sweet Home Chicago
13. That`s All Right
14. Sugar Sweet
15. TV Mama
16. Gambling Woman Blues (I Wonder Why)
17. Boogie Funk
18. It`s Better to Have (And Don`t Need)
19. Boogie Bump
20. Sugar Sweet

DISC 2:

1. You Can Run, But You Can`t Hide
2. Woke Up This Morning
3. Meet Me in the Morning
4. Things I Used to Do, The
5. Ain`t That I Don`t Love You
6. Have You Ever Loved a Woman
7. Big Leg Woman (With a Short Short Mini Skirt)
8. Woman Across the River
9. Look on Yonder Wall
10. Ain`t No Sunshine
11. Sweet Home Chicago
12. Boogie Funk
13. Little Bluebird
14. Come On (Let the Good Times Roll)
15. Going Down

DISC 3:

1. Big Leg Woman (With a Short Short Mini Skirt)
2. Woman Across the River
3. Signals of Love
4. Tain`t Nobody`s Bizness If I Do
5. Key to the Highway
6. Hide Away
7. Going Down
8. You Sure Look Good to Me
9. Come On (Let the Good Times Roll)
10. Have You Ever Loved a Woman
11. Boogie Funk

DISC 4:

1. Messin` with the Kid
2. Sweet Home Chicago
3. You`re the One
4. Woke Up This Morning
5. Funk Instrumental
6. Going Down
7. Things That I Used to Do, The
8. Come On (Let the Good Times Roll)
9. Call It Stormy Monday (Little Bluebird)

DISC 5:

1. Signals of Love
2. Woman Across the River
3. Boogie Funk
4. Meet Me in the Morning
5. Feeling Alright
6. Hide Away/The Mojo
7. Have You Ever Loved a Woman
8. Little Bluebird
9. Farther Up the Road

Album Information

Release Date:

12/07/2010

Type:

Boxed Set

Genre:

Blues

Subgenre:

Texas/W. Coast Blues

Label:

Bear Family Records (Germany)

Producer:

Bill Dahl (Reissue)

Catalog Number:

BCD 16778 EK

Original Release Year:

2010

# of Discs:

5

Studio/Live:

Mixed

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

363 : 5

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