Monday, April 7, 2014

Uncle Tupelo















Artist:  Uncle Tupelo
Origin:  Belleville, Illinois, USA.
Genre;  Country Rock, Alternative Country, Alternative Rock, Americana

Original line-up:

Jay Farrar:   Vocals, Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin, Fiddle, Harmonica
Jeff Tweedy:  Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Bass
Mike Heidorn:  Drums, Cymbals

Uncle Tupelo was an Alternative country Band from Belleville, Illinois, formed i987 and active between 1987 and 1994 by Jay Farrar (Vocals, Guitar), Jeff Tweedy (Vocals, Bass) and Mike Heidorn (Drums).  The band split on May 1, 1994, after completing a farewell tour.  After breakup, Jay Farrar formed Son Volt with Mike Heidorn, while the remaining members continued as Wilco.














Title:  No Depression (Legacy Edition)  (2014)
Genre;  Country Rock, Alternative Country, Alternative Rock, Americana
Label:  Sony Music/Legacy
Rating:   *****

Disc 1:

1990 No Depression Album:

 1.  Graveyard Shift  (4:44)
 2.  That Year  (3:00)
 3.  Before I Break  (2:49)
 4.  No Depression  (2:20)
 5.  Factory Belt  (3:14)
 6.  Whiskey Bottle  (4:46)
 7.  Outdone  (2:49)
 8.  Train  (3:19)
 9.  Life Worth Livin'  (3:32)
10. Flatness  (2:59)
11. So Called Friend  (3:13)
12. Screen Door  (2:43)
13. John Hardy  (2:23)

No Depression Era Odds And Ends:

14. Left In The Dark  (3:10)
15. Won't Forget  (2:51)
16. I Got Drunk (A-Side) (2:26)
17. Sin City  (3:54)
18. Whiskey Bottle (Live Acoustic Version) (4:40)

Disc 2:

1989 Not Forever, Just For Now (aka Matt Allison No Depression Demos):

 1.  Outdone (1989 Demo)  (3:00)
 2.  That Year (1989 Demo)  (3:13)
 3.  Whiskey Bottle (1989 Demo)  (4:54)
 4.  Flatness (1989 Demo)  (3:24)
 5.  I Got Drunk (1989 Demo)  (3:09)
 6.  Before I Break (1989 Demo)  (2:46)
 7.  Life Worth Living (1989 Demo)  (3:28)
 8.  Train (1989 Demo)  (3:31)
 9.  Graveyard Shift (1989 Demo)  (4:58)
10. Screen Door (1989 Demo)  (2:48)

1988 Live & Otherwise Demo:

11. No Depression (1988 Demo)  (2:18)
12. Blues Die Hard  (1988 Demo)  (4:10)

1987 Colorblind & Rhymeless Demo:

13. Before I break (1987 Demo)  (3:13)
14. I Got Drunk (1987 Demo)  (2:57)
15. Screen Door  (1987 Demo)  (2:24)
16. Blues Die Hard (1987 Demo)  (4:02)
17. Pickle River (1987 Demo)  (2:18)

No Depression (Legacy Edition) is the original classic debut in 1990 of Uncle Tupelo, remastered and released on January 27, 2014 by Sony Music/Legacy into 2 CDs!, with 22 rarities and unreleased treasures!  



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