Collectors Music Reviews

New from the mighty Rattlesnake label is a 1 CD Levon Helm release. Concentrating on the drummers work in July 1977 while recording the ( now deleted ) album “Levon Helm and the RCO Allstars”. The disk features a stellar cast of Mac Rebenac, Booker T. Jones, Steve Carter, Fred Carter Jr and Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn. The music consists of rough mixes, monitor mixes and studio jams plus both sides of a rare single from 1980.

The track listing for this set is:

STUDIO JAMS;

Havana Moon ( run thru’ ) / Bookers idea

Havana Moon

Valley Of Tears

Searchin’ / Fanny Mae

Good Night Irene I

Good Night Irene II

Nobody Loves You When You’re Down And Out ( Inst. )

Jam / Riff I

Jam / Riff II

ROUGH MIXES; 

Good Night Irene ( Tim Kramer & Rob Fraboni mix )

That’s My Home ( Tim Kramer & Rick Ash mix )

MONITOR MIXES; 

That’s My Home

Booker’s Tune ( Last take w/o Fred C. )

Booker’s Tune ( AKA You Got Me )

Booker’s Tune ( w/ Fred C. )

BONUS TRACKS; 

Blue Moon of Kentucky ( Single, 1980 )

Working In The Coal Mine ( B-side to single, 1980 )

“Bob Dylan – The 50th Anniversary Collection” is a no label copy of the copyright extension 4 CDR  release from Europe. Sourced, not from the MP3s that were available in some countries, but the CDRs themselves. This release heralds the full set being released on silver disk and with ‘deluxe’ packaging.

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