VARIOUS - Bobby Gillespie presents I Still Can’t Believe You’re Gone - 2LP - Vinyl [NOV 10]

2LP - Black Vinyl. Includes vinyl only bonus track. 

Following on from the Primal Scream frontman’s brilliantly- received previous release for Ace, Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down (accolades included being short-listed for Rough Trade’s compilation of the year), Bobby Gillespie brings us another slice of the music that soundtracks his life. And in this case, it’s his touring life. Drawing on the experience of ‘the way that the noise and clamour of the road can tire you out, wear you down and frazzle your nerves to shattered fragments of jangled exhaustion’, these are the records Bobby turns to for solace, for comfort, for empathy and for resourcefulness.

The compilation features an introduction from the man himself, talking us through his personal choices as though he’s sitting cross-legged on the carpet going through records with you in his lounge. Also long-time cohort of the band, Kris Needs has written extensive liner-notes, serving up an intensive track by track insight and analysis.

Titled after and kicking off with the Willie Nelson track of the same name, ‘I Still Can’t Believe You’re Gone’ leads us through a darker and deeper exploration than its predecessor, featuring Nick Cave’s funereal version of ‘By The Time I Get To Phoenix’ and Ry Cooder’s sparse and beautiful reworking of ‘Dark End Of The Street’. And we get there via such greats as Bob Dylan, JJ Cale, Donnie Fritts, Crazy Horse, Lee Hazlewood, Al Green, Thin Lizzy and so many more.

Tracklist: 

Side One
1. Willie Nelson - I Still Can't Believe You're Gone
2. Bob Dylan - Love Sick
3. Donnie Fritts - We Had It All
4. J.J. Cale - Magnolia
5. The Dramatics - In The Rain (* Vinyl only track)

Side Two
1. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - By the Time I Get to Phoenix
2. Crazy Horse - I Don't Want to Talk About It
3. Ry Cooder - Dark End of the Street
4. Percy Sledge - Kind Woman
5. Lee Hazlewood - Wait and See

Side Three
1. Al Green - Strong as Death (Sweet as Love)
2. Thin Lizzy - Shades of a Blue Orphanage
3. Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Heart Like a Wheel
4. Mott the Hoople - When My Mind's Gone

Side Four
1. Boz Scaggs - I'll Be Long Gone
2. The Chi-Lites - The Coldest Days of My Life Pt. 1
3. Little Feat - Roll Um Easy
4. Grateful Dead - Brokedown Palace
5. Charlie Rich - I Feel Like Going Home