Wilco s first studio album in three years, Sky Blue Sky, has been perhaps the most ardently awaited release of 07. Eager fans had taken to shouting out pleas for information to bandleader Jeff Tweedy during his recent solo acoustic tour, and the web chatter has been virtually deafening. Critic Katie Toms of London s…
Cruel Country, Wilco s twelfth studio album, is comprised of 21 country music inspired tracks, recorded at the band s Chicago studio, The Loft. Jeff Tweedy commented on the concept and recording process of Cruel Country: There have been elements of country music in everything we ve ever done. We ve never been particularly comfortable with…
My first record, Policy, was a book of short stories, Will Butler says. Generations is more of a novel-despairing, funny, a little bit epic… A big chunk of this record is asking: What s my place in American history? What s my place in America s present? Both in general-as a participant, as we all…
El Capitan is Will Johnson s 7th studio album, released less than a year after Wire Mountain. While this is a collection of songs written on the road, they re given a polished studio treatment, albeit a bit more subdued and restrained than Wire Mountain. El Capitan is Johnson s second album with the carefully-curated…
Captain Kirk a k a actor William Shatner boldly takes you for a ride around the cosmos of the mind on this classic 1977 recording of his one man show! Performed before a delighted audience at Hofstra University in New York, this exhilarating presentation finds Shatner dramatically reciting poetry, pondering deep philosophical issues, and engaging…
Funky Chicken is the 1970 album from Willie Henderson and the Soul Explosions. As evident by the name, it is infinitely danceable from the moment you press play. The band s potent blend of soul and bayou funk makes for a very exuberant sounding record, where the grooves are endless. The record was initially released…
2023 repress. Be With Records present a reissue of Willie Hutch s Season For Love, originally released in 1970. A monumental force firmly rooted in the soul canon, Willie Hutch is most notable for recording two of the best Blaxploitation soundtracks, The Mack and Foxy Brown. Yet his legacy is much greater. Outside of Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson, Hutch…
2023 repress. Be With Records present a reissue of Willie Hutch s Soul Portrait, originally released in 1969. Soul Portrait is a slice of Southern-fried soul, a blend of beat ballads and dancers. Increasingly rare, this reissue is most welcome and showcases the early work of a soul legend. Officially licensed and remastered by Simon Francis, it s pressed on…
***REISSUED ON VINYL!!! Ã’This album, which was repackaged and retitled Soul Serenade a year after its original release, catches WILLIE MITCHELL in superb form, not only as an arranger but as a leader fronting a first-rate ensemble. Apart from a somewhat predictable chorus on ÔSoulfinger,Õ everything here has some subtlety in its presentationÑdetails in the…
Willie Nelson s New Studio Album Bluegrass on Colored LP. Featuring Classic Willie Nelson Compositions Freshly Recorded in a Bluegrass Style. Color Of Vinyl Subject To Change Without Notice Call To Confirm Colored Copies Are Still Available Bluegrass is a brand new studio album that captures a dozen classic Willie Nelson compositions–including On the Road Again, Yesterday s Wine, Still…
Milk Cow Blues is the 48th studio album, released in 2000, by American country music singer Willie Nelson. It contains several duets and musical collaborations with artists such as B. B. King and Dr. John. Available for the first time on vinyl. 180-gram 2 LP.
Location is everything. When Willie Nelson and producer Daniel Lanois set out to create the cinematic-sounding album, Teatro (1998), they took over a disused movie theater in Oxnard, CA, and pictured its dusty glory on the LP sleeve. Recorded as-live in situ amid the red velvet seats, Teatro sees Nelson working extensively with his frequent collaborator Emmylou Harris, who joins…
60th Anniversary! Originally released in 1963, this is US soul star Wilson Pickett s debut record as a solo performer, following an earlier career with gospel group The Violinaires, and R&B vocal group The Falcons. Pickett developed his electric singing style on the streets of Detroit, and was heavily influenced by Rock & Roll s…
The Exciting Wilson Pickett launched four crossover hit singles (including 2 No. 1s) for Wicked Pickett on its way to landing at No. 3 on the Billboard R&B charts and No. 21 on the Popular Albums chart in 1966. The chart-toppers are In The Midnight Hour, Land of a Thousand Dances, 634-5789 (Soulsville, USA) and Ninety-nine…