
From Loudersound.
Star Trek legend William Shatner has had an unlikely parallel career as a musician ever since releasing his psychedelic spoken word classic The Transformed Man back in 1968.
In recent years he’s ramped up the activity, releasing the Prog-friendly Seeking Major Tom and 2017’s Ponder The Mystery, and the following year he put out a Christmas album starring everyone from Iggy Pop to Todd Rundgren, Billy Gibbons, Ian Anderson, Rick Wakeman and Brad Paisley.
Now he has the blues.
The Blues – yes, it’s that literal – will be released on October 2, and features a plethora of stellar guests, including former Deep Purple and Rainbow legend Ritchie Blackmore and wife Candice Knight, who join the party for a cover of the Roy Hawkins and Rick Darnell song The Thrill Is Gone, famously a hit for BB King in 1970.
It’s what you’d expect: Blackmore tosses around some typically tasty licks, while Shatner recites the lyrics in the manner of a beat poet holding court in a late-night jazz bar.
Elsewhere on the album, Tyler Bryant can be found contributing to a cover of Born Under A Bad Sign, Pat Travers joins in on I Put A Spell On You, and Albert Lee appears on a cover of The Dirty South’s In Hell I’ll Be Good Company. Full tracklist bellow.
The Blues is released on October 2.
William Shatner – The Blues tracklist
1. Sweet Home Chicago feat. Brad Paisley
2. I Can’t Quit You Baby feat. Kirk Fletcher
3. Sunshine of Your Love feat. Sonny Landreth
4. The Thrill Is Gone feat. Ritchie Blackmore
5. Mannish Boy feat. Ronnie Earl
6. Born Under a Bad Sign feat. Tyler Bryant
7. I Put A Spell on You feat. Pat Travers
8. Crossroads feat. James Burton
9. Smokestack Lightnin’ feat. Jeff “Skunk” Baxter
10. As the Years Go Passing By feat. Arthur Adams
11. Let’s Work Together feat. Harvey Mandel & Canned Heat
12. Route 66 feat. Steve Cropper
13. In Hell I’ll Be in Good Company feat. Albert Lee
14. Secrets Or Sins
Explore eil.com & 991.com sister – the world’s best online store for rare, collectable & out of print Vinyl Records, CDs & Music memorabilia since 1987.
EIL.COM Favourite Music Update Rare CDs, CD Singles, Rare Records, Vinyl Records, Albums and Music
- Deep Purple - Deep Purple - 1st - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £175.00, $222.25, €204.75 (New Item) (arrived 04-Dec-2023 17:52)on December 5, 2023 at 3:09 am
DEEP PURPLE Deep Purple (Rare 1969 UK first issue 8-track stereo vinyl LP with Gramophone Co label credit & no EMI logo, front laminated gatefold picture sleeve with track notes printed inside. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear with light edgewear and discolouration to the indside with all text remaining legible, Whilst the vinyl remains in excellent condition with only a couple of light spindle marks traceable and just a few light surface hairlines to show for it's age.A stunning copy which sounds fantastic! A true vinyl essential! SHVL759)
- Deep Purple - 24 Carat Purple - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $19.05, €17.55 (Back In Stock) (arrived 30-Nov-2023 08:20)on December 5, 2023 at 3:09 am
DEEP PURPLE 24 Carat Purple (1985 UK Fame issue of the 1975 8-track LP compilation, including a live version of Black Night recorded in Japan that was previously unreleased in the UK, glossy title sleeve with pictorial discography on the back. The sleeve has a slight sticker mark [causing a little gloss loss], otherwise the sleeve is excellent and the vinyl looks barely played FA413121)
- Rainbow - Long Live Rock 'N' Roll - 1st - UK - vinyl LP - £25.00, $31.75, €29.25 (New Item) (arrived 21-Nov-2023 11:13)on December 5, 2023 at 3:09 am
RAINBOW Long Live Rock 'N' Roll (1978 UK 8-track LP with A2/B2 matrices, complete with lyric insert, textured gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear and the vinyl remains in superb condition with few signs of play POLD5002)
- Deep Purple - Bananas - Swiss - CD album - Promo - £20.00, $25.40, €23.40 (New Item) (arrived 23-Nov-2023 17:38)on December 5, 2023 at 3:09 am
DEEP PURPLE Bananas (2003 EMI Switzerland 12-track advance promotional CD for the full album release, custom title sleeve with completely different artwork to finished copies CDP000.775)
- Rainbow - Memories In Rock II - UK - 3-disc CD/DVD Set - £15.00, $19.05, €17.55 (New Item) (arrived 23-Nov-2023 17:52)on December 5, 2023 at 3:09 am
RAINBOW Memories In Rock II (2018 UK 32-track Three Disc 2-CD, 1- DVD set recorded live in 2017 and featuring tracks from Ritchie's career including Deep Purple and Rainbow numbers, 20-page booklet with detailed notes and superb onstage photographs.The DVD contains over 80 minutes of backstage footage and interviews)
Be the first to comment