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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
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- Deep Purple - The House Of Blue Light - Interview Abum - UK - vinyl LP - Promo - £25.00, $27.75, €28.50 (New Item) (arrived 30-Sep-2022 14:42)on October 1, 2022 at 10:19 am
DEEP PURPLE House Of Blue Light (Scarce 1987 UK strictly limited edition promotional-only interview vinyl LP featuring audio of an interview by Gillan, Lord, Paice and Glover during the December 1986 press conference in ontreux, Switzerland by DJ Phil Easton. With the custom 'A' labels, the vinyl is excellent condition issued in the custom stickered die-cut sleeve DEEP2)
- Deep Purple - Knocking At Your Door - Numbered Stickered - UK - 12" vinyl - £15.00, $16.65, €17.10 (New Item) (arrived 29-Sep-2022 16:09)on October 1, 2022 at 10:19 am
DEEP PURPLE Knocking At Your Door (1985 UK limited edition 7-track 12" vinyl single, also including Perfect Strangers plus a five-part collection of interview excerpts taken from Radio 1 Tommy Vance show. The vinyl remains in excellent condition issued in the number stickered picture sleeve POSPX749)
- Deep Purple - Shades Of Deep Purple - RSD14 - Purple Vinyl - Sealed - UK - vinyl LP - £49.99, $55.49, €56.99 (New Item) (arrived 28-Sep-2022 08:51)on October 1, 2022 at 10:19 am
DEEP PURPLE Shades Of Deep Purple (2014 UK limited edition 8-track Mono LP issue of their 1968 album pressed on Purple Vinyl exclusively for Record Store Day. The vinyl is UNPLAYED housed in the picture sleeve which remains sealed within its original shrinkwrap PMCR7055) **Limited to 1000 Copies Only**
- Rainbow - Down To Earth - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $16.65, €17.10 (New Item) (arrived 28-Sep-2022 10:57)on October 1, 2022 at 10:19 am
RAINBOW Down To Earth (Early 80s UK 'Mid-Price' issue of the 1979 8-track LP, featuring the classic single Since You Been Gone. The picture sleeve shows minor wear & the vinyl is Excellent & appears barely played SPELP69)
- Rainbow - Long Live Rock 'N' Roll - A1/B2 - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £20.00, $22.20, €22.80 (New Item) (arrived 28-Sep-2022 11:33)on October 1, 2022 at 10:19 am
RAINBOW Long Live Rock 'N' Roll (1978 UK 8-track LP with A1/B2 matrices, their third studio album & the last to feature Ronnie James Dio on lead vocals, including the singles Long Live Rock 'N' Roll/ Sensitive To Light & L.A. Connection/ Lady OfThe Lake. The gatefold picture sleeve is Excellent with some minor colour fade to the spine, the vinyl is clean & in Excellent condition with just a little faint cosmetic reaction to the inner bag not affecting play POLD5002)
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