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ProducerLance Quinn; Richard Gottehrer; Robert Gordon; Scott Litt; Trevor Cajiao (Reissue)

Record LabelBear Family Records (Germany)

UPC4000127154460

eBay Product ID (ePID)11050186537

Product Key Features

FormatCD

Release Year1995

GenreRock

Run Time62 Mins 41 Seconds

ArtistRobert Gordon, Chris Spedding, Danny Gatton, Link Wray

Release TitleRed Hot 1977-1981

Additional Product Features

DistributionMSI Music Distribution

Number of Discs1

Country/Region of ManufactureGermany

Additional informationPersonnel inlcudes: Robert Gordon (vocals); Link Wray, Chris Spedding, Danny Gatton (guitar). Personnel: Robert Gordon (vocals); Dolores Edgin, Terry Vernon, Robin Grean, The Bellomo Sisters, Charles Magruder, Jan Magruder, Kathy Ingraham, The Three R's, Dennis Cooley, Chrissy Faith, Paul Evans, The Jordanaires, Hilda Harris, Marty Nelson, Joe Babcock, Wendy Suits (vocals); Lloyd Green, Bobby Black (guitar, steel guitar); Chris Spedding, Danny Gatton, Billy Cross, Charlie Messing, Lance Quinn, Link Wray (guitar); Sal DiTroia (acoustic guitar); Andy Stein, Buddy Spicher (fiddle); Jonathan Gerber, Artie Kaplan (saxophone); Richard Gottehrer (piano, Farfisa); Rob Stoner (piano, bass guitar); Dick Hyman (piano); Chris Robison (Farfisa); Jeff Bova, Paul Shaffer (keyboards); Tony Garnier (acoustic bass, bass guitar); Jay Leonhart (acoustic bass); Anton Fig, Shannon Ford, Allan Schwartzberg, Bobby Chouinard, Howie Wyeth (drums). Liner Note Author: Colin Escott. Recording information: Paradise, Boston, MA (04/1977-01/1981); Plaza Sound Studios, New York, NY (04/1977-01/1981); Power Station Studios, New York, NY (04/1977-01/1981); Power Station, New York, NY (04/1977-01/1981); Record Plant Studios, New York, NY (04/1977-01/1981); Record Plant, New York, NY (04/1977-01/1981); Woodland Sound Studios, Nashville, TN (04/1977-01/1981). Photographers: Stefan Kohne; Richard Weize. Robert Gordon's first-ever CD compilation seemed like a gift from heaven when it first showed up from Germany's Bear Family Records in 1989, and little has changed in the 20 years since. Those with a fondness for the original LP configurations can go to the various Rave, One Way, and Collectables reissues, which have their virtues, but the truth is that, apart from making his second Private Stock album a tribute to Elvis Presley and his last RCA long-player a more mature and countrified effort, there wasn't much of a profound "concept" behind these albums -- just jumping rockabilly interspersed with a good ballad or two. So the songs all work reshuffled this way, and with the usual Bear Family attention to quality, there's certainly no complaint about the sound. And with notes by Colin Escott, purchasers are getting more than their money's worth in the word department as well. This CD covers a lot of the highlights -- though one hesitates to label it as the "best" per se -- of Gordon's 1977-1978 Private Stock recordings, all with Link Wray, plus a big chunk of his RCA work through 1981, with Chris Spedding and Danny Gatton. Some onlookers may wonder why live versions of "Red Hot" and "Fire" are included, but one should never argue with the inclusion of a live version of anything, unless there is something grotesquely wrong with the performance or the band (as if that was gonna happen with Gordon!). Pair this up with Bear Family's Black Slacks, which showed up five years later, and you've got all you need on Gordon's early work. ~ Bruce Eder

Number of Audio ChannelsStereo