flashbackcaruso wrote:
Shakin' Stevens - Singled Out (3CD I unexpectedly got given for Christmas - the first disc still sounds pleasingly raw in places, after which 80s production values take over)
You got it. Shaky's early Epic LPs and 45s are bone fide rock & roll gems IMHO, superbly played and produced by the cream of Britain's session men including ace axemen like Albert Lee and Mickey Gee. And, uncool though it may be to acknowledge it, the man himself is a damn fine vocalist. It's a shame that he abandoned his rockin' roots for 80s pop blandness as the decade wore on, but I'd forgive him anything for the best moments of 'Take One', 'This Ole House, 'Shaky' and 'The Bop Won't Stop'. There - I've said it!
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