Dwight Twilley - Old Time Rock & Roll - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Lynn Harrell - Cello Concertos [COMPACT DISCS] date 04/24/2012

'Originally released in 1979, 'Twilley' is Dwight Twilley's solo debut following two classic albums with the Dwight Twilley Band. Close in sound to the DTB records, 'Twilley' includes rockabilly ravers (InchBetsy SueInch), Lennon-esque orchestral balladry (InchOut of My HandsInch), and pure power pop (InchAlone in My RoomInch). The first domestic, artist-authorized reissue of 'Twilley' (nicknamed 'Checkerboard' by fans) features 7 rare and unreleased bonus tracks, audiophile remastered audio, extensive liner notes, and previously unseen photos.

Dwight Twilley's second solo album had a protracted birth. Recording sessions began in 1978 for an album to be titled 'Blueprint' and planned for through Arista Records. Complex legal entanglements slowed progress until a different tag, EMI America at last released the retitled album, 'Scuba Divers' in the summer of 1982. Yet Dwight never stopped writing and cutting throughout the enforced interval since his 1979 solo debut, 'Twilley'. Along the path, dozens of his very best songs and performances came in and out of consideration as numerous album sequences were compiled then recompiled. Now, 25 essential songs from years of studio work paint a fuller picture of Dwight Twilley at a peak of creativity. Rough bootlegs of the first iteration of 'Blueprint' have been breathlessly traded by fans throughout the decades, as Dwight Twilley's unreleased album took on a legendary status. But 'Scuba Divers (Blueprint Edition)' goes way beyond by presenting additional songs that have never circulated, along with the best of the previously bootlegged material in original master-sourced sound.