Eli Paperboy Reed - Sings Walkin' And Talkin' And Other Smash Hits! (20th Anniversary) [2xLP]

Release Date: 6/6/2025
Label: Yep Roc Records

Eli Paperboy Reed is celebrating 20 years of making soulful music with the re-release of his very first album, the hopefully titled Sings Walkin' And Talkin' And Other Smash Hits! The set was originally recorded in a basement studio in Allston, Massachusetts, all live to analog tape in mono and pressed as a limited run of 300 cds in 2005. This self-released CD was mostly sold while Reed busked on the streets of Harvard Square in Cambridge, Mass in his early 20s. The first disc of the newly remastered double LP reissue will contain the original tracks from the CD, plus four additional tracks recorded the same December day in 2004. The second disc contains a live performance recorded for WHRB radio at Harvard University in 2005. This two disc set presents Reed’s humble beginnings in Boston by way of Mississippi and Chicago, playing his own rough and ready interpretations of downhome blues, R&B and gospel. With this 20th anniversary release and the celebration of two decades of legendary live performances, Reed cements himself as an elder statesman of the genre. To further mark the milestone, Reed will be touring with the members of his original band playing music from that first LP as well as across his storied career.

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Tracklist

1. Original LP Plus Bonus Tracks
2. Just Got To Know
3. Walkin' And Talkin' (For My Baby)
4. The Tips Of My Fingers
5. Woman, Woman Blues
6. Something You Got
7. The Poor Side Of Town
8. I'm Tired Of Wandering
9. Fat Mama Rumble
10. You're Gonna Make Me Cry
11. Cool Drink Of Water Blues
12. Don't Let Me Down
13. A Dying Veterans Plea
14. Lone Town Blues
15. A Woman, A Lover, A Friend
16. Roamin' And Ramblin' Blues
17. Right Around The Corner
18. WHRB Radio Station Recordings, 2005
19. She May Be Yours
20. Brought Life Back To The Dead
21. West Helena Blues
22. Thirty Two Twenty Blues
23. I'm Leaving You
24. Big Fat Mama Blues
25. I'm A King Bee
26. Rollin' And Tumblin'
27. Stop Talking In Your Sleep
28. I Can't Quit You Baby
29. The Last Mile Of The Way