Come See About Me A Benefit for the IBMA Trust Fund Various Artists (Mountain Home) Looking for a CD of
some of today’s finest bluegrass music? This
compilation is just what the doctor ordered. There are eleven tracks, and every oner of them is a gem, from Doyle Lawson & Quick- silver’s “All the Good Things We could Do” to “If I Needed You” from the Lonesome River Band. The Grascals turn in a grass version of the Beatles classic “Help,” and Sideline sound great on “Their Hands Made the Music.” Tracks from other greats including Donna Ulisse, Balsam Range, Love Canon, Darin & Brooke Aldridge, Chris Jones & the Night Drivers and the Mountain Home Family band.
A project of this type takes a lot of
work and resources, including artists donat- ing their time and talents, so each of these great artists deserve a hearty pat on the back for aiding the IBMA Trust Fund, which in turn does great work for others. Support the cause, buy the album, enjoy the music.
-Michael Buffalo Smith
The Rolling Stones Beggars Banquet 50th Anniversary Edition (Abkco) While Beggars Ban-
quet has been reissued a number of times in vari-
ous formats with various mixes, the definitive version took half a century to arrive, but it’s here now. The 50th anniversary edition (com- ing in November) sounds better than ever.
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The last album recorded with the origi-
nal lineup of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts, Beggars Banquet was recorded between March and July of 1968 at Olympic Sound Studios in London and released in December of that same year. It is available on budget priced CD, or
as a special vinyl
package.It incorporates both versions of the cover. The sleeve features the original cover, the Michael Vosse photo- graph of a vandalized toilet (once deemed of- fensive) but includes an ‘overwrap’ of the inoffensive ‘wedding invitation’ version. While there are no new tracks to be
heard or bonus cuts, the new vinyl does come with a bonus 12-inch vinyl record with a mono version of “Sympathy For The Devil” cut at 45RPM. The reverse of this vinyl fea- tures an etching of the ‘toilet’ cover art. Also included in the vinyl package is a
replica of the rare Japanese bonus flexi disc containing a phone interview with Mick Jag- ger from 1968, and a download code for the album plus the interview. Beggars Banquet has been newly mas-
tered by engineer Bob Ludwig, lacquers cut at Abbey Road and pressed on 180g vinyl. The album has been listed in countless
“best ever” surveys, including the Top 50 al- bums of all time as chosen by Rolling Stone magazine. No small wonder. The gut punch of an album gave us the immortal “Sympathy for the Devil,” as well as “Street Fighting Man.” It’s amazing how well the music holds up after fifty years. Hey, it’s only rock and roll, but I like it!
-Michael Buffalo Smith
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