Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls

Format: LP, Album + 7"

Media Condition:  Mint (M)
Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
Country:    UK & Europe  
Released:  05 Apr 2012
Genre:       Rock, Funk / Soul, Blues
Style:         Southern Rock

Comments:
Factory Sealed, Brand Spanking New.

Alabama Shakes are a double rarity in being both absolutely aptly named and absolutely deserving of all their hype. The Jack White-endorsed quintet come from a small town in Alabama. More importantly, they not only shake but also rattle, roll and do everything else to ears and body that the most rumbustious soul-rock and roots music can. However galvanising the licks and riffs of her bandmates, it's 22-year-old frontwoman Brittany Howard and her gloriously sandpaper voice that fire this engine: mighty and crackling enough to warrant thoughts of Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin and Janis Joplin. (The Guardian)

Playlist

Notes:

Includes a free digital download.

Bundled version of the LP including a "special dinked" bonus 7" containing three extra tracks (Heavy Chevy/Pocket Change/Mama).

Normal barcode 883870061016 is printed on the back of the album cover. Different barcode 883870165013 is on a sticker applied to the outer shrinkwrap (and concealing the printed one).

Similarly the normal cat number RTRADLP650 is printed on the album cover but a different cat number RTRADLPX650 may also appear on a separate sticker applied to the outer shrinkwrap.

Inner sleeve lists Greg Calbi as mastering engineer, runouts identify RJ (Ray Janos).

A1. Hold On
A2. I Found You
A3. Hang Loose
A4. Rise To The Sun
A5. You Ain't Alone
B1. Goin' To The Party
B2. Heartbreaker
B3. Boys & Girls
B4. Be Mine
B5. I Ain't The Same
B6. On Your Way
C. Heavy Chevy
D1. Pocket Change
D2. Mama

Recorded At The Bomb Shelter, Nashville, TN
Mastered At Sterling Sound
Published By Alabama Shakes Publishing
Phonographic Copyright (p) Alabama Shakes LLC
Copyright (c) Alabama Shakes LLC
Licensed To Rough Trade Records, LLC
Pressed By Optimal Media GmbH
Pressed By Optimal Media GmbH