| Product Summary | | UPC: 00081227461928 | | Release Date: 5/24/2005 | | Buy.com Sku: 63978411 | | Item#: M2CH26 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Drown ~ Son Volt |  | | 2. Windfall ~ Son Volt | | | 3. Route ~ Son Volt | | | 4. Rex's Blues - (with Kelly Willis) ~ Son Volt | | | 5. Looking At The World Through A Winshield ~ Son Volt | | | 6. Too Early ~ Son Volt | | | 7. Back Into Your World ~ Son Volt | | | 8. Picking Up The Signal ~ Son Volt | | | 9. I've Got To KNow - (previously unreleased) ~ Son Volt | | | 10. Creosote ~ Son Volt | | | 11. Straightface ~ Son Volt | | | 12. Tulsa County ~ Son Volt | | | 13. Driving The View ~ Son Volt | | | 14. Ain't No More Cane - (previously unreleased) ~ Son Volt | | | 15. Flow ~ Son Volt | | | 16. Holocaust ~ Son Volt | | | 17. Tear Stained Eye - (previously unreleased, Four track demo) ~ Son Volt | | | 18. Loose String - (previously unreleased, Four track demo) ~ Son Volt | | | 19. Medicine Hat - (previously unreleased, live, acoustic) ~ Son Volt | | | 20. Open All Night ~ Son Volt | |
| Encompassing two-thirds of the original lineup of Americana roots-rock trailblazers Uncle Tupelo, Son Volt arrived in 1995 with the stellar debut album Trace. Powered by the songwriting, guitar and evocative vocals of group leader Jay Farrar, it launched them as icons of the emerging alt-country movement championed by the then-fledgling mazazing No Depression, who featured Son Volt on the cover of their very first issue. The band issued two more acclaimed albums before Farrar took a hiatus for solo work...this, their first-ever compilation, pulls from the Son Volt catalog and also features rarities, unreleased tracks, demo tracks, and more!
| | Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Includes 5 previously unreleased tracks. | | Son Volt: Dave Boquist (guitar, lap steel guitar, dobro, banjo, violin); Jim Boquist (bass instrument); Mike Heidorn (drums, percussion); Jay Farrar. | | Personnel: Jay Farrar (vocals, guitar, dulcimer, harmonica, keyboards); Kelly Willis (vocals); Dave Boquist (guitar, lap steel guitar, dobro, banjo, violin); Dan Newton (accordion); Jim Boquist (piano, background vocals); Michael Heidorn (drums, percussion); John Maloney (drums). | | Audio Mixers: Brian Paulson; Keith Keller; Jay Farrar; Christopher Williams; David Barbe; Jack Joseph Puig; John Agnello; Mark Haines ; Mike Martin; Peter Coleman. | | Audio Remasterers: Dan Hersch; Bill Inglot. | | Liner Note Author: Ed Ward . | | Recording information: Acoustic Cafe, Ann Arbor, MI; Chez Flames, New Orleans, LA; Echo Park, Blooomington, IN; Emerald Sound Studios, Nashville, TN; Jajouka Studio, Millstadt, IL; Pachyderm Studio, Cannon Falls, MN; Salmagundi, Northfield, MN; Sixteenth Avenue Sound; Solid Sound Studios, Ann Arbor, MI; WXPN Studios, Philadelphia, PA. | | Photographer: Peter Grant . | | Just because Wilco ended up getting all the press and the Jim O'Rourke hipster cred, that doesn't mean Son Volt should remain forever destined to be the "other" Uncle Tupelo spin-off band. In fact, hardcore UT fans should feel a strong attachment to the latter, as they stayed closer to the spirit of Tupelo's post-modern country-rock. RETROSPECTIVE does an excellent job of chronicling the group's first five years. All the key tracks from the first three albums are here, from the surprisingly heavy rock of the breakout hit "Drown" to the acoustic-guitar-and-pedal-steel lilt of "Creosote." Most attractive to Son Volt aficionados, though, will be the wealth of rare and previously unreleased tracks. There's a wide variety of cover tunes, with sources including Big Star (the funereal "Holocaust"), Leadbelly (an oddly elegiac "Ain't No More Cane"), and Bruce Springsteen (a countrified "Open All Night"). Equally compelling are SV leader Jay Farrar's solo acoustic demos of his own tunes "Tear Stained Eye" and "Loose String." An essential document of the mid-1990s alt-country renaissance, this collection makes a strong case for Son Volt as that movement's vanguard. |
Producer: Brian Paulson; Keith Keller; Jay Farrar; Bruce Ranes; Brian Paulson; Son Volt; Keith Keller; Jay Farrar |
Engineer: Brian Paulson; Keith Keller; Chris Gooseman; Christopher Williams; David Barbe |
| | Artist Overview | | From the ashes of seminal alt-country band Uncle Tupelo arose two great 1990s bands fronted by Tupelo's two visionaries. Jeff Tweedy started the Stones/Big Star-loving Wilco, and Jay Farrar led Son Volt, a band that delved further into UT's country roots while exploring an elliptical lyric-writing style and incorporating the occasional alt-rock riff. |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 05/24/2005 | | Original Release Date : 2005 | | Catalog ID : 74619 | | Label : Rhino Records (USA) | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00081227461928 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Dirty Linen (p.65)
- "There's no denying Son Volt's influence within alternative country circles, and RETROSPECTIVE does a good job of documenting the band's contribution to the scene between 1995 and 2000."Mojo (Publisher)
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- 3 stars out of 5 - "This set offers an excellent overview of their first three albums, while adding some nice odds and ends..." |
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