Exiles On The Same Street

 

While browsing Stones covers, it became apparent that an Exile On Main Street cover album would be easy to assemble, especially since both Pussy Galore and Phish have recorded versions of the entire abum.  Fortunately, it was only necessary to use one song by each of them.

SIDE A: Rocks Off (Reagan Youth)/ Rip This Joint (Billy Squier)/ Shake Your Hips (Th' Legendary Shack Shakers)/ Casino Boogie (Casino Steel)

SIDE B: Tumbling Dice (Blackberry Smoke)/ Sweet Virginia (Jerry Lee Lewis)/ Torn And Frayed (Black Crowes)/ Sweet Black Angel (Wailing Souls)/ Loving Cup (US Rails)

SIDE C: Happy (Steve Conte)/ Turd On The Run (Pussy Galore)/ Ventilator Blues (Richard Hell & The Voidoids)/ Just Wanna See His Face (Blind Boys Of Alabama)/ Let It Loose (Phish)

SIDE D: All Down The Line (The Dirty Truckers)/ Stop Breaking Down (Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears)/ Shine A Light (Allison Crowe)/ Soul Survivor (Hoss).

AND ANOTHER THING: Here's the third (and final) volume of NUGGETIZED (more cover versions of songs compiled by Lenny Kaye from the First Psychedelic Era).  

NUGGETIZED: Imitation Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era

Lenny Kaye's compilation album Nuggets (Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era) has had a massive influence on rock music in the decades since its 1972 release.  In a 1980 interview with Trouser Press Collectors' Magazine, Lenny provided a detailed history of Nuggets, and he explained why it would be difficult to assemble a second volume (which finally appeared last year). Scroll down to the third article at this link to read the interview.

Stinky has shared over two dozen Homemade Live Albums on these pages, and I've assembled a few cover albums.  Today's share is a set of covers of 25 of the 27 songs from the original double LP, plus a second set which includes all the songs I could find from Nuggets Vol. 2 (some of Lenny's choices are quite obscure), as well as covers of songs from the Nuggets series on Rhino Records. Some of the Nuggets songs also appeared on my Steppingstones compilation of punk versions of garage rock, psych and glam.

There are some punk bands in today's sets, as well as groups from the garage rock and psychedelia revivals that have occurred since then.  The first revival included American bands like The Cramps, The A-Bones, The Chesterfield Kings, The Cynics, DMZ, The Droogs, The Fuzztones, The Hypstrz, Plan 9, Plasticland, The Slickee Boys and The Turn-Ups (led by Billy Synth, who compiled the Psychedelic Unknowns series).  Across the Atlantic were The Barracudas, Cannibals, Nomads, the Medway bands, and "side projects" like Naz Nomad and The Purple Helmets. I'm sure I've forgotten some.

I've got half a dozen leftovers filed for a third volume, so leave a comment if you have any recommendations!  And if you enjoy various artists compilations, be sure to visit Nothin' Says Somethin', as Nathan Nothin' is featuring VA comps all month!