Jeremy Spencer-'Precious Little' CD

Blue Horizon · #1 03-09-2006, 12:01 PM

I recieved my copy of Jeremy Spencer's new cd 'Precious Little' today and what a gem it is. After the first play I was left with a big

smile on my face.
The guy plays such exquisite slide guitar and has lost none of his touch. The cd has 12 tracks ranging from blues to R&B shuffle and good old fifties rock and roll. If you are a JS fan you will not be disappointed with this cd. Its a cross between early FM, 'Kiln House' and his solo records. On one or two tracks it only needs Peter and Danny's or Christine and Danny's backing vocals and your back to JS/FM 1970's era. I would urge anyone and everyone to go and purchase this cd from Bluestown records and support all involved in the making of this superb cd.
Welcome Back Jeremy, it really has made my day listening to this.

Blue Horizon.

PS: Must go and play it again and again etc etc !!

sharksfan2000 · #2 03-09-2006, 01:12 PM

Thanks for the report, Blue Horizon! I'll have to order the CD soon.

dansven · #3 03-16-2006, 01:15 PM

That's right, Blue Horizon!!!

I picked up the album today and have just listened through it. What a comeback album!!! This is more than I would ever have hoped for! His playing has matured soooo much!! And his original songs are GREAT!!! (I wonder is Peter Green is doing any song writing in Sweden...?

)

Also, Jeremy has written a long text in the cover, talking about his musical philosophy, stories behind songs, equipment used etc... (I guess I'll have to go out and buy a couple of Jim Dunlop's Harris brass flared and blue ceramic "Moonshine" slides!

) He also says that he recorded Fabian's "Everything Is Just Right" with Fleetwood Mac... I wonder if it still exists........

Finally I have to say that the backing musicians are doing a wonderful job; perfect for this kind of music.

Daniel

sharksfan2000 · #4 03-16-2006, 01:33 PM

Thanks for the review, Daniel.

I decided to check on Amazon to see if they might list the album there - no luck with that, but I found something pretty amusing:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/037...=glance&n=5174

dansven · #5 03-16-2006, 01:47 PM

Hi Sharksfan2000!

I saw the same as you a few days ago, very funny!

I think the best way to get the album is via the Bluestown Records official website. I guess it can take a while before they'll list it at Amazon.

Wouter Vuijk · #6 03-16-2006, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by dansven

Hi Sharksfan2000!

I saw the same as you a few days ago, very funny!

I think the best way to get the album is via the Bluestown Records official website. I guess it can take a while before they'll list it at Amazon.

Hey guys, can't you just order it at your local record strore?

I never encounter any problems that way unless an album is out of print on what label what so ever. My record store has a list of all (I presume) labels all over the world. Sometimes they have to get it from the USA or Japan, me living in Holland. They also have lists of the album not being available anymore (I try to get hold on albums I used to like but didn't have the money for at the time....).

Soon I'll go after Jeremy's new album, very curious, but according to Dansvens review it's supposed to be great.

Neb-Maat-Re · #7 03-16-2006, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sharksfan2000

Thanks for the review, Daniel.

I decided to check on Amazon to see if they might list the album there - no luck with that, but I found something pretty amusing:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/037...=glance&n=5174

That book could explain a lot.

Then again, there's always the other Jeremy Spencer.

BklynBlue · #8 03-16-2006, 04:17 PM

He also says that he recorded Fabian's "Everything Is Just Right" with Fleetwood Mac... I wonder if it still exists........

Fabian was a real favorite of Spencer's!

I would not be surprised if he had recorded it sometime during the "Then Play On" / "Jeremy Spencer" (his solo LP) sessions -
"String Along" is a Fabian tune (also recorded by Rick Nelson) - Spencer's is an excedingly faithful recreation of the Fabian's version and I am pretty sure that the out take, "Mighty Cold" on the "Vaudeville Years" is also from the solo sessions -
and his first performance of Fabian's biggest hit "Tiger" comes from the boot of the Buxton Blues Festival which was in September just a couple of months later -
If Rhino ever gets around to remastering "Then Play On" (let alone any of the other Fleetwood Mac collections) then maybe, just maybe, we will finally get to hear all of the material recorded during those sessions.

dansven · #9 03-16-2006, 04:56 PM

Hi BklynBlue!

Yes that's right, Jeremy actually mentions all those songs in the CD sleeve.

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Originally Posted by BklynBlue

If Rhino ever gets around to remastering "Then Play On" (let alone any of the other Fleetwood Mac collections) then maybe, just maybe, we will finally get to hear all of the material recorded during those sessions.

Well, today the local record store had put both "Then Play On" and "Kiln House" on display to the 5th of normal price, which is something they occasionally do with titles that are going to reissued/remastered in the near future. Not long ago I bought the CSN album at a similar offer, and now it has been released with bonus material. So maaaaybe... maaaaybe....the same thing will happen to the Mac albums.

Daniel