Eli Paperboy Reed - Sings Walkin' And Talkin' And Other Smash Hits! (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) (DELUXE EDITION)

Format: 2LP, Gatefold Jacket
Catalogue No.: LP-YEP-3093X
Barcode: 634457161573
Release Date: 06 Jun 2025
Genre: Blues

Deluxe Edition

Eli Paperboy Reed is celebrating 20 years of making soulful music with the re-release of his very first album, the hopefully titled Sings Walkin' And Talkin' And Other Smash Hits! The set was originally recorded in a basement studio in Allston, Massachusetts, all live to analog tape in mono and pressed as a limited run of 300 cds in 2005. This self-released CD was mostly sold while Reed busked on the streets of Harvard Square in Cambridge, Mass in his early 20s. The first disc of the newly remastered double LP reissue will contain the original tracks from the CD, plus four additional tracks recorded the same December day in 2004. The second disc contains a live performance recorded for WHRB radio at Harvard University in 2005. This two disc set presents Reed’s humble beginnings in Boston by way of Mississippi and Chicago, playing his own rough and ready interpretations of downhome blues, R&B and gospel. With this 20th anniversary release and the celebration of two decades of legendary live performances, Reed cements himself as an elder statesman of the genre. To further mark the milestone, Reed will be touring with the members of his original band playing music from that first LP as well as across his storied career.

A1. I Just Got to Know  A2. Walkin' and Talkin' (For My Baby)  A3. The Tips of My Fingers  A4. Woman Woman Blues  A5. Something You Got  A6. The Poor Side of Town  A7. I'm Tired of Wandering  A8. Fat Mama Rumble  B1. You're Gonna Make Me Cry  B2. Cool Drink of Water Blues  B3. Don't Let Me Down  B4. A Dying Veteran's Plea  B5. Lone Town Blues  B6. A Woman, A Lover, A Friend  B7. Roamin' And Ramblin' Blues  B8. Right Around The Corner  C1. She May Be Yours (Radio Session)  C2. Brought Life Back to the Dead (Radio Session)  C3. West Helena Blues (Radio Session)  C4. Thirty Two Twenty Blues (Radio Session)  C5. I'm Leaving You (Radio Session)  C6. Big Fat Mama Blues (Radio Session)  D1. I'm a King Bee (Radio Session)  D2. Rollin' And Tumblin' (Radio Session)  D3. Stop Talking In Your Sleep (Radio Session)  D4. I Can't Quit You Baby (Radio Session)  D5. The Last Mile Of The Way (Radio Session)

EU & AU TOUR
4/22 - Canteleu, France, Espace Culturel François Mitterrand (ECFM)
4/23 - La Roche-sur-Yon, France, Quai M
4/25 - Paris, France, La Maroquinerie
4/26 - Calais, France, La Halle
4/27 - Barcelona, Spain, Upload
4/29 - Madrid, Spain, Sala El Sol
5/1 - Roots and Roses 2025, Lessines, Belgium
5/2 - The Hague, Netherlands, Paard
5/3 - Moulin Blues Festival 2025, Moulin Blues Festival Grounds, Ospel, Netherlands
5/8 - Richmond, VIC, Australia, Corner Hotel
5/9 - Castlemaine, VIC, Australia, Theatre Royal Castlemaine
5/10 - Canberra, ACT, Australia, The Baso
5/11 - Sydney, NSW, Australia, Metro Theatre
5/13 - Wollongong, NSW, Australia, Centro CBD - Sorrento Room
5/15 - 5/18 - Blues on Broadbeach 2025, Broadbeach, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
5/20 - Perth, WA, Australia, Perth Blues Club, Charles Hotel
5/22 - Fremantle, WA, Australia, Freo.Social
5/23 - Adelaide, SA, Australia, The Gov
5/24 - Queenscliff, VIC, Australia, Queenscliff Town Hall
5/25 - Meeniyan, VIC, Australia, Meeniyan Town Hall
6/8 - Goezot in't Hofke 2025, Oud-Turnhout, Belgium
6/9 - Ribs And Blues Festival 2025, Raalte, Netherlands