Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue

The return of their classic debut album!

The New Rhythm And Blues Quintet formed over 50 years ago, and after playing together for a few years, the band began recording with Eddie Kramer and inked a two-record deal with Columbia Records. Their eponymous debut appeared on shelves in 1969, featuring the band’s wide-ranging originals peppered with versions of songs from artists as wide-ranging as Eddie Cochran and Sun Ra, plus a co-write between the band’s Terry Adams and Jazz experimentalist Carla Bely. It was, and is, a wildly original and influential release.

The band is still going strong, and this reissue follows hot on the heels of their 5-CD boxed set, High Noon – A 50-Year Retrospective, and last year’s critically acclaimed EP, Happy Talk.

As Jay Berman says in his notes: This historic and monumental recording has been remastered, and finally authorized for re-release. This album is a great reminder that NRBQ is on a mission, one that holds steady to its original inspiration to this day. For those fans who missed it the first time around, it hasn’t aged a bit.

1 C'mon Everybody
2 Rocket Number 9
3 Kentucky Slop Song
4 Ida
5 C'mon If You're Comin'
6 You Can't Hide
7 I Didn't Know Myself
8 Stomp
9 Fergie's Prayer
10 Mama Get Down Those Rock And Roll Shoes
11 Hymn Number 5
12 Hey! Baby
13 Liza Jane
15 Stay With We