Sunday, December 11, 2005
Layla and Assorted Other Love Songs
Been meaning to blog this for a while. One fine day at Rozelle Markets, while listening to a mighty fine pedal steel version of "Caravan", I happened upon a box set of Derek and the Dominoes Layla album. This little beauty contains three cd's, an informative booklet and the studio log sheets.
CD1 is the studio album as released. No surprises there. CD2 has a series of jams that the band used to work up the songs. This is great stuff, you get to hear the creative process in action. CD3 has outtakes and some stuff that they couldn't fit on the album, such as "Mean Old World", which I have only heard on the Duane Allman Anthology.
Normally I find it hard to get enthused about alternative versions, directors cuts etc, but this adds to the enjoyment of an already superb album.
CD1 is the studio album as released. No surprises there. CD2 has a series of jams that the band used to work up the songs. This is great stuff, you get to hear the creative process in action. CD3 has outtakes and some stuff that they couldn't fit on the album, such as "Mean Old World", which I have only heard on the Duane Allman Anthology.
Normally I find it hard to get enthused about alternative versions, directors cuts etc, but this adds to the enjoyment of an already superb album.
