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The Bootheels - 1988: The Original Demos
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Demo
recordings
from
Luther
Russell
(Those
Pretty
Wrongs),
Jakob
Dylan
and
Tobi
Miller
(The
Wallflowers),
and
Aaron
A.
Brooks
(Moby,
Lana
Del
Rey)
Packaging
contains
photos
and
liner
notes
from
Scott
Schinder,
including
interviews
with
the
band
members.
The
Bootheels
sprang
to
life
for
a
few
glorious
months
during
the
first
half
of
1988.
Their
brief
existence
was
noted
by
a
fortunate
handful
of
friends
and
fans
who
happened
to
be
in
the
right
place
and
time
to
experience
the
youthful
L.A.
foursome’s
meteoric
creative
surge
and
their
equally
swift
dissolution.
In
between,
they
developed
a
raw,
distinctive
rock
’n’
roll
sensibility
and
a
repertoire
of
catchy,
funny,
introspective
songs
that
never
had
a
chance
to
become
records.
—Scott
Schinder
(from
his
liner
notes)
The
members
of
The
Bootheels
were
frontman/songwriter/bassist
Luther
Russell,
who
would
later
lead
The
Freewheelers
before
emerging
as
a
prolific
solo
artist
and
half
of
Those
Pretty
Wrongs
(with
Big
Star’s
Jody
Stephens);
guitarist
Jakob
Dylan,
who
would
soon
achieve
stardom
as
leader
of
The
Wallflowers;
future
Wallflowers
guitarist
Tobi
Miller,
whose
instrumental
interplay
with
Dylan
provided
one
of
the
Bootheels’
most
notable
sonic
features;
and
drummer
Aaron
A.
Brooks
(who
would
go
on
to
work
with
Moby,
Lana
Del
Rey,
and
others).
These
tracks
(13
on
LP
plus
3
bonus
tracks
on
CD/Digital)
provide
a
glimpse
into
the
origins
of
teenage
musicians
who
would
rise
to
greater
heights
than
they
could
ever
have
imagined.
The
packaging
contains
photos
and
an
aural
history
of
the
band
–
with
interviews
with
all
four
members
conducted
and
assembled
by
noted
writer
Scott
Schinder.
Tracklisting1.
See
It
In
Your
Eyes2.
Thing
Called
Love3.
Empty
Wallet,
Empty
Bottle,
Empty
Heart4.
The
Deal5.
Wasted
Dime6.
Interstate
68
Blues7.
Got
Me
On
My
Knees8.
Glad
It
All
Worked
Out9.
Halfway
There10.
B-Line
For
You11.
Seven
Seas12.
Queen
Of
Hearts13.
Too
Many
People14.
Images
Of
You
[Bonus
Track]15.
All
I
Want
Is
You
[Bonus
Track]16.
Think
Of
The
Time
[Bonus
Track]
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