Andy Sharrocks & The Smokin Jackets
Release New uncompromised Album
‘Dirt’ – October

Manchester born Andy Sharrocks releases NEW album ‘Dirt’ which has been said to be an uncompromised Americana album, armed with raw, emotional, gritty and honest vocals and has lyrics transporting the listener into the narrators skin.

The album, recorded live in Sensible Studios in north London, was originally scheduled for recording in 2008 in Minneapolis at Jeff and Tommy Vee’s studio, Rockhouse but was cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. It took him a while to regroup, but with his co writer, The Reverent Paul Green, he once again assembled an outstanding bunch of musicians, including Captain Bliss and Matt Ord from fellow Americana band Hey Negrita.

‘Dirt’ is the second solo outing after the critically acclaimed 1999 album ‘Walking In Familiar Footsteps’ which featured the brilliant Mick Taylor, Paul Jones and Jeff and Tommy Vee.

Sharrocks who has been around since the early punk days, has released a string of singles starting 1979, when he went by the name Accident On The East Lancs and which all releases are now keenly sought after by collectors of authentic original punk and recently featured in Record Collectors magazine at number 74 in the top 100 rarest punk singles.

He released a further single under the name of Citizen 88, and then spent the next decade playing solo gigs and tour managing in an effort to keep his head above water.

Andy, who’s music has in recent years been described as alt country with menaces with a voice described as the missing link between Bob Dylan and Captain Beefheart, has just won an array of brand new blues fans after having just finished a UK tour support for John Mayall and also got the chance to perform at Camden’s famous venue The Jazz Café last year.

Sharrocks has also supported other Blues legends such as Mick Taylor and Steve Gibbons, The Strawbs, Buddy Whittington and The Yardbirds and continues to support Mick Taylor and John Mayall as well as possible future gigs with Buddy Whittington.

In words of Andy Snipper from Blues Matters, “if a version of The Smokin Jackets hits your town don’t hesitate to go and see them”.

DIRT can be purched from Paypal (see his Myspace).

The Album ‘WALKING IN FAMILIAR FOOTSTEPS’ – still available by order in all good record shops.

To listen to music, go to:

Andy Sharrocks

For ‘Accident On The East Lancs’ rare photos and record info visit Detour Records

To find out new upcoming gigs and more check out the links below:

Andy Sharrocks MySpace
Andy Sharrocks Official Website

The Peter Green Anthology – a 4CD Deluxe Box Set – will be released soon, but not until October 27th!

In the meantime though, we have a very rare, recently recorded video filmed on Canvey Island, of Peter Green himself.

This is the first time he has ever done a session filmed for the web and it’s the first time many people have seen him play in years.

Enjoy!

Peter Green The Anthology on amazon.co.uk

Anthology on amazon.com

“With all due respect to the other great British blues artists, Peter Green is THE man. End of.” – Noel Gallagher

Peter Green on Wikipedia

“He has the sweetest tone I ever heard; he was the only one who gave me the cold sweats.” – B.B. King

Peter Green The Anthology is an exciting 4CD retrospective – set for UK release 27 October, 2008 – telling the story of a British guitar legend and blues institution. The set contains essential Peter Green music drawn from all stages of his career.

Watch NEW footage – Peter Green video

From his first tentative recordings with the likes of Peter Bardens and John Mayall, it moves through the genesis of Fleetwood Mac and the band’s many classic blues recordings including “Ramblin’ Pony” and “Black Magic Woman”.

Fleetwood Mac’s subsequent blues and rock fusion chart hits – titles like the utterly unique “Albatross”, “Oh Well” and the ever haunting “Man Of The World” – are all included, as is the best of his later solo work and Splinter Group recordings.

Through many personal transformations and struggles, Peter Green has lived the blues he so obviously fell in love with at a young age. The body of his work so far is one of the most impressive legacies in the genre and this is his first complete career overview.

It’s also the first time that Peter Green himself has had an active involvement in such a project, working closely with Salvo and compiler John Crosby.

Crosby’s extensive liner notes embody an essay on the social and cultural context of the times in which Peter’s music was created, the Sixties blues boom, the rock scene of the late Sixties and early Seventies and Peter’s acclaimed return after several years of seclusion; a biographical feature, a track-by-track commentary and a UK discography.

Quite simply, this is the ultimate Peter Green collection – a special release befitting a special musician and songwriter who is rightly one of the most revered blues guitarists of all time.

Track Listings from amazon.co.uk:

(Information subject to change.)

Disc: 1

1. Evil Woman Blues With John Mayall
2. The Stumble With John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers
3. Sitting In The Rain With John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers
4. The World Keep On Turning With Fleetwood Mac
5. The Supernatural With John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers
6. Looking For Somebody With Fleetwood Mac
7. Long Grey Mare (feat. Bob Brunning) With Fleetwood Mac
8. Stop Messin’ Around With Fleetwood Mac
9. Train Is Coming With Eddie Boyd & His Blues Band
10. Greeny With John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers
11. Soul Dressing With Peter B’s Looners
12. I Loved Another Woman With Fleetwood Mac
13. No Place To Go With Fleetwood Mac
14. You Don’t Love Me With John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers
15. Lazy Poker Blues With Fleetwood Mac
16. Merry Go Round With Fleetwood Mac
17. Trying So Hard To Forget With Duster Bennett
18. Ramblin’ Pony With Fleetwood Mac
19. Drifting With Fleetwood Mac

Disc: 2

1. Black Magic Woman With Fleetwood Mac
2. Albatross With Fleetwood Mac
3. Ain’t Nobody’s Business With Otis Spann
4. Someday Baby With Otis Spann
5. Watch Out With Fleetwood Mac (Blues Jam At Chess)
6. Ooh Baby With Fleetwood Mac (Blues Jam At Chess)
7. Horton’s Boogie Woogie – Take One With Walter Horton, Otis Spann & S.P. Leary (Blues Jam At Chess)
8. Love That Burns With Fleetwood Mac
9. First Train Home With Fleetwood Mac
10. Need Your Love So Bad With Fleetwood Mac
11. Don’t Goof With The Spook With Peter Bardens
12. The Answer With Peter Bardens
13. Homage To The God Of Light With Peter Bardens
14. Oh Well Part 1 and Part 2 With Fleetwood Mac

Disc: 3

1. Man Of The World With Fleetwood Mac
2. Before The Beginning With Fleetwood Mac
3. Momma Don’tcha Cry Peter Green, solo
4. Underway With Fleetwood Mac
5. Rattlesnake Shake With Fleetwood Mac
6. It’s Gonna Be Me Peter Green, solo
7. White Sky (love that evil woman) With Fleetwood Mac
8. The Green Manalishi (with The Two Prong Crown) With Fleetwood Mac
9. Show-biz Blues With Fleetwood Mac
10. In The Skies Peter Green, solo
11. Like A Hot Tomato Peter Green, solo
12. Whatcha Gonna Do? Peter Green, solo
13. Carry My Love Peter Green, solo
14. Corners Of My Mind Peter Green, solo
15. Hidden Depth (feat. Zoot Money) Peter Green, solo

Disc: 4

1. Big Change Is Gonna Come With Splinter Group
2. I’m A Steady Rollin’ Man (feat. Otis Rush) With Nigel Watson & Splinter Group
3. It Takes Time With Splinter Group
4. Don’t Walk Away With Splinter Group
5. Heart Of Stone With Splinter Group
6. Love In Vain Blues With Nigel Watson & Splinter Group
7. From Four Until Late (feat. Dr John) With Nigel Watson & Splinter Group
8. I’m Ready For You With Splinter Group
9. Cruel Contradictions With Dick Heckstall-Smith
10. Me And The Devil Blues With Nigel Watson & Splinter Group
11. Cross Road Blues (feat. Buddy Guy) With Nigel Watson & Splinter Group
12. Dead Shrimp Blues (feat. Hubert Sumlin) With Nigel Watson & Splinter Group
13. Travelling Riverside Blues (feat. Joe Louis Walker & Honey Boy Edwards) With Nigel Watson & Splinter Group
14. Time Keeps Slipping Away With Splinter Group
15. Look Out For Yourself With Splinter Group
16. Albatross With Chris Coco

Peter Green The Anthology on amazon.co.uk

Anthology on amazon.com

Peter Green on Wikipedia