Largehearted Boy's Interesting CD Releases This Week

The Bachelor is an excellent record. Patrick Wolf is growing into his own.

Captain Beefheart;s Jukebox is a solid compilation:

Tracklisting

1. Slim Harpo - Im A King Bee
2. Lightnin Slim - My Starter Wont Work
3. Richard Berry - Louie Louie
4. Clarence Gatemouth Brown - Midnight Hour
5. Howlin Wolf - Somebody In My Home
6. Bo Diddley - Diddy Wah Diddy
7. Ornette Coleman - Eventually
8. Robert Johnson - Terraplane Blues
9. Blind Willie Johnson - You're Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond
10. Johnny Guitar Watson - Hot Little Mama
11. One String Sam - I Need A Hundred Dollars
12. Jimmy Reed - Little Rain
13. Muddy Waters - Rollin N Tumblin (Part 1)
14. Al Simmons With Slim Green And The Cats From Fresno - Old Folks Boogie
15. Mississippi John Hurt - Candy Man Blues
16. Lead Belly - Red Cross Store
17. Louis Armstrong - St. James Infirmary
18. John Lee Hooker - Crawlin King Snake
19. John Coltrane - The Invisible
20. Sunnyland Slim - Goin Back To Memphis
21. Bukka White - Parchman Farm
22. Sonny Boy Williamson - Dont Start Me Talking
23. Little Walter Jacobs - Key To The Highway
24. Howlin Wolf - Smokestack Lightnin
25. Blind Willie Johnson - Mothers Children Have A Hard Time

Just looked at the track listing for the Neil Young box: very underwhelming. I thought this was supposed to be some sort of treasure trove of previously unreleased songs -- stuff of the caliber of Pushed It Over the End.

Instead, out of a total of 8 CD's, we get:
(1) The Filmore East live CD that was already released a couple of years ago;
(2) The Massey Hall live CD that was also released recently;
(3) More live versions of well-worn songs (do I really need to hear yet another version of Southern Man?)
(4) Most redundantly, a bunch of regular studio versions of familiar album tracks (Cowgirl in the Sand? Down by the River? We need a new box set for that? Really?)

Who's supposed to be buying an 8-CD NY box, other than the die-hard NY fans who already have most of the above stuff?

The only thing that's worthwhile on the box is the first CD of early work (1963-68), about half of which is pre-Buffalo Springfield. Most of the rest is unbelievably redundant.

Oh yeah, there are the DVD/Blu-Ray versions, which add the Journey Through the Past film. Interesting stuff, but $200-$300 for that plus maybe a couple dozen worthwhile tracks is a bit steep, no?

Waiting patiently for the 4 Bardo Pond and related LP's on Important that should be in the stores this week if their press releases are to be believed....