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Alejandro Escovedo 『The Covers Project』

中々、頭が正規盤モードに切り替わらないので、HDD内に貯め込んだ音源をサルベージしています。これがまた、あれ、こんなの持ってたっけと、引越し中に古新聞・古雑誌に見入ってしまうような感覚で（笑）。Alejandro Escovedoの裏物からカヴァー曲のみを抽出した2枚組編集盤。これを作った人は絶対にアホです。けれど、そんなアホを尊敬してしまうんです（笑）。30数曲の選曲が、Escovedoのルーツを俯瞰的視点で上手い具合に捉えているのではないかと思う訳で。

Disc One
01 All Young Dudes (Mott The Hoople) 4:51
02 Sway (Rolling Stones) 8:15
03 Sleepwalkin' (Santo & Johnny) 2:34
04 I Wanna Be Your Dog (Iggy Pop) 7:20
05 Like A Hurricane (Neil Young) 6:03
06 Powderfinger (Neil Young) 6:06
07 I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend (Ramones) 2:46
08 Waiting For My Man (Velvet Underground) 4:07
09 Sex Beat (The Gun Club) 7:13
10 I Wish I Was Your Mother (Ian Hunter) 5:20
11 Irene Wilde (Ian Hunter) 2:49
12 Amsterdam (John Cale) 3:32
13 Two Angels (Peter Case) 4:31
14 Evening Gown (Mick Jagger) 3:45
15 Street Hassle (Lou Reed) 4:46
16 You Win Again (Hank Williams) (Edit Version during Iggy Story) :41
17 Tower Song (Townes Van Zandt) 3:46

Disc Two
01 Pale Blue Eyes (Velvet Underground) 7:52
02 Shine A Light (Rolling Stones) 5:17
03 You Don't Know My Mind (Traditional: Leadbelly/RL Burnside) 4:22
04 Hot Legs (Rod Stewart) 4:02
05 Foggy Notion (Velvet Underground) 3:36
06 Thirteen (Big Star) 3:30
07 Rebel Rebel (David Bowie) 4:29
08 Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues (Bob Dylan) 4:28
09 The Man Who Sold The Earth (David Bowie) 3:10
10 Beast Of Burden (Rolling Stones) 4:46
11 Supersonic (Oasis) 4:06
12 You Win Again (Hank Williams) (Full Version) 3:06
13 Blue Yodel No. 9 (I Love The Women) (Jimmie Rodgers) 3:00
14 Whiskey Bent And Hell Bound (Hank Williams Jr.)
15 If You Close The Door (Velvet Underground) :33
Bonus Track
16 I Wish I Was Your Mother w/Ian Hunter 5:35
17 Thirteen w/Lorrie Fountain 3:21