Ramblin'

Great, thanks!

Is the Re issue of the self-titled still coming out the first of 2009?

Probably not until May/June at the earliest

Inside Job,
Any new news on this project?

Yes-- working on it now -we've had delays getting the label/distribution deal finished -but decisions will be made soon because I would like to get it out in Sept now -so we can tie it into the last leg of the tour this year. The dvd part is basically done and Eric Liljestrand and I are going thru some additional tapes we found to see if there's any extra recordings from that era.

Tom,
thanks for the reply. That sounds great. I can not wait to hear this.
thanks

Big Red Sun and Crescent City LIVE VERSIONS would get me looking for a newer copy for sure!

Peter Blackstock builds another case for the reissue:

http://community.nodepression.com/profi ... a-williams

blureu wrote:Peter Blackstock builds another case for the reissue:

http://community.nodepression.com/profi ... a-williams

A little birdie told me recently that it is due out later this year (if all goes to plan)...

Tom

No case needs to be made for the record's re-release as it should never have gone OOP in the first place. It is, quite simply, the most significant recording in the history of altcountry -- not only was it the first, yes I say first, altcountry record, but was the record that established female artists as a force to be reckoned with. (I am not, of course, forgetting or slighting Joni, Janis, Bonnie, Joan and others who made it on their own terms). Not only do I have the LP. EP and the Koch CD, I first saw Lu in 1986 where she performed nearly all, if not all, of the songs on the LP. It was a religious experience -- not since first seeing Townes in 1969 had I become a disciple and spread the word. I look forward to the re-release and it extras, including the DVD!

coffee4throad wrote:Big Red Sun and Crescent City LIVE VERSIONS would get me looking for a newer copy for sure!

Both are on the NYC Town Hall Live CD- just received it and it's really, really good...

Please provide more info...such as what Town Hall Live CD?

whiskeyboy wrote:Please provide more info...such as what Town Hall Live CD?

He's referring to the 5 CD live set recorded in New York City at Irving Plaza & Town Hall in 2007. These were 5 special shows where Lu & the band played Lu's first 5 studio albums in sequence. They did the same at the El Rey in LA. The CDs can be purchased here - go to http://www.lucindawilliams.com & click on the "Store" link at the top, then the "Limited Live Show CDs" link at the left under "Shop by Category"...

Tom

Yes, I have all of them -- the NY & LA shows. Thanks for the clarification.

That said, what's the status of the re-release of the Rough Trade recordings? And what's the DVD?

While there are many recordings -- I would think -- of Lu in the mid-to late 80's, don't forget about her '89 performance on Mt. Stage here in West Virginia. I remember it well -- no one, I mean absolutely no one, in the audience other than yours truly had any idea who she was. I had only seen her once since that '86 Texas show and I was primed. Brian Blauser -- the Mt. Stage house photographer -- gave me a picture of that performance. Sweet.

From what I understand the "Self Titled" LA show from 2007 was video'd and that is what will be on the DVD.