Saturday, August 25, 2007

Merrill Moore




The House Of Blue Lights / Bell Bottom Boogie - Capitol, 1953


I've enjoyed the Chuck Berry version, the Flamin' Groovies cover is mighty fine as well... but this is my first listen of the original. This really swings. I dig the pedal steel, the country twang in the vocal that got lost in the rockist cover versions.

The flip side sounds like it was recorded two minutes later (I mean that in a good way, of course).


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