ROUNDER
RECORDS REISSUES FIRST TWO
RECORDS REISSUES FIRST TWO
GEORGE
THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS ALBUMS
THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS ALBUMS
Remastered
recordings, set for release on July 30, 2013, are 1977’s
recordings, set for release on July 30, 2013, are 1977’s
George
Thorogood & The Destroyers and 1978’s Move It On
Over
Thorogood & The Destroyers and 1978’s Move It On
Over
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — When George
Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers burst onto the national scene in 1977,
roots rock music was all but absent from contemporary radio. Yet, the focus and
excitement that George brought to the classic songs of his idols such as Chuck
Berry, Elmore James, and Jimmy Reed was undeniable. Rounder
Records had its first hit artist and the late 1978 release of his second
album soon had Thorogood’s interpretations of Bo Diddley’s “Who Do You Love?”
and Hank Williams’ “Move It On Over” blanketing the airwaves.
Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers burst onto the national scene in 1977,
roots rock music was all but absent from contemporary radio. Yet, the focus and
excitement that George brought to the classic songs of his idols such as Chuck
Berry, Elmore James, and Jimmy Reed was undeniable. Rounder
Records had its first hit artist and the late 1978 release of his second
album soon had Thorogood’s interpretations of Bo Diddley’s “Who Do You Love?”
and Hank Williams’ “Move It On Over” blanketing the airwaves.
On July 30, 2013, Rounder
Records will re-release Thorogood’s first two albums, 1977’s George
Thorogood and 1978’s Move It On Over.
Records will re-release Thorogood’s first two albums, 1977’s George
Thorogood and 1978’s Move It On Over.
The band’s stamina in its
early years is legendary. In 1981, just before opening 11 dates for the Rolling
Stones (and later their 1982 European tour), George and the band embarked on
their “50 States in 50 Dates” tour, traveling in a Checker Cab (flying only to
Alaska and Hawaii).
early years is legendary. In 1981, just before opening 11 dates for the Rolling
Stones (and later their 1982 European tour), George and the band embarked on
their “50 States in 50 Dates” tour, traveling in a Checker Cab (flying only to
Alaska and Hawaii).
The Destroyers went on to
continued and greater success after leaving Rounder, when the label entered a
joint venture with EMI for George’s fourth album, Bad to the Bone, but
their first two albums are the essence of everything that makes the band great.
Recorded live in the studio, George Thorogood & the Destroyers and
Move It On Over capture perfectly the energy of their live shows.
There’s not a wasted note, and if George never aimed for the pyrotechnics of
later blues rockers such as Stevie Ray Vaughan, the directness of his approach
cuts straight to the heart of each song.
continued and greater success after leaving Rounder, when the label entered a
joint venture with EMI for George’s fourth album, Bad to the Bone, but
their first two albums are the essence of everything that makes the band great.
Recorded live in the studio, George Thorogood & the Destroyers and
Move It On Over capture perfectly the energy of their live shows.
There’s not a wasted note, and if George never aimed for the pyrotechnics of
later blues rockers such as Stevie Ray Vaughan, the directness of his approach
cuts straight to the heart of each song.
Thirty-five years later, these
performances still ring true. Mastered from new digital transfers of the
original analog tapes, these albums have never sounded better, and if you’re a
George Thorogood fan, it doesn’t get any better than this.
performances still ring true. Mastered from new digital transfers of the
original analog tapes, these albums have never sounded better, and if you’re a
George Thorogood fan, it doesn’t get any better than this.
George Thorogood & The
Destroyers
Destroyers
- You Got To
Lose - Madison Blues
- One Bourbon,
One Scotch, One Beer - Kind Hearted
Woman - Can’t Stop
Lovin’ - Ride On
Josephine - Homesick Boy
- John Hardy
- I’ll Change My
Style - 10. Delaware
Slide
Move It On Over
- Move It On
Over - Who Do You
Love - The Sky Is
Crying - Cocaine Blues
- It Wasn’t Me
- That Same
Thing - So Much
Trouble - I’m Just Your
Good Thing - Baby Please
Set A Date - 10. New
Hawaiian Boogie