Marshall Crenshaw - The Human Jukebox, Volume 4: 1992-1994

Here's another album containing cover versions that Marshall Crenshaw didn't put on his studio albums. He's so prolific with covers in concert, even though his albums are usually all originals, that I have five more volumes of these. (Thus his nickname, "The Human Jukebox.")

The first thing I have to say is that anyone who does a cover of the great Who obscurity "Odorono" is A-OK in my book. :) That's a good sign right there of the depth of Crenshaw's musical knowledge, which shows up again with the variety of cover songs he does here. 

Just like the last few songs on the previous volume, the first five songs here are from a radio show where radio listeners called in and requested cover songs. Crenshaw and others in the ad-hoc band then tried their best to play them, if they could remember them. So there are a bit rough. That's especially noticable with "And I Love Her," which gets off to a rocky start where Crenshaw sometimes has to call out the chord changes. But in my opinion that's all the more impressive, that he and the band was winging it.

All but the last three are officially unreleased. Of the last three, " I'd Do It Over Again" is from an Arthur Alexander tribute album, and "Silver Wings" is from a Merle Haggard tribute album. "Knowing Me, Knowing You" is from a Crenshaw live album, "Live: My Truck Is My Home." But all the rest are from soundboard bootlegs or radio shows, and sound excellent.

This album is 50 minutes long.

Here's a list of the original artists for each song:

01 Don't Let Me Down - Beatles
02 And I Love Her - Beatles
03 Sunshine Superman - Donovan
04 I Fought the Law - Bobby Fuller Four
05 Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets
06 Big River - Johnny Cash
07 [Get Your Kicks On] Route 66 - Bobby Troup
08 Don't Fear the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
09 Odorono - Who
10 I'm Movin' On - Hank Snow
11 The Lucky One - Freedy Johnston
12 Hitch Hike - Marvin Gaye
13 Rocket 88 - Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats
14 Pretty Flamingo - Manfred Mann
15 I'd Do It Over Again - Arthur Alexander
16 Knowing Me, Knowing You - ABBA
17 Silver Wings - Merle Haggard

And here's the usual song list:

01 Don't Let Me Down (Marshall Crenshaw)
02 And I Love Her (Marshall Crenshaw)
03 Sunshine Superman (Marshall Crenshaw)
04 I Fought the Law (Marshall Crenshaw)
05 Rock Around the Clock (Marshall Crenshaw)
06 Big River (Marshall Crenshaw)
07 [Get Your Kicks On] Route 66 (Marshall Crenshaw)
08 Don't Fear the Reaper (Marshall Crenshaw)
09 Odorono (Marshall Crenshaw)
10 I'm Movin' On (Marshall Crenshaw)
11 The Lucky One (Marshall Crenshaw)
12 Hitch Hike (Marshall Crenshaw)
13 Rocket 88 (Marshall Crenshaw)
14 Pretty Flamingo (Marshall Crenshaw)
15 I'd Do It Over Again (Marshall Crenshaw)
16 Knowing Me, Knowing You (Marshall Crenshaw)
17 Silver Wings (Marshall Crenshaw)

https://www.upload.ee/files/16025994/MarshallC_1992-1994_ThHumnJkeboxVolum4_atse.zip.html

The cover photo was taken in New York City in October 1994.