Marshall Crenshaw - The Human Jukebox, Volume 8: 2009-2017

Here we are again, with the eighth volume of Marshall Crenshaw performing cover songs that he didn't put on his studio albums. There's just one more volume to go after this one.

Once again, Crenshaw has a good mix of classics and obscure gems. For instance, if you know "Out of Nowhere" by Smith Ballew & His Orchestra, then raise your hand. I don't see any hands. ;)

All but three songs here are officially unreleased. The three released ones are: "Donna the Prima Donna" (a bonus track), "Out of Nowhere" (from the soundtrack to the "Boardwalk" TV show), and "I Just Want to Celebrate" (from a 1970s themed various artists compilation).

The unreleased ones come from concert bootlegs. Note that Crenshaw's popularity peaked in the 1980s, and by this time it had gone down. He also wasn't playing as many concerts. Thus, the number of soundboard quality bootlegs went down. So some of these are from audience boots. But I still maintained quality control, and used all the audio editing tricks I could. A few sound a bit rough, but hopefully not too bad.

This album is 49 minutes long.

Here's a list of the original versions of each song:

01 Reminiscing - Buddy Holly
02 This Guy's in Love with You - Burt Bacharach & Hal David / Herb Alpert
03 Whiskey Man - Who
04 Donna the Prima Donna - Dion
05 Grow Old with Me - John Lennon
06 Poor Side of Town - Johnny Rivers
07 Manic Depression - Jimi Hendrix
08 Kit Kat Clock - Bottle Rockets
09 Out of Nowhere - Smith Ballew & His Orchestra
10 I Just Want to Celebrate - Rare Earth
11 Mona - Bo Diddley
12 Things Have Changed - Bob Dylan
13 Old Brown Shoe - Beatles
14 Baby She's Gone - Jack Scott

And here's the usual song list:

01 Reminiscing (Marshall Crenshaw)
02 This Guy's in Love with You (Marshall Crenshaw)
03 Whiskey Man (Marshall Crenshaw)
04 Donna the Prima Donna (Marshall Crenshaw)
05 Grow Old with Me (Marshall Crenshaw)
06 Poor Side of Town (Marshall Crenshaw)
07 Manic Depression (Marshall Crenshaw)
08 Kit Kat Clock (Marshall Crenshaw)
09 Out of Nowhere (Marshall Crenshaw with Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks)
10 I Just Want to Celebrate (Marshall Crenshaw)
11 Mona (Jimmy Vivino & Friends with Marshall Crenshaw)
12 Things Have Changed (Marshall Crenshaw)
13 Old Brown Shoe (Marshall Crenshaw with Los Straitjackets)
14 Baby She's Gone (Marshall Crenshaw with Los Straitjackets)

https://www.upload.ee/files/16224556/MARSHLLCRNSHW2009-2017_ThHmanJkebxVlum8_atse.zip.html

The cover photo comes from a concert to celebrate what would have been John Lennon's seventieth birthday, in New York City, in October 2010.