work and nobody has done more for the Joe South catalogue in 40 years than them.*please don’t take this as a knock at Raven, it’s not, they do Billy Joe Royal updated their profile picture. His most successful record was 'Down in the Boondocks' in 1965. They’re different recordings, or at the very least different vocal takes. Billy Joe Royal (Ap October 6, 2015) was an American pop and country singer. Contents 1 Albums 1.1 Studio albums 1. The list Billy Joe Royal includes Under the Boardwalk, Billy Joe Royal, Tell It Like It Is, Every Night and Hush. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart between 19. Billboard Hot 100 chart between 19 and 15 charted on the U.S. Of his 37 singles, 16 charted on the U.S. His discography consists of 14 studio albums and 37 singles. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart between 19. Billy Joe Royal was an American country soul artist. Single versions of Games People Play and Birds Of A Feather on CD. Billy Joe Royal was an American country soul artist.Joe does a roaring version of Ike Turner’s A Fool In Love The 1967 Columbia 45s with The Believers on CD.I remember asking Raven if they’d consider putting out Rainbows but IIRC their reply was along the lines of less demand for it and licensing issues.*
Island have reissued just about everything else they did in the 70s, whether it sold or not, it’s time they did the same for Joe.
And the Australian pressing is cut from a tape about 3 generations down, covered in hiss. Even a Monarch test press, from way up in the chain and hardly played, is just okay. The original LP is a Ludwig Sterling cut but Stranger in a Strange Land is so sibilant that the SSSSes break up even on brand new sealed copies being played with a microline stylus, which is a drag when a song’s called SStranger in a SSStrange land - the “such a sight to see” line is a world of pain. I love this album and it’s much better for the time he spent away from the industry. I went through a stage of buying as much Joe South as I could lay my hands on, but I still have a wishlist: The Raven reissues are fairly natural sounding issues, the first few albums aren’t what you’d call audiophile by any stretch (a few too many reduction mixes starting to bite I think, diminished tops) but they’re faithful to the LPs. He’s an excellent cerebral singer/songwriter who as others have said, was big at the time but time has passed him by. Show all songs by Billy Joe Royal Popular Billy Joe Royal albums Stay Close to Home.
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