Down by the Jetty

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Down by the Jetty
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Studio album by
Dr. Feelgood
ReleasedJanuary 1975
Recorded8 June – 27 November 1974 [1]
Studio Rockfield Studios, Monmouth
Genre
Length41:25
Label United Artists
Producer Vic Maile
Dr. Feelgood chronology
Down by the Jetty
(1975)		 Malpractice
(1975)
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Down by the Jetty is the debut album by English rock band Dr. Feelgood, released in January 1975.

Contents

The band's Johnny Kidd & the Pirates-influenced originals ("Keep It Out of Sight") appear alongside covers material like "Bonie Moronie" and "Tequila". [6]

The album was re-released as a double CD in 2006 (EMI 0946 363951 2 8).

Legacy

Paul Weller and Bob Geldof have acknowledged the influence of Down by the Jetty, as have Blondie, the Ramones and Richard Hell, who were introduced to the album by Blondie's drummer Clem Burke. [7] In 1976, prior to being signed, Paul Weller's band the Jam demoed a cover of "Cheque Book". [8] A copy of the album is also glimpsed on the sleeve of the 1985 album Our Favourite Shop by his later band the Style Council. [8]

In 2006, Uncut magazine listed the album at number 87 on its list of the 100 greatest debut albums. [9]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Wilko Johnson; except where indicated

  1. "She Does It Right" – 3:25
  2. "Boom Boom" (John Lee Hooker) – 2:45
  3. "The More I Give" – 3:27
  4. "Roxette" – 2:58
  5. "One Weekend" – 2:17
  6. "That Ain't the Way to Behave" – 3:58
  7. "I Don't Mind" – 2:37
  8. "Twenty Yards Behind" – 2:13
  9. "Keep It Out of Sight" – 3:02
  10. "All Through the City" – 3:04
  11. "Cheque Book" (Mickey Jupp) – 4:08
  12. "Oyeh!" (Mick Green) – 2:32
  13. "Bony Moronie" / "Tequila" (Larry Williams) / (Danny Flores) – live recording – 4:50

Re-release

CD 1 The original album remastered, in mono, with five bonus tracks. All tracks composed by Wilko Johnson; except where indicated.

  1. "She Does It Right"
  2. "Boom Boom" (Hooker)
  3. "The More I Give"
  4. "Roxette"
  5. "One Weekend"
  6. "That Ain't the Way to Behave"
  7. "I Don't Mind"
  8. "Twenty Yards Behind"
  9. "Keep It Out of Sight"
  10. "All Through the City"
  11. "Cheque Book" (Jupp)
  12. "Oyeh!" (Green)
  13. "Bonie Moronie" / "Tequila" (Williams) / (Flores) – (Live)
  14. "(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66" (Bobby Troup)
  15. "I'm a Hog for You Baby" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller)
  16. "Stupidity" (Solomon Burke)
  17. "She Said Alright"
  18. "Oyeh!" – alternative version

CD 2 The original album and bonus tracks as above (excluding "Route 66"), remastered in stereo, using several alternative versions, plus six more bonus tracks. All tracks composed by Wilko Johnson; except where indicated.

  1. "She Does It Right"
  2. "Boom Boom" (Hooker)
  3. "The More I Give" – alternative version
  4. "Roxette"
  5. "One Weekend"
  6. "That Ain't the Way to Behave"
  7. "I Don't Mind" – alternative version
  8. "Twenty Yards Behind" – alternative version
  9. "Keep It Out of Sight"
  10. "All Through the City"
  11. "Cheque Book" (Jupp)
  12. "Oyeh!" (Green)
  13. "I'm a Hog for You Baby" (Leiber, Stoller)
  14. "Stupidity" (Burke)
  15. "She Said Alright"
  16. "Oyeh!" – alternative version
  17. "Tore Down" (Sonny Thompson) – (Live)
  18. "Don't You Just Know It" (Huey "Piano" Smith, Johnny Vincent) – (Live)
  19. "My Babe" (Willie Dixon) – (Live)
  20. "The More I Give" – (Live)
  21. "It's My Own Fault Darlin'" (B.B. King, Jules Taub) – (Live)
  22. "Bonie Moronie" / "Tequila" (Williams) / (Flores) – (Live)
  23. "Rock Me Baby" (B. B. King, Joe Josea) – (Live)

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References

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  2. 1 2 Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). "1975: Storm Warning". Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 426. ISBN   978-0-571-28198-5.
  3. ↑ "Dr. Feelgood: Down by the Jetty". Mojo . No. 153. August 2006. p. 112.
  4. ↑ "Dr. Feelgood: Down by the Jetty". Q . p. 122. Playing rocking blues fast and tight... Their seedy menace is electryingly present here.
  5. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 204.
  6. ↑ Strong, Martin C. (2000). "Dr. Feelgood". The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 290–291. ISBN   1-84195-017-3.
  7. ↑ Sleevenotes to re-release
  8. 1 2 Millward, Steve (2018). Fast Forward: Music and Politics in 1974. Troubador Publishing. p. 159. ISBN   9781785895401.
  9. ↑ "100 Greatest Debut Albums". Uncut . No. 111. August 2006. ISSN   1368-0722.
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