Lost Blues and Other Songs

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Lost Blues and Other Songs
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Released31 March 1997
Genre Alt-Country
Label Drag City [1]
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Lost Blues and Other Songs by Palace Music is a compilation of singles, rarities, and live tracks recorded by Will Oldham under various permutations of the Palace name from 1993-1997. [3] [4] The compilation was followed by Guarapero/Lost Blues 2 (2000) and Little Lost Blues (2006).

"Ohio River Boat Song" is an adaptation of the traditional Scottish "Loch Tay Boat Song." [5] "Horses" was originally written and performed by Sally Timms of the Mekons on her 1988 solo album Somebody's Rockin' My Dreamboat.

Track listing

  1. "Ohio River Boat Song"
  2. "Riding"
  3. "Valentine's Day"
  4. "Trudy Dies"
  5. "Come In"
  6. "Little Blue Eyes"
  7. "Horses"
  8. "Stable Will"
  9. "Untitled" (Live at the Lounge Ax November 17, 1994)
  10. "O How I Enjoy the Light"
  11. "Marriage"
  12. "West Palm Beach"
  13. "Gulf Shores"
  14. "(End Of) Traveling"
  15. "Lost Blues"

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References

  1. "Palace Music - Lost Blues and Other Songs | Drag City". www.dragcity.com.
  2. "Lost Blues & Other Songs - Palace Music | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  3. "TrouserPress.com :: Palace Brothers". www.trouserpress.com.
  4. "Palace Music: Lost Blues And Other Songs". Music. 29 March 2002.
  5. Encarnacao, John (April 15, 2016). Punk Aesthetics and New Folk: Way Down the Old Plank Road. Routledge. ISBN   9781317073215 via Google Books.