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Down by the Jetty [Remaster]

Dr. Feelgood
1 disc

1. She Does It Right
2. Boom Boom
3. 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 Thorugh the City
11. Cheque Book
12. Oyeh!
13. Bonie Moronie/Tequilla (Live)
14. (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66
15. I'm a Hog For You Baby (Previously Unreleased)
16. Stupidity (Previously Unreleased)
17. Alright (Previously Unreleased)
18. Oyeh! (Earlier Version) (Previously Unreleased)
19. She Does It Right
20. Boom Boom
21. More I Give (Alternate Version)
22. Roxette
23. One Weekend
24. That Ain't the Way to Behave
25. I Don't Mind (Alternative Version)
26. Twenty Yards Behind (Alternative Version)
27. Keep It Out of Sight
28. All Through the City
29. Cheque Book
30. Oyeh!
31. I'm a Hog For You Baby
32. Stupidity
33. Alrighty
34. Oyeh! (Earlier Version)
35. Tore Down (Live) (Previously Unreleased)
36. Don't You Just Know It (Live) (Previously Unreleased)
37. My Babe Your Babe (Live) (Previously Unreleased)
38. More I Give (Live) (Previously Unreleased)
39. It's My Own Fault Darlin' (Live) (Previously Unreleased)
40. Bonie Moronie/Tequilla (Live)
41. Rock Me Baby (Live)
Code: QZZQ
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Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 3639512
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The CD reissue of this album is a must-own release, even for those who already have one of the Dr. Feelgood anthologies currently available, neither of which has more than three of the 13 tracks here. The 1975 album, a magnificent first album, recorded in pure mono, has been transferred to CD in exemplary form, a clean, sharp, crunchy, close sound that recalls the sonic textures of the Rolling Stones' first album, even as they cross swords with the Stones' arch-rivals of the era, the Animals, with a superb version of "Boom Boom." Released amid the burgeoning radio presence of acts like Thin Lizzy, Blue yster Cult, and Kansas, and the growing self-conscious profundity of Bruce Springsteen, Down by the Jetty was as refreshingly lean as anything the headline-grabbing '70s punks would later loose on the world, and as stripped down as the most basic roots rock. Lee Brilleaux's singing could go up against Eric Burdon's or Cyril Davies, and even take on elements of a thick rasp vaguely reminiscent of Howlin' Wolf (listen closely to "Roxette"), certainly better than Mick Jagger ever did; and guitarist Wilko Johnson could play Jimmy Reed, Chuck Berry, or Bo Diddley licks with equally imposing (and seemingly effortless) virtuosity. This record was one of the great '70s rock & roll albums, right up there with the Groovies' Shake Some Action and anything CCR left listeners, and ran circles around the Rolling Stones' post-Exile on Main Street output. The final cut, a killer live medley of "Bonie Maronie"/"Tequila" with guests Brinsley Schwarz and Bob Andrews blowing saxes, was a taste of what they did on stage with astonishing regularity, and could have sent the Ramones back to the drawing board if the Queens-based quartet had heard it. ~ Bruce Eder
Critic Reviews

Spin (p.104) - "Their surly, no-frills R&B anticipates punk's brutal simplicity..."
Q (p.122) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Playing rocking blues fast and tight....Their seedy menace is electryingly present here."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.112) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[The album] defined the whippet-lean growl and bite of the best pub rock....[It was also] an undeniable incubator of punk."