Ok, so I’m having a real ball listening to Uncle Walt’s Band. I’ve ordered all three of their self-released official albums. I was a bit unsure about getting this anthology, ‘cause I have most of it already.
But I’ve caved in. They’re so good, I simply have to have it all. There’s a couple of tracks at least that I can’t get elsewhere, ‘Getaway’, an original, and the ol’ timey classic, ‘Sitting On Top Of The World’.
Can’t wait!
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My mania for all things Walt, Champ (and David) does have limits, though. As I’ve discovered on listening to the above. Walt and Champ were part of The Contenders, a short lived group who released just the one album (see above).
I love the Walt and Champ stuff, but not much else, alas. The album opens with ‘Lean On Your Mind’, which I know from the (superior) UWB version. But when tracks by non UWB members come on, I’m unmoved.
And I’m not too taken with the drummer. Which, as a drummer myself, is an issue. Sorry, Jimbeau! Walt’s sister Kathy occasionally played drums with UWB (she might even be on some of their recordings?). But I like them best sans drums.
I’ve only managed a partial listen to The Contenders. Maybe it’ll grow on me? But somehow I suspect not. It’s been re-released. And allegedly the sound is much improved. So maybe I ought to check out the reissue?
Hmmm!?