Dave Alvin Ashgrove 180g 2LP (Vinyl)

180 Gram Double Vinyl! Americana! Poignant Song Writing! First Time Ever Released On LP! Includes Bonus Track "Highway 61 Revisited"!

"There are two types of folk music: quiet folk music and loud folk music. I play both." - Dave Alvin

Dave Alvin's Yep Roc debut, Ashgrove is now available on vinyl. With the amps on high, Dave produced one of his career's best and reminded fans that he could not be neatly placed into any particular genre. Ashgrove mixes the acoustic folk styling of his albums King of California and the Grammy Award winning Public Domain along with the raucous electric energy of his groundbreaking work with The Blasters, while always keeping his poignant songwriting at the forefront.

"Ashgrove (named after the famed L.A. nightspot where Alvin saw legendary bluesmen play when the was a teenager) finds Alvin digging into the blues... The lean but potent blues undertow of 'Ashgrove' and the smoky slow burn of 'Black Sky' offer subtle but genuine muscle and punch, and the sinuous 'Out of Control' and 'Black Haired Girl' prove that Alvin's tougher side has not abandoned him. At the same time, Alvin hasn't abandoned the more contemplative side of his nature, either, and as a songwriter he's continued to mature." - Mark Deming, allmusic.com

Musicians:
Dave Alvin, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
Greg Leisz, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, steel guitar, harmony vocals
Bob Glaub, electric bass
Don Heffington, drums, percussion
David Piltch, acoustic bass
Chris Gaffney, harmony vocals
Patrick Warren, keyboards
Gregory Boaz, electric bass

Selections:
LP1 - Side A:
1. Ashgrove
2. Rio Grande
3. Black Sky
LP1 - Side B:
1. Nine Volt Heart
2. Out of Control
3. Everett Ruess
LP2 - Side C:
1. Sinful Daughter
2. The Man in the Bed
3. Black Haired Girl
LP2 - Side D:
1. Somewhere In Time
2. Highway 61 Revisited (Bonus Track)