2025 Charity Shop Purchases #35 - R.L.Burnside - A Ass Pocket of Whiskey
I was pretty surprised to find out that this was the first album by Mississippi Bluesman R.L.Burnside that I had. I previously had a few of his songs here and there primarily on samplers and compilations from the mighty Fat Possum label.
A Ass Pocket of Whiskey is his 7th album and it was released on June 18th 1986. The songs themselves were recorded at Lunati Farm in Holly Springs, Mississippi on 6th February of that year.
It's like the Curate's Egg - good in parts. Goin' Down South is absolutely blinding but it goes steeply down hill in places with R.L rediced to muttering and cursing. Perhaps that is why The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings (which may be well worth tracking down) indicating divided critical opinion. The album was recorded in conjunction with the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.
This review in Pitchfork is worth a read
I think I'll stick with the Fat Possum samplers and would recommend that you do to.
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