Volume 1: Jump, Jive And Wail
March 18, 2016

Description
This box contains the first four releases from Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings, the good-time ten-piece band that Bill Wyman put together after leaving the Rolling Stones in 1992. The band has a core rhythm section, but features a revolving combination of all-star guest front men and women. These four albums feature the talents of Gary Brooker, Georgie Fame, Albert Lee, Paul Carrack, Andy Fairweather Low, Chris Rea, Mike Sanchez, Beverley Skeete, Mick Taylor, Nicky Hopkins, Eric Clapton and Peter Frampton. CDs 2 and 4 are recordings from the band's live shows originally given a limited release as the 'Bootleg Kings', and unavailable for many years. The 24 page booklet contains all the credits and brand new annotation by Tony Rounce.

Tracklist
[CD1]
1. Green River
2. Walking On My Own
3. Melody
4. Stuff (Can't Get Enough)
5. Bad To Be Alone
6. I'm Mad
7. Down In The Bottom
8. Motorvatin' Mama
9. Jitterbug Boogie
10. Going Crazy Overnight
11. Hole In My Soul
12. Tobacco Road

[CD2]
1. Let The Good Times Roll
2. Stagger Lee
3. Mystery Train
4. Rockin' Pneumonia & The Boogie Woogie Flu
5. Hit The Road Jack/Fever
6. Georgia On My Mind
7. Land Of 1000 Dances/Tequila
8. Good Golly Miss Molly
9. Tear It Up

[CD3]
1. Anyway The Wind Blows
2. Spooky
3. Walking One & Only
4. Mojo Boogie
5. Too Late
6. Every Sixty Seconds
7. Ring My Bell
8. Days Like This
9. He's A Real Gone Guy
10. A True Romance
11. Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You
12. When Hollywood Goes Black And Tan
13. Crazy He Calls Me
14. Struttin' Our Stuff
Bonus Tracks:
15. Sugar Babe
16. Gonna Find Me A New Love

[CD4]
1. I'm Ready
2. Lead Me To The Water
3. Baby Workout
4. Jump, Jive & Wail
5. Mystery Train
6. I'll Be Satisfied
7. Hello Little Boy
8. Baby, You Got What It Takes
9. Georgia On My Mind

Amazon USA
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AWH626Q/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01AWH626Q/?tag=imwan-21

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Volume 2: Keep On Truckin'
April 1, 2016

Description
This second box in our series contains another four CDs, a record of Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings' work from 2000 to 2002. The twelve-piece band that Bill put together after leaving the Rolling Stones in 1992 recorded three albums in this period, "Double Bill" being a 2 CD set. Disc four, the live "Travlin' Band", has previously only seen a very limited release. The band has a core rhythm section, but features a revolving combination of all-star guest front men and women. These recordings feature the talents of Gary Brooker, Georgie Fame, Albert Lee, Andy Fairweather Low, Chris Rea, Beverley Skeete, Mick Taylor and George Harrison (amongst his last recordings) on an intriguing and varied selection of covers and originals. The 28 page booklet contains all the credits and new annotation by Tony Rounce.

Tracklist
[CD1]
1. Tell You a Secret
2. Groovin'
3. Rough Cut Diamond
4. Mood Swing
5. Hole in the Wall
6. Can't Get My Rest at Night
7. I Put a Spell On You
8. Tomorrow Night
9. I Want to Be Evil
10. Rhythm King
11. Daydream
12. Oh! Baby
13. Streamline Woman
14. Yesterdays
15. Gambler's Lament

[CD2]
1. Long Walk to D.C.
2. Hot Foot Blues
3. Hit That Jive Jack
4. Love Letters
5. Love's Down the Drain
6. I Can't Dance
7. Snap Your Fingers/What Friend We Have in Jesus
8. Get in the Kitchen
9. Boogie Woogie All Night Long
10. Do You Or Don't You/I Wanna Know
11. Trust in Me
12. Turn On Your Lovelight

[CD3]
1. The Joint Is Jumping
2. Brownskin Girl
3. Tired and Sleepy
4. Lonely Blue Boy
5. Bye Bye Blues
6. Where's the Money
7. Jellyroll Fool
8. Jealous Girl
9. My Handy Man
10. Rollin' and Stumblin'
11. Keep On Truckin'
12. Breakin' Up the House

[CD4]
1. Chicken Shack Boogie
2. Walking One & Only
3. Love Letters
4. Jitterbug Boogie
5. Cat's Eyes
6. This Little Girl's Gone Rocking
7. Hit the Road Jack
8. I Put a Spell On You
9. Tell You a Secret
10. Makin' Whoopee
11. Makin' Whoopee (Different Recording)

Amazon USA
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BP1OPPS/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01BP1OPPS/?tag=imwan-21

I purchased the 2015 Edsel set, "Bill Wyman: White Lightnin' (The Solo Box)". On the basis of how nicely that set was produced, I'll be purchasing this one, too.

Also, a word of free advice: Look deeply into Bill Wyman's solo work, if you have not done so already. He definitely had his own unique mark to make. His music doesn't even slightly resemble The Rolling Stones, but it's really valid, in my opinion.

I agree. I'd heard only 1 or 2 of his songs until last year when the box set of his solo material came out. I was so impressed with it that I bought 1 or 2 (I don't recall) other boxes of his solo related material. I'm in for this one as well.

The Volume 2 set has now been announced by Edsel, coming out just one week after Volume 1. Pre-order links are in the first post. (Note that Amazon USA is now listing both of these with pre-order prices that are actually a little better than ordering directly from the UK.)

Bump: The second volume Keep On Truckin' has been pushed back a week to April 1st.

Bump again to add the Volume Two tracklist to the first post.