[2015-05-19] Eddie Noack "Ain't The Reaping Ever Done? 1962-1976" (Omni)

Linda · **Posted:** Tue Feb 16, 2016 4:00 pm

Description
A marginal but respected songwriter in his own lifetime, Eddie Noack has become a Honky-Tonk legend in the decades since his death. Best known today for an obscure 45 he cut in 1968 called 'Psycho', Noack was a stellar songwriter and consummate performer who never really got his due. Here, for the first time, are reissued some of Noack's very rarest recordings - a fine LP (recorded in Nashville 1973) that was only ever issued in the U.K. (on a minuscule label) and a multitude of rare '60s/'70s 45 only cuts that are rescued from undeserved obscurity. Many of these cuts are the equal of anything in the Noack canon - dark empathic ballads and wry commentaries on the human condition. 'A Few Good Funerals' is a sardonic take on small-town mores, 'Before You Use That Gun' a desperate plea for mercy and 'The Memories Are Restless Tonight' a chilling elegy from a man at the end of his tether. Though schooled in journalism, Noack devoted his life to country music - he went largely unrewarded but left collectors a large body of stunning work. Equally adept at Honky-Tonk weepers, Gospel odes and grim murder ballads, Eddie Noack was always 'pure country.'

- Remastered from the original mastertapes 2015!
- 16 page full colour booklet with exclusive liner notes and rare photos!

Tracklist
1. These Hands
2. Too Hot To Handle
3. Barbara Joy
4. When The Bright Lights Grow Dim
5. Have Blues - Will Travel
6. Flowers For Mama
7. No Blues Is Good News
8. A Day In The Life Of A Fool
9. We'll Still Be On Our Honeymoon
10. If It Ain't On The Menu
11. The Poor Chinee
12. God's Eyes
13. A Few Good Funerals
14. For Better Or For Worse
15. Ain't The Reaping Ever Done?
16. Before You Use That Gun
17. One Light On In The Neighborhood
18. East Texas
19. Snowbird
20. When I Get To Nashville
21. Christ Is The Only Ark
22. Papa s Hands
23. Would We Crucify Jesus Again
24. Honeymoon With The Blues
25. The Countdown
26. Through These Doors
27. Mama Stays Home (Papa He Goes)
28. Born Yesterday
29. The Memories Are Restless Tonight

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[2015-05-19] Eddie Noack "Ain't The Reaping Ever Done? 1962-1976" (Omni)

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