Little Feat – Sailin’ Shoes (Deluxe Edition) (2023) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Little Feat – Sailin’ Shoes (Deluxe Edition) (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:56:09 minutes | 2,41 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Rhino – Warner Records

SAILIN’ SHOES (DELUXE EDITION) opens with a newly remastered version of the original album, which introduced signature tunes like “Easy To Slip,” the title track, and an updated version of “Willin'” a song that also appeared in 1971 on the band’s eponymous debut. Several outtakes from the album’s recording sessions make their debut on the Deluxe Edition, including alternate versions of “Cold, Cold, Cold,” “A Apolitical Blues,” and “Willin’.” – These deluxe editions include the original albums remastered and recut from the original tapes, alongside previously unreleased studio outtakes and demos, and complete unreleased live shows. It’s a treasure trove of material for their feverish fan base, and the first ever deep dive into one of the most influential bands from the 70’s Warner catalog.Although Sailin’ Shoes was Little Feat’s second album, released just a year after their self-titled debut, it marks a very clear departure. With all of the songs written by founder Lowell George (rather than the somewhat more democratic compositional approach of LIttle Feat), Sailin’ Shoes has a more consistent and defined vision, making it feel like a proper debut. The fact that the band saw no issue with re-recording a track from their first album—George’s truck-driving anthem “Willin’,” a song so good that when Frank Zappa heard the demo while George was a Mother of Invention, he implored George to go start his own band—tells you that they likely viewed Sailin’ Shoes as a real coming-out party. And while the band continues to explore the “southern-bayous-via-southern-California” vibe they staked out on Little Feat, Sailin’ Shoes is, just like its Neon Park-painted cover, a much more vibrant and imaginative affair.

There are, of course, plenty of raucous, loose-limbed jams here. “Tripe Face Boogie” and “A Apolitical Blues” both sound like accidental peeks into works-in-progress, but are deceptively well-constructed roots-rock numbers. Other uptempo numbers like the proto-punk garage rock of “Teenage Nervous Breakdown” provide plenty of electricity. But for the most part, Sailin’ Shoes grooves by like its midtempo title track: confident; breezy; and casually soulful tunes complemented by moments of gentle, charming sweetness (“Trouble”) and evocative character drawings (“Willin'”).

For the album’s near-half-century anniversary, this deluxe edition rounds out a splendid remaster of the original LP with a wealth of bonus material. In addition to a handful of studio outtakes that made their way onto 2000’s Hotcakes and Outtakes box set (including early versions of “Easy to Slip” and “Texas Rose Café” that George originally cut as songwriter demos for the Doobie Brothers), there are five alternate versions and demos that are previously unreleased. Much more notable is the inclusion of an absolutely revelatory live show from August 1971 at the L.A. Palladium, the first multi-track recording of a complete concert by the original lineup to be released (bassist Roy Estrada would leave before the band cut Dixie Chicken). On this particular summer evening, the band was tight and raucous, presenting a very different concert impression than the jam-oriented monster immortalized later on Waiting for Columbus. It all makes for an appropriately expansive presentation of an absolutely essential album. – Jason Ferguson

Tracklist:

1-1. Little Feat – Easy to Slip (2023 Remaster) (03:22)
1-2. Little Feat – Cold, Cold, Cold (2023 Remaster) (04:00)
1-3. Little Feat – Trouble (2023 Remaster) (02:18)
1-4. Little Feat – Trip Face Boogie (2023 Remaster) (03:14)
1-5. Little Feat – Willin’ (2023 Remaster) (02:56)
1-6. Little Feat – A Apolitical Blues (2023 Remaster) (03:28)
1-7. Little Feat – Sailin’ Shoes (2023 Remaster) (02:52)
1-8. Little Feat – Teenage Nervous Breakdown (2023 Remaster) (02:13)
1-9. Little Feat – Got No Shadow (2023 Remaster) (05:07)
1-10. Little Feat – Cat Fever (2023 Remaster) (04:35)
1-11. Little Feat – Texas Rose Cafe (2023 Remaster) (03:42)
2-1. Little Feat – Sailin’ Shoes (Demo) (02:51)
2-2. Little Feat – Easy to Fall (Easy to Slip) (Demo for Doobie Bros.) (02:40)
2-3. Little Feat – Texas Rose Cafe (Demo for Doobie Bros.) (03:23)
2-4. Little Feat – Cold, Cold, Cold (Alternate Version) (04:13)
2-5. Little Feat – Roto/Tone (04:06)
2-6. Little Feat – A Apolitical Blues (Alternate Version) (03:28)
2-7. Little Feat – Boogie – Tripe Face Boogie (03:45)
2-8. Little Feat – Trouble (Alternative Version) (02:22)
2-9. Little Feat – Doriville (02:44)
2-10. Little Feat – Willin’ (Alternate Version) (03:02)
2-11. Little Feat – Easy to Slip (Mono Single Version) (03:23)
2-12. Little Feat – Tripe Face Boogie (Live at the Palladium, Los Angeles, CA, 8/28/71) (04:30)
2-13. Little Feat – Hamburger Midnight (Live at the Palladium, Los Angeles, CA, 8/28/71) (03:41)
2-14. Little Feat – Cat Fever (Live at the Palladium, Los Angeles, CA, 8/28/71) (05:19)
2-15. Little Feat – Willin’ (Live at the Palladium, Los Angeles, CA, 8/28/71) (04:06)
2-16. Little Feat – Strawberry Flats (Live at the Palladium, Los Angeles, CA, 8/28/71) (03:10)
2-17. Little Feat – Got No Shadow (Live at the Palladium, Los Angeles, CA, 8/28/71) (05:08)
2-18. Little Feat – Texas Rose Cafe (Live at the Palladium, Los Angeles, CA, 8/28/71) (04:04)
2-19. Little Feat – Snakes on Everything (Live at the Palladium, Los Angeles, CA, 8/28/71) (04:18)
2-20. Little Feat – Hot Rod (Live at the Palladium, Los Angeles, CA, 8/28/71) (05:08)
2-21. Little Feat – Teenage Nervous Breakdown (Live at the Palladium, Los Angeles, CA, 8/28/71) (03:01)

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