Phil Alvin
County Fair 2000
(Liberation Hall)
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On September 20th, Liberation Hall will commemorate the initial issuance of this superior 1994 Hightone disc by restoring it to the marketplace. It will available in vinyl, CD, and digtal formats.
When Phil takes up vintage-fashioned entries, one can hear the fire in his guts. He is best known as the sweat-flinging, grimacing frontman for California's iconic Blasters. But it's misleading and unfair to label him exclusively a Rockabilly musician (though he certainly is that). As spotlighted on his two solo efforts -- 1986's Unsung Stories and this -- the man's true nature is based in the Blues; not just the orthodox variety, but country string-blues, high-stepping brass, and 1920s jazz-informed selections. At each turn, he evidences a genuine bond, belting out joyfulness and pouring his everything into each number with passion.
Recommended: "County Fair," "The Blue Line," "Turnin' Blues Into Gold" (feat. James Intveld and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band), "Keep In Touch" (feat. Jerome Bowman and the Blasters), "She Loves So Good," "Callin' Corrine," "The Terror" (feat. the Faultline Syncopaters), "Oh Doctor" (feat. The Guada La Habrians), "Mr. Satellite Man" (feat. Top Jimmy, Mary Franklin, and the Blasters), "Low Down Rhythm" (feat. Eddie Baytos, the Faultline Syncopaters, and Fayard Nicholas), "Old Rugged Cross" (feat. Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Ike Williams, Jerry Angel), "Ankh/Didn't He Ramble" (feat. Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Ike Williams, Jerry Angel)
Videos: "County Fair" "The Blue Line"
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