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Joe Ely
Love And Danger Sessions 
Sessions in Nashville, Tennessee 1991-1992.
From master reels.
Ex SBD stereo.

Including full artwork.

Lineage: Master Reels > 1st Generation > CDR > Flac

“Friends, here we have a two-CD set not commonly circulated, these are different takes and versions along with many unreleased songs, I’ve made notes on each individual track for reference and had to omit three songs as the vocal tracks on each sound the same as the released versions or close enough I wasn’t comfortable including them.

“Many of these songs in my opinion are superior to the songs that showed up on the very commercial MCA release. Highlights include an excellent studio version of A Thousand Miles From Home only available as a live version on Live At Antone’s and the epic Take Me Down which is a bit of a departure from Joe’s normal style.


These sessions give a big boost to Ely’s reputation as a singer-songwriter. Although 12 songs here remain unreleased in this form, they are far from throwaways or leftovers. As a singer, he was 45 when he recorded these songs, much older than when he toured with The Clash in ‘77, you can tell he has learnt a lot about life and on the road. It’s not a weary voice, he’s still excitable for a fortysomething.

In an interview with Ely in the LA Times from last year, he made it clear he has led a satisfied life. He remembers an experience back in 1966 when a club manager pulled a gun on him on account of his quitting the club.

“When I came back the next day to get my stuff and my paycheck, the manager pulled a gun on me. I’d never had that experience before. Right at that moment, somebody else came in the side door, so I dove and hit the front door running,” Ely recalled. He then fled Texas with his 65-pound heavy Fender Super Reverb amplifier to LA.

Ely revels in story telling. That’s his greatest gift.


A huge thanks to mjk5510 for sharing this rarity.


Disc 1
101. Highways & Heartaches - Omitted
Track 102. Baby Needs A New Pair Of Shoes (Unreleased)  
Track 103. Up A Tree (Unreleased)  
104. Slow You Down - Omitted
Track 105. A Thousand Miles From Home (Unreleased studio version)  
Track 106. Easy Street (Unreleased)  
Track 107. They Sing Of Her Beauty (Unreleased)  
Track 108. Mansfield Dam (Unreleased)  
Track 109. She’s One Of A Kind (Unreleased)  
110. Pins & Needles - Omitted

Disc 2
Track 201. Back To My Old Molehill (Unreleased Joe Ely version)  
Track 202. There’s Never Been (Unreleased)  
Track 203. Love Is The Beating Of Hearts  
Track 204. She Collected  
Track 205. I Got A Line On You (Unreleased) 
Track 206. Look Of Love (Unreleased)  
Track 207. My My (Unreleased)  
Track 208. Heart And Soul (Unreleased)  
Track 209. Take Me Down (Unreleased)  

* Three tracks were omitted at source. Minus the three omitted tracks, the rest of the tracks can fit onto one CD.

Lineup:
Drums - David McLarty
Bass - Jimmy Pettit
Electric Guitar - David Grissom
B3 Organ - Reese Wynan
Percussion - Tom Roady
Acoustic Guitar - Lloyd Maines