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Title: A Retrospective 1995-2000
Release date: 24 May, 2005
Record label: Rhino Records
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Official website: Son Volt
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1. Drown
2. Windfall
3. Route
4. Rex's Blues
5. Looking at the World Through A Windshield
6. Too Early
7. Back Into Your World
8. Picking Up the Signal
9. I've Got to Know
10. Creosote
11. Straightface
12. Tulsa County
13. Driving the View
14. Ain't No More Cane
15. Flow
16. Holocaust
17. Tear Stained Eye
18. Loose String
19. Medicine Hat
20. Open All Night
Son Volt - A Retrospective 1995-2000
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Send to a FriendAs Son Volt founder Jay Farrar opens a new chapter on his influential alt-country band, Rhino Records pays tribute to the group with A RETROSPECTIVE: 1995-2000. Full of fan favorites, this 20-song collection makes the perfect introduction for those unfamiliar with Son Volt's work, but also offers loads of rarities for those already on the bandwagon.
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A RETROSPECTIVE: 1995-2000, the first career-spanning anthology for the band, is available May 24 at regular physical and digital retail outlets and at www.rhino.com for a suggested list price of $18.98.
A RETROSPECTIVE: 1995-2000 includes essential tracks from the band's three acclaimed studio albums-Trace, Straightaways and Wide Swing Tremelo-recorded by Farrar, guitarist Dave Boquist, bassist Jim Boquist and drummer Mike Heidorn.
Alongside key album tracks like "Drown," "Windfall," "Driving The View," and "Straightface," A RETROSPECTIVE also rounds up some of the band's soundtrack and compilation contributions. Highlights include a cover of Townes Van Zandt's "Rex's Blues" featuring the powerful voice of Kelly Willis (recorded for Red Hot + Bothered: The Indie Rock Guide To Dating); a cover of Del Reeves' late-'60s hit "Looking At The World Through A Windshield," which appeared on the Feeling Minnesota soundtrack; and "Open All Night" Son Volt's contribution to Badlands: A Tribute To Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska.
Several rarities fill out A RETROSPECTIVE including the previously unissued four-track demo recordings for "Tear Stained Eye" and "Loose String"; a live acoustic recording of "Medicine Hat"; covers of Woody Guthrie's "I've Got to Know," and Leadbelly's "Ain't No More Cane," as well as the hard-to-find, promo-only releases "Tulsa County" and a cover of Big Star's "Holocaust."
Jay Farrar formed Son Volt in 1994 after leaving the seminal alt-country band Uncle Tupelo. Son Volt's debut album Trace was released in 1995 to outstanding reviews. Straightaways was recorded between tours and appeared in 1997, reaching #44 on Billboard's Top 200 chart. Wide Swing Tremelo was released in 1998 to much critical and public acclaim. Look for a new Son Volt album in late summer 2005.
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