City and Eastern Tapes - CD

Compiled in 2008 by Jeffrey Lewis, this is a companion to the 2005 "City & Eastern Songs" album. "City & Eastern TAPES" is 12 tracks of demos and alternate versions plus 6 never-released album out-take songs. These 18 raw versions document Jeffrey & Jack Lewis (with drummer David Beauchamp) in 2004-2005 and what the "City & Eastern Songs" album MIGHT have been if it had been recorded in the same home-made lo-fi style as Jeff's first two albums, and had the songs for the official album not been re-recorded in a professional studio in 2005 with Kramer as producer. The 12 officially released glossy Kramer productions on "City & Eastern Songs" are great in their own right, but this "Tapes" compilation is a must for fans of Jeff's earlier lo-fi recordings - plus there's 6 songs never released on a Jeffrey Lewis album before! (18 tracks, on real CD, not CDR).

01. Posters
02. Don't Be Upset
03. Wiliamsburg Will Oldham Horror
04. Something Good
05. The Singing Tree
06. Anxiety Attack
07. Time Machine
08. Moving
09. Art Land
10. New Old Friends
11. They Always Knew
12. Had It All (Bonus Tracks):
13. Summertime Called
14. Journey To The Center of the Earth
15. Chicago 16. Don't Be Scared
17. Acoustic Instrumental (FLower For Fahey)
18. Electric Instrumental (Buy Nothing Day)