NRBQ announced the remastered release of Grooves In Orbit, the 1983 classic and sole release on Bearsville Records. Out on CD and Digital on February 6 via Omnivore Recordings, the album includes new liner notes and seven bonus tracks.
Founded in 1966 in Louisville, Kentucky, NRBQ has given their dedicated fan base decades of great recordings and exceptional live shows in countless festivals, clubs, colleges, and concert halls. No style of music is safe around NRBQ—their first Columbia album, for example, ranged from Eddie Cochran to Sun Ra and their own diverse compositions have been covered by artists including Bonnie Raitt, Dave Edmunds, She And Him, Steve Earle, Los Lobos, and Widespread Panic. There are very few bands that have lasted for half a century, and the list of those that are still at the top of their creative game is even smaller.
“The late 1970s through the early 1980s was one of many fertile periods for NRBQ. While electrifying audiences with exciting, unpredictable performances, as they always do, they produced a series of sterling albums: All Hopped Up, At Yankee Stadium, Tiddlywinks, She Sings They Play (with Skeeter Davis) and, in 1983 for Bearsville Records, Grooves In Orbit, still one of their strongest, best-sounding records.” — excerpt from John DeAngelis’ liner notes
The album features seven bonus tracks including previously unheard songs, the Captain Lou Albano Grooves In Orbit promo spot, and alternate versions of “Hit The Hay” and “12 Bar Blues” plus an instrumental version of live favorite “Smackaroo.” Additionally, it includes contributions from Whole Wheat Horns, a version of Johnny Cash’s “Get Rhythm” (always a live favorite) and a chain saw (handled by NRBQ crew member Phil Collison)! Remastered by Michael Graves of Osiris Studio in Los Angeles, with liner notes by Q scribe John DeAngelis, this new edition is certain to set your Grooves In Orbit!
Pre-order: https://omnivorerecordings.com/shop/grooves-in-orbit/
Grooves In Orbit Tracklist:
- Smackaroo
- Rain At The Drive-In
- How Can I Make You Love Me
- When Things Was Cheap
- Daddy-“O”
- 12 Bar Blues
- A Girl Like That
- My Girlfriend’s Pretty
- I Like That Girl
- Get Rhythm
- Hit The Hay
Bonus Tracks:
- Some Kind Of Blues
- Jesus Loves Me
- Tonight You Belong To Me
- Hit The Hay (Alternate Version)*
- 12 Bar Blues (Alternate Version)*
- Smackaroo (Instrumental)
- Captain Lou Albano Grooves in Orbit Promo*
*Previously Unissued
Photo Credit: Jay Berman
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