Lee Brilleaux: Rock ‘n’ Roll Gentleman
Dr. FeelgoodCD1
- Cheque Book
- I Don’t Mind
- All Through The City
- She Does It Right
- Roxette
- Keep It Out Of Sight
- I Can Tell
- Rolling And Tumbling
- Watch Your Step
- Riot In Cell Block Number Nine
- Stupidity (Live)
- Going Back Home (Live)
- Back In The Night (Live)
- I’m A Hog For You Baby (Live)
- Checkin’ Up On My Baby (Live)
- Walking The Dog (Live)
- Johnny B. Goode (Live)
- Sneakin’ Suspicion
- Nothin’ Shakin’ (But The Leaves On The Trees)
- Lights Out
- Lucky Seven
- Everybody’s Carrying A Gun (Olympic version)
- Baby Jane
- I Thought I Had It Made
CD2
- She’s A Windup
- The Blues Had A Baby And They Named It Rock ‘n’ Roll (# 2)
- Looking Back
- Ninety-Nine And A Half (Won’t Do)
- Take A Tip
- Down At The Doctors
- Milk And Alcohol
- Let’s Have A Party (Early version) (Previously unreleased)
- As Long As The Price Is Right (Second version)
- Matchbox (Live)
- My Buddy Buddy Friends (Live)
- The Blues Had A Baby And They Named It Rock ‘n’ Roll (#2) (Live)
- Lights Out (Live)
- Put Him Out Of Your Mind
- Hong Kong Money
- Shotgun
- Riding On The L & N
- Feels Good
- Jumping From Love To Love
- Best In The World
- Drives Me Wild
- No Mo Do Yakamo
- King For A Day
- Violent Love
CD3
- Pretty Face (Live)
- Waiting For Saturday Night
- Crazy About Girls
- She’s The One
- Monkey
- Trying To Live My Life Without You
- Sugar Bowl
- Hit Git And Split
- You Don’t Love Me
- Neighbour, Neighbour
- Close But No Cigar
- I Don’t Worry About A Thing
- I Can’t Be Satisfied
- Dimples
- Dust My Broom
- Tore Down
- Mad Man Blues
- My Babe
- Rock Me Baby
- I Love You, So You’re Mine
- You’ve Got My Number
- Grow Too Old
- Don’t Wait Up
- Come Over Here
- See You Later Alligator
CD4
- Hunting, Shooting, Fishing
- Heartbeat
- Hurricane
- Quit While You’re Behind
- Nothing Like It
- Let’s Have A Party
- (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 (Live)
- Heart Of The City
- My Sugar Turns To Alcohol
- World In A Jug
- Standing At The Crossroads Again
- Down By The Jetty Blues
- Poison Ivy (Previously unreleased)
- Wolfman Calling
- One Step Forward
- Tanqueray
- Styrofoam
- She Moves Me
- If My Baby Quits Me (Live)
- Roadrunner (Live)
The material in this 4CD set covers the Dr Feelgood frontman, Lee Brilleaux’s 20 years with the band from 1974 to his early death in 1994. Including his early recordings with Wilko Johnson, through the second line-up with Gypie Mayo and then through the 1980s and 90s to his last live album ‘Down At The Doctors’.
Dr Feelgood was - is - ‘music for people who want to have a good time’, as guitarist Wilko succinctly put it. And Lee Brilleaux knew how to have a good time. He knew how to make other people have a good time too, and this was, to his mind, one of the most important and enduring elements of Dr Feelgood. This was the point. Take people out of their lives for a bit. Put on a show. Make them happy. Give them an escape. Dr Feelgood were providing a public service and this was something Brilleaux took seriously, right up until the end of his short, fast, full life.
More than two decades on from Brilleaux’s death, this singular rock ‘n’ roll gent is still loved, and is still looked up to as an arbiter of class andstyle. His personal legacy goes beyond the music he leaves behind, but it’s a great place to start, and it’s a thrilling place to return to.
This release coincides with the upcoming April release of the softback edition book on the life of Brilleaux called: ‘Rock ‘N’ Roll Gentleman’ The adventures of Dr Feelgood’s iconic frontman.