So I kept my promise to myself yesterday and went straight out to get the eponymous debut LP from Phil and Don, released in 1958. The opening cut “This Little Girl Of Mine” is a Ray Charles cover. This is like finding a long lost “Rockpile” album. Except for the fact that it’s one hundred times more authentic than anything Nick and Dave ever did. Which is saying something. Sure the vocals are pristine, but the rhythm tracks are absolutely smoking hot. All musical roads and directions go through here. This is where country met R&B and folk, boarded the same bus and took off down the road drinking and humping.
These stains will never come out.