Limited edition 180-gram colored vinyl begins dropping this fall
The Brian Setzer Orchestra (sometimes known by its initials BSO) is a swing and jump blues band formed in 1992 by Stray Cats frontman Brian Setzer. In 1994 they released their debut album, followed by 1996’s Guitar Slinger. In 1998, for their breakout album The Dirty Boogie, the group covered Louis Prima’s “Jump, Jive an’ Wail,” which originally appeared on Prima’s 1957 album The Wildest! The BSO’s follow-up single, appearing on the album Vavoom!, was “Gettin’ in the Mood.”
Fans can own Guitar Slinger from the Brian Setzer Orchestra for the first time on vinyl since 1996. The album was remastered on 180-gram vinyl in two amazing limited edition colors. There are only 300 of the red multi-color and 700 of the silver melt. Guitar Slinger is the second release from the Brian Setzer Orchestra and where the band really started to come together.
“With this album, it was like now I know the idea works, I know I can front a big band with an electric guitar, so now just let me write songs. I don’t have to think about writing swing songs or is this going to work or not, that point was proven. So I just sat down and started writing songs. It took a little turn,” Setzer says.
The album leads off with “The House Is Rockin’” and features the Brian Setzer/Joe Strummer (The Clash) penned tracks “Ghost Radio” and “Sammy Davis City”. There are 12 tracks and it clocks in at just over 43 minutes. This is the first in a series of three reissues coming from Deko Entertainment with The Dirty Boogie scheduled to also hit by the end of 2024, with Vavoom! to follow in early 2025.
1. The House Is Rockin’
2. Hoodoo Voodoo Doll
3. Town Without Pity
4. Rumble In Brighton
5. The Man With The Magic Touch
6. (The Legend Of) Johnny Kool
7. Ghost Radio
8. (Everytime I Hear) That Mellow Saxophone
9. Buzz Buzz
10. My Baby Only Cares For Me
11. Hey, Louis Prima
12. Sammy Davis City
