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Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings

Bootleg Kings : Live in Europe


This is the official bootleg from the Rhythm Kings' 1998 European Tour, and very good it sounds too. It's on Ripple (Wyman's own label) RIPCD 001.

Gary Booker [sic!] has the lion's share of the vocals and there is some excellent playing all round. The drumming is by Procoler, Graham Broad.

The CD is available at Bill Wyman's 'Sticky Fingers' in London (early August 2000 Bevery Peyton tells us that Bill Wymann has now sold 'Sticky Fingers' - we don't know if they still sell this CD), and it has been on sale at recent European gigs. Jens visited Sticky Fingers in London late August 2000 and the CD was indeed at sale. For 15 Pounds sterling you even get a copy signed by Bill Wyman. The waiter told us that Bill Wyman had not sold out his shares in the restaurant, but that he had sold a minor part of his shares. "In fact he was in here this morning" he added.

Shine On has arranged to add it to its excellent merchandise list, so that Palers beyond Europe will have a chance to catch up with Gary's latest endeavours and hear what all the Rhythm Kings fuss has been about.

1 Let The Good Times Roll (3.30)
Vega Club, Copenhagen, Denmark, 21 October 1998
Vocal: Gary Brooker, Georgie Fame, Beverley Skeete

2 Stagger Lee (5.09)
Vega Club, Copenhagen, Denmark, 21 October 1998
Vocal: Gary Brooker

3 Mystery Train (6.00)
Le Bataclan, Paris, France, 12 October 1998
Vocal: Georgie Fame

4 Rockin' Pneumonia & The Boogie-Woogie Flu (2.07)
Live Music Hall, Cologne, Germany, 15 October 1998
Vocal: Gary Brooker

5 Hit The Road Jack / Fever (14.49!)
Vega Club, Copenhagen, Denmark, 21 October 1998
Vocal: Gary Brooker, Georgie Fame, Beverley Skeete

6 Georgia On My Mind (5.46)
Concert Hall, Oslo, Norway, 24 October 1998
Vocal: Georgie Fame; guitar, Martin Taylor

7 Land Of 1000 Dances / Tequila (6.55)
Vega Club, Copenhagen, Denmark, 21 October 1998
Vocal: Gary Brooker

8 Good Golly Miss Molly (4.05)
Train Club, Aarhus, Denmark, 20 October 1998
Vocal: Gary Brooker

9 Tear It Up (6.46)
Vega Club, Copenhagen, Denmark, 21 October 1998
Vocal: Albert Lee

 


Buy the official bootleg CD from the Shine On merchandise page

Strutting Our Stuff (1998)
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Order from Amazon UK
Anyway the Wind Blows (1999)
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Rhythm Kings 1998 tour

Rhythm Kings 1999 tour

Rhythm Kings 2000 tour

Wyman / Brooker interview excerpts here

Bill Wyman talks to Record Collector about Gary Brooker

More Rhythm Kings information here


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