Description
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of JJ Calersquos solo career, his first eight, iconic, albums Naturally, Really, Okie, Troubadour, 5, Shades, Grasshopper, 8 are presented in this limited edition vinyl boxset. Remastered at Abbey Road studios, each album is pressed on 180g colour vinyl. Also included is a bonus 12Prime lsquoThe Early Yearsrsquo, a collection of his 1960rsquos singles. The package will contain a 40 page hardback book featuring rare and unseen images, essays, memorabilia and a foreword from legendary guitarist Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits. nbspThis is a high quality and extremely influential body of work from a singular singersongwriter. Calersquos influence is immeasurable, a point reinforced by the fact that a genrespanning list of stars includingnbspNeil Young, Eric Clapton, Lynyrd Skynyrd, John Mayer, Johnny Cash, Captain Beefheart, Santana, The Allman Brothers, Jerry Garcia, The Band, Chet Atkins, Freddie King, Beck, Band of Horses, Waylon Jennings, Tom Petty, Dan Auerbach,nbspand many more have covered his timeless music.ldquoOne of the most important artists in the history of rock, quietly representing the greatest asset his country has ever hadhellipHe has been an incredible inspiration to me. His records are really minimal, light, itrsquos all about finesse. Itrsquos almost like hersquos whispering in your ear but you hear everything single word. I donrsquot know how he does it. Itrsquos such a cunning technique.rdquo ndash Eric ClaptonldquoOf all the players I ever heard, itrsquos gotta be Hendrix and J.J. Cale who are the best electric guitar players.rdquo ndash Neil YoungldquoOne of our favourite songwriters is a man named JJ Cale. Hersquos a fantastic writer.rdquo ndash Tom PettyldquoJJ Cale kept me falling in love with guitar, kept me wanting to play the instrument. nbspBut most important for me, I think, is the songwriter in him, the deep well of creativity that has given us so many bewitching songs to treasure.rdquo ndash Mark Knopfler
