Ronnie Lane: Ooh La La: An Island Harvest

[A Lark Ascending]

Now here's a worthwhile reissue.

Always loved 'The Faces' (and swear by the 4 CD box that does what boxes should do). I was aware of Ronnie Lane as a solo performer and with Slim Chance (must have heard sessions on the Peel show) but didn't pay much attention. Over the years I've heard tracks by him that have piqued my interest but his catalogue seems to be in disarray.

So this 2 CD compilation does the job perfectly for me. Seems to cover a substantial part of his solo career - I spot the tracks that I've been looking for.

Nice to spot a reissue that is not just trying to sell you the same thing again; mercifully they didn't bump it up to 4 CD with boutique packaging by adding Small Faces and Faces tracks that can be had elsewhere (something I've noticed with quite a few of these retrospectives). Though whether that is record company sanity or licensing availability, well....

Due in March. Time to get the beers in.

Edited February 2, 2014 by A Lark Ascending

[mjazzg]

I'll share a beer with you on this one. Dim memories of really enjoying the Slim Chance albums in my teenage years but haven't heard anything by him/them in decades

[A Lark Ascending]

Suspect it's a Brit thing.

[Stefan Wood]

Pre ordered it as well. I have a 2 cd set (released in the early 2000s) of Ronnie Lane's music called "Ain't No One Like....." which is going for stupid money on Amazon. Hopefully this reissue will have better remastering than the Track Records release. The music is great.

[Jazzjet]

There was an excellent BBC 4 documentary a few year back titled 'The Passing Show'. Well worth seeing if you can find it. Ronnie was a very under-rated songwriter and songs like 'Debris' and 'Annie' are up there with the best.