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David Allan Coe - Penitentiary Blues CD

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David Allan Coe is perhaps the most frustrating figure in the history of country music. An undeniable talent who has written some of the most sensitive and gripping `70s country ballads this side of Townes Van Zandt and some of the most rabble-rousing outlaw recordings, Coe also phoned in cloying cheese and, more repugnantly, subsidized his sometimes flagging career with unofficial recordings of extremely racist material.

The latter fact is what makes PENITENTIARY BLUES so oddly compelling. This is not a country record, not even remotely. Rather Coe emerged from his time in an Ohio penitentiary playing full-on, African American-influenced electric Chicago blues. Hearing Coe yowl clichés like "sho' `nuff make you lose your mind" can be off-putting, to say the least, if not stomach-turning. Political correctness aside, though, Coe--perhaps toughened by his time in the clink--does lend a believable grit to this material and for the most part pulls it off. Completists will rejoice, but neophytes are advised to stick with his fantastic mid-70s outlaw albums.

Liner Note Author: Colin Escott.

Recording information: Singleton Sound Studios, Nashville, TN.

Authors: David Allan Coe; Shelby Singleton; Kid Rock; Peter Case.

Personnel: David Allan Coe (vocals, guitar); David Allan Coe; Teddy Paige (guitar, harmonica); Mac Gayden, Charlie McCoy (guitar, bass guitar); Ed Kollis (harmonica); David Briggs (piano); Billy Linneman, William C. Sanders (bass guitar); Kenny Buttrey, Karl Himmel (drums).

Audio Remasterer: Randy Perry .

Uncut (p.127) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[T]hese songs rail like the spooked soul of a man with nothing left to lose."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.130) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[T]he record makes its mark, raw and rugged, and punctuated with bouts of crazy loon laughter."

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Category Rock/Pop Albums, Country CDs, Blues, Country Rock, Chicago Blues, Outlaw Country
Label Hacktone
Orig Year 1969
All Time Product Rank 260,974
CD Universe Part number 7615774
Discs 1
Release Date Feb 26, 2008
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Producer Shelby Singleton Jr.; Teddy Paige; Shelby Singleton Jr.; Teddy Paige; David Allan Coe (Reissue); David Gorman (Reissue); Michael Nieves (Reissue)
Engineer Joe Venneri; Joe Venneri
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David Allan Coe - Penitentiary Blues Album Track Listing



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1Penitentiary Blues See All 2
2Cell #33
3Monkey David Wine
4Walkin' Bum
5One Way Ticket to Nowhere See All 2
6Funeral Parlor Blues
7Death Row
8Oh Warden See All 2
9Age 21
10Little David
11Conjer Man
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Average Rating: (4.7 out of 5 stars) 4.5 stars

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5 stars DAC First Album is the Blues
This is the first album that David Allan Coe put out and it is Rythm and Blues, people may be looking for a bit more country twang but aint going find it here this is gutsy BLUES and I love every minute of it. Will be ordering copies for gifts.
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5 stars Wasting your time
If your a DAC fan your wasting your time reading this. It's superb get out and buy NOW.Deffinitly top draw
Submitted by frank (Euxton,chorley uk) Verified Buyer
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5 stars Peniteniary Blues
Hacktone Records and Shout Factory have brought back David Allan Coe's first masterpiece. From the gatefold front cover to the back cover and everything in between, this cd is a must for any true Coe fan. Opening this reminded me of opening the original album. Remastered in stereo and sounding great, one can only hope that David's second masterpiece, Requiem For A Harlequin, may not be far behind for re-release.
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5 stars Roots of DAC's "wilder side"
The album is essential for the serious David Allen Coe enthusiast. It reveals in it's purest form the hard edged blues rock undertow for the edgy country wave that DAC mysteriously rides to stardom, and "Rides Again" and again.
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5 stars Penitentiary Blues
Hacktone Records and Shout Factory have brought back David Allan Coe's first masterpiece. From the gatefold front cover to the back cover and everything in between, this cd is a must for any true Coe fan. Opening this reminded me of opening the original album. Remastered in stereo and sounding great, one can only hope that David's second masterpiece, Requiem For A Harlequin, may not be far behind for re-release.
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