Dr. Feelgood - I'm A Man: The Best Of The Wilko Johnson Years 1974-1977 (2015)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 315 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 122 MB
51:43 | Pub Rock, Rock & Roll | Label: Parlophone Records
Parlophone harnesses the power and excitement of the group’s early years with a new 16-track collection that mixes remastered versions of studio and live recordings including hits such as Roxette, Cheque Book, and Sneakin Suspicion. Three years after the definitive four-disc box set All Through the City comes the single-disc consolidation I'm a Man: The Best of the Wilko Johnson Years. The delay springs from two intertwined events: Wilko's successful (and public) battle with cancer and the 2014 hit album he recorded with Roger Daltrey during the fight. This opened up a market for a new Wilko-specific comp in the Feelgoods' catalog and, at 16 tracks nearly evenly balanced between studio and live, I'm a Man is pretty good. Presumably because the focus is on Johnson and his slashing Telecaster, there are some odd omissions – no "She Does It Right" or "I Can Tell," no "Stupidity" – but that hardly diminishes from what is here, because every cut is high-octane rock, proof that for a brief period of time Dr. Feelgood were serious contenders for the title of best rock & roll band on the planet. It's so good, in fact, that you'll wind up wanting more, so it's a good thing there's a box out there that has it all.