BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA, THE
GUITAR SLINGER (SILVER MELT VINYL) (DEKO ENTERTAINMENT)
For fans of The Stray Cats, Brian Setzer, Swing and Big Band! The Brian Setzer Orchestra (sometimes known by its initials BSO) is a swing and jump blues band formed in 1992 by Stray Cats frontman Brian Setzer.
In 1994 they released their debut album which was followed up in 1996 with Guitar Slinger.
In 1998, for their breakout album The Dirty Boogie, the group covered Louis Prima's "Jump, Jive an' Wail", which originally appeared on Prima's 1957 album The Wildest!.
The BSO's follow up single, appearing on the album Vavoom!, was "Gettin' in the Mood." Now get Guitar Slinger from the Brian Setzer Orchestra for the first time on vinyl since 1996.
Remastered on 180g vinyl in an amazing limited- edition color. There are only 700 of the Silver Melt.
Guitar Slinger is the second release from the Brian Setzer Orchestra and where the band really started to come together.
The album leads off with "The House Is Rockin'" and features the Brian Setzer/Joe Strummer (The Clash) penned tracks "Ghost Radio" and "Sammy Davis City".
There are 12 tracks in all, and it clocks in at just over 43 minutes. This is the first in a series of three reissues coming from Deko Entertainment with The Dirty Boogie scheduled to also hit by the end of 2024, with Vavoom! to follow in early 2025.