DIRTY WATER Rap/Hip Hop her vocals are even more

her vocals are even more affecting than they were 26 years ago

Recorded shortly after his dazzling performance on John Coltrane's masterpiece 'Blue Train' in 1957

Songs such as "Beautiful Flyaway" lean on pretty

more keyboards

this album was still powerful and surprisingly melodic

DIRTY WATER Rap/Hip Hop her vocals are even moreLet's get a couple things straight at the outset: "Dirty Water" notwithstanding, the Standells were from Hollywood, not Boston (producer mastermind Ed Cobb claims he wrote "Dirty Water" as an ironic tribute after getting mugged in Southie.) And yes, the quartet featured both future Walker Brother Gary Leeds and former Mouseketeer Dick Dodd in its ranks in the early days. This excellent Sundazed reissue of their first album features not only that