John Cale: Titan

   It's been just over 60 years since John Cale met Lou Reed and formed the Velvet Underground.  Not only is he still performing, he's still really vital artist, as evinced by the fact that he's released full length albums in 2023 and 2024.  Mercy from 2023 is especially impressive as I would rate it among his top five solo releases.  

      What, then, could be better in this bleak midwinter than a John Cale compilation? I tried to find every little obscure Cale nugget I could (and there are a lot of live performances), but I'm sure I missed more than a few.  I'm posting Discs 1 and 2 today, and then I'll post Disc 3-5 over the next two months.  

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  Disc 1

Daybreak	John Cale
The Long Voyage	Hector Zazou/Suzanne Vega/John Cale
I Shot Andy Warhol Suite	John Cale
Catastrofuk	John Cale
Don't Pretend	Gordon Gano (and John Cale)
Temper	John Cale
Ghost Story	John Cale
A Dream	Lou Reed & John Cale
Flashback	John Cale
Hush	John Cale
All Summer Long	John Cale
Death Camp	John Cale
Disc 2
The Gift	The Velvet Underground
The Philosopher	John Cale
Living With You (Organic Mix)	John Cale
Instrumental	John Cale / Bob Neuwirth
Vampire Cafe	John Cale
Helen Of Troy	John Cale
Caribbean Sunset	John Cale
Corner Of My Sky (feat. John Cale)	Kelly Lee Owens
The Year Of The Patriot	John Cale & Brian Eno
Rosegarden Funeral Of Sores	John Cale
She Never Took No for an Answer	John Cale
Dead Or Alive	John Cale

On The Right Side of 2024

    Sorry for the delay in getting the best of compilation completed.  I would make a New Years resolution to be more punctual, but I don't think it would do any good.  My tardiness should, however, not be seen as a reflection on the music released, as there was a lot of great music released.  There's still a lot of releases that demand additional listens, but I particularly recommend Cindy Lee's "Diamond Jubilee", Mulatu Astatke's "Tension", and Clem Snide's "Oh Smokey".  I also would be remiss if I didn't mention two albums to benefit victims of Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina:  Cardinals At The Window and Caverns of Gold: A Benefit for WNC Hurricane Relief.  I only discovered Caverns of Gold one three weeks ago so I haven't had much time to listen to it, but I've listened to about two thirds of Cardinals at the Window (it's 136 songs and Caverns of Gold has twice as many) and there's a lot of great live and unreleased cuts.  Both are also insanely cheap so be sure to add a tip.  :)

   As always, I only included artists who weren't on the two previous years' compilations (unless they were singing backup on another artist's song).  Also, all of the previous year end compilations are also available (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023).

      Oh, and if you're wondering about the cover art.  Well, my youngest is a huge fan of capybaras, and the little one, Tupi, was born in December.  

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Disc 1

Punish	Ethel Cain
Rosemary	Donovan Woods
Butterfly	Shelby Lynne
Another Broken Heart	Wonder Women of Country
Jenny Jenkins	Viva Lone Justice
Ernest Evans	Pixies
Found a Job	The Linda Lindas
Walk Through Fire	Yannis & The Yaw
Samurai	Lupe Fiasco
Out There	Helado Negro
Hey Heron	Rosali
Love Will Tear Us Apart	Pedal Steel Noah
Rosa, Lua, Lhasa	Sítio Rosa & Jennifer Souza & Bernardo Bauer
Carte Blanche	Haux
Went for a Ride	Adia Victoria
Hey Girl	Moses Sumney
When a Man Cries	Leon Bridges
Midnight Cowboy	Charley Crockett
Long Way Home	Ray LaMontagne
Disc 2
Cowboy and the Stranger (demo)	Terry Allen
Saturday Morning	Dexter Romweber
Mighty Fine & All Mine	The Mystery Lights
Lesanu	Kamasi Washington
Mood Swings	Little Simz
She Feels	Jorja Smith
Inagei Otsehi (We Live in the Woods)	Agalisiga
Smokey	Clem Snide
Mother's Daughter	Skylar Gudasz
Rocky Raccoon (Bonus Track)	Swamp Dogg
A Bar Song (Tipsy)	Shaboozey
Broken Hearted Blue	Jenny Don't And The Spurs
Life Rides The Train	Victoria Liedtke & Jason Ringenberg
Liberty Print	Camera Obscura
Silencio	Patrick Watson feat. November Ultra
Uiara (Encantada da Água) - Vida e cura	Amaro Freitas
Mrs Ladyships and The Cleanerhouse Boys	The Smashing Times
Howdy Howdy	Gillian Welch
This Is Who I Am (From “The Day of the Jackal”)	Celeste
Disc 3
Aaron	Cassandra Jenkins + Bloomsday + Babehoven
Cinnamon Horses	Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
Loser	Lydia Loveless
The Howl	Crowded House
Aquí Te Cuido	Reyna Tropical
I See You	Alice Russell
Water's Path	Nubya Garcia
Every Color In Blue	Brittany Howard
We're Still Here	Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore
Priss and Vinegar	The Surfrajettes
Cabin Song	Billy Strings
Time Between	Dwight Yoakam
News of the Universe	La Luz
Tension	Mulatu Astatke & Hoodna Orchestra
Love You Got	Kelly Lee Owens
Tantos Planetas	St. Vincent
Oração 19 (oração pra Oxum)	Luiza Brina e Iara Rennó
THINGS BEHIND THINGS BEHIND THINGS	Bon Iver
Fallin' Rain	The Nude Party