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"Drums Along the Hudson" Beat Again with Reissue of Expanded Album

February 18, 2014 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

Drums Along the HudsonWhen Jem Recordings - the famous import distributor (located in the author's hometown!) - was reborn last year, at its front and center was The Bongos, the incredible Hoboken-bred pop-rock band who were the first and last act to play the town's legendary venue Maxwell's when it closed last year. Jem issued on CD an unreleased Bongos album, Phantom Train, as well as a physical release for frontman Richard Barone's superb Cool Blue Halo 25th Anniversary Concert. Last week, Jem added another Bongos treasure to their catalogue: an expanded edition of Drums Along the Hudson, the band's first LP from 1982.

Originally released on Jem's PVC label, Drums Along the Hudson was The Bongos' breakthrough to audiences and critics beyond the Tri-State area. In a retrospective review for The Chicago Sun-Times, Jim DeRogatis wrote, "The initial impression of naivete is offset by deceptively simple lyrics that actually hint at deep, dark mysteries and unfathomed mystical enigmas." A cover of T. Rex's "Mambo Sun" peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard dance charts, and the band gained enough momentum to sign with RCA Records for two releases, 1983's Numbers with Wings EP (the title video of which was an early MTV hit) and 1985's Beat Hotel. (Phantom Hotel would follow, albeit unreleased until last year.)

Drums Along the Hudson was reissued by Cooking Vinyl in 2007 with a host of extras: an unreleased studio song, "Nuts & Bolts," excerpts from two live shows in New Jersey and London in 1979 and 1981 and what was the band's first newly released recording in over 20 years: a revisiting of signature track "The Bulrushes" produced by iconic dance artist and Bongos fan Moby.

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If you missed out on Drums Along the Hudson either in 1982 or 2007, make now the time to catch up. It's available now at the Amazon links after the jump!

Drums Along the Hudson: Special Edition (originally released as Cooking Vinyl CKV-CD-389, 2007 - reissued Jem Recordings, 2014)

Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.

  1. In the Congo
  2. The Bulrushes
  3. Clay Midgets
  4. Video Eyes
  5. Glow in the Dark
  6. Telephoto Lens
  7. Certain Harbours
  8. Speaking Sands
  9. Burning Bush
  10. Automatic Doors
  11. Hunting
  12. Zebra Club
  13. Three Wise Men
  14. Mambo Sun
  15. Question Ball
  16. Nuts & Bolts
  17. Telephoto Lens (Live @ The Rainbow, London - 2/20/1981)
  18. In the Congo (Live @ The Rainbow, London - 2/20/1981)
  19. Nuts & Bolts (Live @ The Show Place, Dover, NJ - 11/15/1979)
  20. Question Ball (Live @ The Show Place, Dover, NJ - 11/15/1979)
  21. Glow in the Dark (Live @ The Show Place, Dover, NJ - 11/15/1979)
  22. Hunting (Live @ The Show Place, Dover, NJ - 11/15/1979)
  23. Video Eyes (Live @ The Show Place, Dover, NJ - 11/15/1979)
  24. The Bulrushes (Live @ The Show Place, Dover, NJ - 11/15/1979)
  25. Automatic Doors (Live @ The Show Place, Dover, NJ - 11/15/1979)
  26. Zebra Club (Live @ The Show Place, Dover, NJ - 11/15/1979)
  27. The Bulrushes 2007 - The Bongos + Moby

Tracks 1-15 first released as PVC Records 8909, 1982. All other tracks exclusive to this presentation.

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Michael Duquette (Founder) was fascinated with catalog music ever since he discovered there was more than one version of John Williams' soundtrack to E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial. A 2009 graduate of Seton Hall University with a B.A. in journalism, Mike paired his profession with his passion through The Second Disc, one of the first sites to focus on all reissue labels great and small. His passion for reissues turned into a career, with bylines on catalog at Discogs, City Pages and Ultimate Prince and credits on titles including the Grammy-winning 'Squeeze Box: The Complete Works of "Weird Al" Yankovic.' Born and raised in New Jersey, Mike lives in Astoria, Queens with an ever-expanding collection of music.

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