Vintage (CD)

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• Release Date: August 3, 1993
• Label: Mercury
• UPC: 731451809729
• WAPI (Tower ID): 105797302
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #41123 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
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Personnel: Rod Stewart (vocals, acoustic guitar); Ron Wood (acoustic, electric & bottleneck guitar, bass); Martin Quittenton (acoustic guitar); Sam Mitchell (slide guitar); Stanley Matthews, Ray Jackson (mandolin); Dick Powell (violin); Pete Sears (piano, bass); Ian McLagan, Mike D'Abo (piano); Danny Thompson (bass); Dennis O'Flynn (violin bass); Mick Waller (drums); Maggie Bell, Long John Baldry (background vocals).

VINTAGE strolls along the grittier side of Rod Stewart's career, tracing the years that preceded the sythesizer throb and slick production of some of his later work, with scaled-down arrangements and soulful performances from a band which features fellow Face Ron Wood, whose masterful work complements Stewart's trademark rasp perfectly. These early tunes were recorded with minimal reverb, so as to give a close-up, live feel, and on songs like the "Handbags And Gladrags," Stewart's singing actually overdrives the studio microphones--left in the mix, this effect creates an interesting juxtaposition with the almost regal backing track.

As one might expect, the classic "Maggie May" is a standout track, surely the one most familiar to the casual listener; its setting in the context of this rootsy collection is a tribute to Stewart's gift for narrative, as well as his plain old songwriting mastery. Stewart's legendary take on Tim Hardin's "Reason To Believe," another well-known cut, is a sprawling, complex work, drawing every last drop of soul from the composition. Dual slide guitars give "Mandolin Wind" and "Gasoline Alley" a blistering, bluesy groove, rich in the brand of honest, roots-based rock that put Stewart on the map.

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