Van Duren & Good Question – Cartwheeling: Live In Memphis (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Van Duren & Good Question – Cartwheeling: Live In Memphis (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 50:10 minutes | 574 MB | Genre: Pop Rock, Powerpop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Omnivore Recordings

Previously unissued live 1992 set from the Memphis power-pop legend.

“It was such a memorable, electric night. And when the room emptied and we dispersed into the cold Memphis night, no one dreamed it would be 30+ years later before that performance would finally be available to hear.” —Van Duren

From his early days playing with Big Star’s Chris Bell and Jody Stephens, his discovery by Andrew Loog Oldham (The Rolling Stones), to a storied solo career—which inspired the acclaimed documentary Waiting: The Van Duren Story—Van Duren has earned his spot as a Memphis music legend.

Van also fronted Good Question, a band whose only release in 1986 was only marred by the classic problem of falling through the cracks. In 1991, the band began work on a follow-up, and invited a group of Memphis friends to a performance to showcase the new album material. The set simultaneously acted as a retrospective of Van’s career as a solo act, featuring material from his albums Are You Serious? and Idiot Optimism, plus a last-minute addition of a Beatles cover, worked up during rehearsals. The second album never materialized, and this performance has sat patiently in the vaults—waiting to be heard.

Cartwheeling: Live In Memphis is that show, presenting that 1992 set from Van, James Lott, Ray Sanders, Joel Williams, with special guest Rick Steff (Lucero). Newly restored and mastered by Grammy® winner Michael Graves, Van contributes new liners outlining the show and its significance.

Tracklist:
1. Van Duren – Is She Ever ((Live In Memphis)) (04:03)
2. Van Duren – I’m Looking For A Wife ((Live In Memphis)) (03:23)
3. Van Duren – Her Name Comes Up ((Live In Memphis)) (03:37)
4. Van Duren – A Man Would Be Crazy To Give Up All This ((Live In Memphis)) (02:41)
5. Van Duren – One More Real Kiss ((Live In Memphis)) (03:45)
6. Van Duren – The Love That I Love ((Live In Memphis)) (03:11)
7. Van Duren – Tennessee, I’m Trying ((Live In Memphis)) (03:39)
8. Van Duren – Cartwheeling ((Live In Memphis)) (03:26)
9. Van Duren – Fool For The Face ((Live In Memphis)) (04:46)
10. Van Duren – Such A Secret ((Live In Memphis)) (04:33)
11. Van Duren – Midnight In Memphis ((Live In Memphis)) (03:34)
12. Van Duren – Jane ((Live In Memphis)) (03:32)
13. Van Duren – Got To Get You Into My Life ((Live In Memphis)) (03:13)
14. Van Duren – The Naked Eye Of Love ((Live In Memphis)) (02:41)

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