The Coward Brothers (Original Soundtrack) (Digipack Packaging) | Mint (M) Mint (M)

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Label: New West Records – NW6543
Format: CD, Album
Country: Released:
Nov 15, 2024
Genre: Rock
Style: Country Rock

1        Always    2:27
2        Like Licorice    1:58
3        My Baby Just Squeals (You Heel)    3:08
4        The Devil's Wife    4:43
5        Tipsy Woman    4:27
6        My Baby Just Purrs (You're Mine, Not Hers)    2:32
7        My Baby Just Whistles (Here Come The Missiles)    1:50
8        World Serious    3:00
9        Early Shirley    2:34
10        Yesteryear Is Near    1:42
11        Birkenhead Girl    3:16
12        Smoke Ring Angel    1:55
13        Wooden Woman    2:34
14        (I Don't Want Your) Lyndon Johnson    2:24
15        Lotta Money    4:34
16        Pure Bubblegum    3:29
17        Cathy Come Home    3:12
18        Bygones    1:41
19        Row Me Once    2:41
20        Clown Around Town    3:22

Copyright © – New West Records, LLC
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – New West Records, LLC
Mixed At – Blackbird Studio
Mixed At – The Village Studio Z
Recorded At – Electric Lady Studios
Recorded At – East Iris Studios
Recorded At – Blackbird Studio
Recorded At – The Village Studio Z
Recorded At – Musikhuset Dressing Room, Aarhus, Brown's Hotel
Recorded At – 12th Street Sound
Recorded At – The Peabody Hotel, Memphis
Bass – Paul Kowart
Design, Layout – Man Alive Creative, Tom Bejgrowicz
Double Bass – Dennis Crouch
Drum [Military Drum] – Peter Coward (3)
Drums, Percussion – Jay Bellerose
Electric Sitar, Electric Guitar, Dobro [Slide Dobro] – Colin Linden
Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Billy Theriot, Mike Stankiewicz
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Austin Brown (13), Colin Bryson, Eddie Roberts (8), Karl Wingate
Illustration – Drew Christie
Mastered By – Gavin Lurssen, Reuben Cohen
Pedal Steel Guitar – Russ Pahl
Producer – Henry Coward, Howard Coward
Producer [Line Producer] – Tammy Nichols Logan
Production Manager [Production Coordinator] – Ivy Skoff
Recorded By, Mixed By – Mike Piersante, Rachael Moore
Sounds [Gunshots] – Dexter Coward
Upright Piano – Jean Coward
Vocals – Concepta Collins
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Christopher Guest-Coward
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Upright Piano, Electric Organ, Tambourine, Electric Bass, Drums, Synth, Drum Machine – Howard Coward
Vocals, Electric Guitar, 6-String Bass, Electric Sitar, Sounds, Whistle – Henry Coward
Gatefold 2-pocket digisleeve with 36-page booklet.

© & ℗ 2024 New West Records, LLC.
Made in USA
Barcode (Text): 6 07396 65432 1
Barcode (Scanned, UPC-A): 607396654321

The exact relationship between Henry (T-Bone Burnett) and Howard Coward (Elvis Costello) remains ambiguous. They often referred to themselves as "One and a Half Brothers," which might hint at their height difference or imply they were not actually siblings but were involved in an elaborate ruse. Their musical partnership, known as The Coward Brothers, was initiated by Smiley "Doc" Snipson, who discovered Henry Coward in 1956 and signed him for a UK tour. The brothers' hit single, "My Baby Just Squeals (You Heel)," was followed by less successful records and a controversial Cold War-themed song. To preserve their fading fame, Snipson orchestrated their supposed death in a plane crash, but they were actually in hiding on a Caribbean island, secretly recording music and sending it back to Snipson. When their funds ran out, they returned to Miami and made sensational claims about writing famous songs, leading to a brief stint as songwriters for Bill Bogguss. They later resumed recording, but their partnership eventually fractured, leading to years of estrangement. Their music, from early rock and roll hits to later, more introspective songs, is compiled in the album, The Coward Brothers. After years of silence, their story was explored in a radio program, revealing the complexity of their relationship and their enduring bond. Despite their tumultuous history, their music remains a testament to their unyielding spirit. The Coward Brothers are Elvis Costello and T-Bone Burnett. The Audible Original radio play, The True Story Of The Coward Brothers, is directed by Christopher Guest, and stars Howard Coward, Henry Coward, Harry Shearer, Edward Hibbert, Rhea Seehorn, Stephen Root, and Kathreen Khavari.

• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Format: CD
• Genre: ROCK
• Format Type: CD
• Released: 11/15/2024