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A beautiful single from Bob & Gene on a funky 45 from Ever-Soul/Dapton ! "It's Not What You Know (It's Who You Know)" and "These Lonely Nights" are both apparantly from the Bob & Gene vaults, which gives us hope that there may be another album's worthy of great material that could pop up! The former kind off calls out social injustices in the lyricism, but it's a stripped down soul tune at it's core. "These Lonely Nights" is a nicely raw feel to it with great vocals and an insistent groove to it.

A sweet Jamaican-tinged take on this tune by Bob & Gene – one that features the duo's vocals set to grooves from the Inversions, a group led by Ticklah – all in a style that turns the soul track into a lost rocksteady number! The approach is mighty nice – strange at first, but really a grower – and the flip features a track that's basically the instrumental version of the vocal number!

2 unreleased recordings from the Self Portrait sessions! Wigwam is here in spare, but strong demo form. The flip is a cover of Eric Anderson's "Thirsty Boots" – which ended up also being recorded by a who's who of folk and singer-songwriter favorites from John Denver to The Kingston Trio – but Dylan's version, solid as it is, was left off of the Self Portrait album and it's officially released here for the first time!

A very cool package – one that features a vintage-styled 7" single – with "Like A Rolling Stone" and "Gates Of Eden" – all in a cool pic sleeve design! Then, the box also features an XL t-shirt – with a white pixilated Bob Dylan image on a black background!

A sweet Bob Dylan pic sleeve single – very limited, too! "Duquesne Whistle" is from the Tempest album – but the flipside is a previously unreleased version of "Meet Me In The Morning" – an alternate from the sessions for Blood On The Tracks!

Promo flexi included with The Bob Magazine Issue 29.

The BCG is the Bob Crewe Generation – a sweet 70s disco ensemble led by the 60s soundtrack king. Here, they've got a tightly percolated sound that reminds us of Barry White at his best – strings soaring over strong syncopation, with some chorus female vocals bubbling in amidst the glossy funky mix. Very nice, and with a wonderful classic club feel!

One of Galt MacDermot's lesser moments – but still pretty interesting! Fergus MacRoy has a voice that's a lot like Bob Dorough, which suits both of these tracks pretty well, since they're strangely arranged numbers from the mad mind of Galt! "Black Street Fair" has a nice bassline on the intro, too!