℗ 2019 Ruf Records
Released | June 14, 2019 |
Duration | 53m 19s |
Record Label | Ruf Records |
Catalogue No. | RUF1275 |
Genre | Blues (Traditional Blues) |
1.1
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Texas Honey
Ally Venable |
2:28 | |||
1.2
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Straitjacket
Jeremiah Johnson |
4:12 | |||
1.3
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Backdoor Man
Bernard Allison |
3:50 | |||
1.4
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Chills & Fever
Samantha Fish |
3:19 | |||
1.5
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Low Down (feat. Russell Jackson, Lamar Boulet, Kirk Joseph)
The BB King Blues Band; Russell Jackson; Lamar Boulet; Kirk Joseph |
4:41 | |||
1.6
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Deep in My Soul
Big Daddy Wilson |
4:38 | |||
1.7
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First Class Life
Mike Zito |
4:03 | |||
1.8
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Hard Working Woman
Vanja Sky |
2:54 | |||
1.9
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Why Did You Hoodoo Me
Savoy Brown |
5:13 | |||
1.10
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Weeds
Michael Lee |
2:52 | |||
1.11
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Get Mine EXPLICIT
Ina Forsman |
3:59 | |||
1.12
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Boogie Depression
Victor Wainwright |
3:31 | |||
1.13
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She's Coming After You
Katarina Pejak |
3:30 | |||
1.14
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Faker
The Ragtime Rumours |
4:09 |
Pop the champagne: Ruf Records is 25. A lot has changed in rock ‘n’ roll since 1994. We’ve seen a thousand bands rise and fall. We’ve watched a hundred rock scenes blow up and burn out. All the while, Ruf has steadily evolved, from its roots as one man’s vision, to the most respected blues/rock label around, with a roll-call of talent to top any independent on the planet. And if that sounds like a bold statement, you’re holding the proof in your hands…
Of course, Thomas Ruf didn’t expect any of those accolades back in 1994. Back then, Ruf’s charismatic founder and leader created the label simply to give the legendary Chicago bandleader Luther Allison a platform to release some of the best albums of his career. Tragically, Luther himself was lost to cancer in 1997, but Ruf Records never missed a beat, continuing to develop some of the brightest talent in America, Britain, Europe and beyond, while always retaining its fearsomely independent spirit.
Walter Trout, Royal Southern Brotherhood, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Mike Zito, Jeff Healey, Savoy Brown, Dana Fuchs, Bernard Allison, Samantha Fish and many more. To anyone with even a passing interest in quality blues, the Ruf roster since 1994 reads like a hall of fame, taking in legends, supergroups and bright young talents. As such, when it came to compiling this special 25th anniversary release, the songs selected by Thomas across the album are all killer, no filler.
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Ruf Records Studio Masters
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -1.20 -2.28 to -0.50 | -12.49 -14.45 to -10.43 | -9.95 -11.90 to -7.90 | 7 5 to 9 | |
1 | Texas Honey | -1.01 | -10.43 | -7.9 | 5 |
2 | Straitjacket | -0.50 | -13.31 | -10.4 | 9 |
3 | Backdoor Man | -2.07 | -13.52 | -10.8 | 8 |
4 | Chills & Fever | -1.69 | -12.82 | -10.9 | 8 |
5 | Low Down (feat. Russell Jackson, Lamar Boulet, Kirk Joseph) | -2.22 | -13.26 | -11.3 | 7 |
6 | Deep in My Soul | -0.99 | -14.45 | -11.8 | 9 |
7 | First Class Life | -0.50 | -12.13 | -9.7 | 8 |
8 | Hard Working Woman | -0.98 | -10.84 | -8.4 | 6 |
9 | Why Did You Hoodoo Me | -1.48 | -10.52 | -7.9 | 5 |
10 | Weeds | -2.28 | -11.59 | -8.9 | 6 |
11 | Get Mine | -1.01 | -12.55 | -9.5 | 7 |
12 | Boogie Depression | -0.51 | -12.24 | -9.1 | 7 |
13 | She's Coming After You | -0.51 | -13.64 | -11.9 | 9 |
14 | Faker | -1.06 | -13.61 | -10.8 | 7 |