The Bootheels 1988: The Original Demos
- Alternative |
- Garage |
- Punk |
- Rock
Release Date: September 24, 2021
Label: Omnivore
Demo recordings from Luther Russell (Those Pretty Wrongs), Jakob Dylan, and Tobi Miller (The Wallflowers), and Aaron A. Brooks (Moby, Lana Del Rey).
The members of the Bootheels were frontman / songwriter / bassist Luther Russell, who would later lead the Freewheelers before emerging as a prolific solo artist and half of Those Pretty Wrongs (with Big Star’s Jody Stephens); guitarist Jakob Dylan, who would soon achieve stardom as leader of the Wallflowers; future Wallflowers guitarist Tobi Miller, whose instrumental interplay with Dylan provided one of the Bootheels’ most notable sonic features; and drummer Aaron A. Brooks, who would go on to work with Moby, Lana Del Rey, and others).
These tracks (13 on LP plus 3 bonus tracks on CD/Digital) provide a glimpse into the origins of teenage musicians who would rise to greater heights than they could ever have imagined. The packaging contains photos and an aural history of the band.