David J – Urban Urbane 2LP

David J – Urban Urbane

Urban Urbane is the fifth solo album from David J (Bauhaus, Love & Rockets), originally released on MCA Records in 1992. The album is a musical travelogue of sorts, with the initial recordings taking place in the tiny English village of Guilsborough, then London, New York and Los Angeles Aside from referencing those last three ports of call, the songs also name check New Orleans, Saint Petersburg and Memphis. It is a kind of collection of poetic snapshots from an itinerant drifter on the run.

The record is graced by contributions from a stellar cast of guest musicians including T Bone Burnett, Peter Murphy, Sonic Boom, Danny Thompson, Max Eider, The Uptown Horns and Charlie Giordano (E Street Band) amongst others. It was co-produced by the great Niko Bolas (Neil Young, Los Lobos etc).

To celebrate Urban Urbane’s 30th Anniversary this beautiful collection is being released exclusively for Record Store Day for the first time ever on vinyl. A beautiful 2xLP gatefold record with download code included, it includes an entire second LP of unreleased outtakes and demos, some featuring guest appearances by T-Bone Burnett, Steven Perkins (Jane’s Addiction) and covers from T-Rex and John Cale.

Tracklist:
A1 Some Big City
A2 A Man Of Influential Taste
A3 Smashed Princess
A4 Ten Little Beauty Queens

B1 Candy On The Cross
B2 Space Cowboy
B3 Serial Killer Blues
B4 Tinseltown

C1 Bouquets, Wreaths And Laurels
C2 No Faith
C3 Pilgrims, Martyrs And Saints
C4 Hoagy Carmichael Never Went To New Orleans

D1 St. Petersburg, October, 69
D2 Some Big City (Alternative Version / Original Demo)
D3 Loner / A Passport And No Tears
D4 Southside Blues Blues

Label: Schoolkids Records
Released: 1992/2023