Peter Case has been digging deep into his tape library in recent years, releasing fine archival albums from his bands the Plimsouls, the Nerves, and the Breakaways, and now The Case Files finds him offering up some rare and unreleased nuggets from his solo career, ranging from a demo version of "Steel Strings" from his 1986 solo debut to a Stones cover cut in 2009 with the same crew from his album Wig! Considering the odds-and-ends nature of this album, it's a pleasant surprise that The Case Files is so consistently strong, and coming after Case has jumped back into rock & roll, it builds up a solid and enjoyable head of piss and vinegar, with a thread of articulate anger running through these songs, whether they're one-man acoustic numbers or exercises in full-on electric bash.
Condition: NEW.Marked upc.
TRACK LISTING
1 (Give Me) One More Mile 3:00
2 Let's Turn This Thing Around 3:13
3 Anything (Closing Credits) / Eddie Muñoz 4:08
4 The End 3:16
5 Good Times, Bad Times 3:17
6 Milkcow Blues Live 4:39
7 Kokomo Prayer Vigil / Duane Jarvis 3:13
8 Ballad of the Minimum Wage / Duane Jarvis 3:11
9 Steel Strings No. 1 Demo Version 3:40
10 Trusted Friend 2:57
11 Black Crow Blues 3:34
12 Round Trip Stranger Blues 4:05
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