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Sam Phillips — A Boot And A Shoe

Sam Phillips — A Boot And A Shoe

Sam Phillips

A Boot And A Shoe

Release date: September 20, 2024

 

20th Anniversary reissue, featuring “Reflecting Light” and “If I Could Write”—both featured on the fan- and streaming-favorite Gilmore Girls.

Since the late 1980s Sam Phillips has been a poetic voice in the alternative/pop realm. She recorded a series of acclaimed albums for Virgin Records, including the Grammy-nominated Martinis And Bikinis (expanded and reissued by Omnivore Recordings in 2012), all produced by T Bone Burnett.

At the turn of the century, Sam was invited by Amy Sherman-Palladino, who was a fan of Sam’s music, to score her new television series, Gilmore Girls, on a new network, The WB. Sam’s unconventional score featuring vocal and acoustic guitar was likened to an onscreen character itself and dubbed “the La La’s” by the growing legion of Gilmore Girls fans. Around that time Sam signed a new deal with Nonesuch Records and continued to build her stellar catalog.

In 2004, Phillips released A Boot And A Shoe, featuring guest artists including Burnett, Marc Ribot (Tom Waits, Elvis Costello), Mike Elizondo (Fiona Apple, Eminem), legendary drummer Jim Keltner, and the Section Quartet. The album contained 13 tracks including “Reflecting Light” and “If I Could Write”—both featured prominently in the Gilmore Girls original series and, most memorably, the Netflix revival Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life.

2024 marks the 20th anniversary of A Boot And A Shoe and to commemorate the anniversary, it is being issued for the very first time on vinyl, and reissued on CD, both with new liner notes by Sam. On the occasion of its 20th anniversary, now is the time to reintroduce this incredible record, and on the format fans of Sam and Gilmore Girls have been waiting for.

 


    CD / LP Track List:

  1. How To Quit
  2. All Night
  3. I Dreamed I Stopped Dreaming
  4. Open The World
  5. Red Silk Five
  6. Reflecting Light
  7. Infiltration
  8. Draw Man
  9. I Wanted To Be Alone
  10. Love Changes Everything
  11. If I Could Write
  12. Hole In My Pocket
  13. One Day Late

Cat: OV-558

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