EMI Songbook Series

EMI Songbook Series

"The EMI Songbook Series" is a series of compact disc compilation albums released by EMI in 1999. Each disc features songs specifically chosen by a notable cult figure from 20th Century popular culture. The sleeve work for each disc frequently includes essays, illustrations or other contributions from the featured individual. Hunter S. Thompson and Robert Crumb provided two of the most acclaimed compilations in the series.

Hunter S. Thompson's Selections

Hunter S. Thompson's compilation album is entitled "Where Were You When The Fun Stopped?" It contains eighteen tracks, listed below [http://www.mmguide.musicmatch.com/album/album.cgi?ALBUMID=908448]

# Ballad Of Thunder Road - Robert Mitchum
# I Smell A Rat - Howlin' Wolf
# Spirit in the Sky - Norman Greenbaum
# The Hula Hula Boys - Warren Zevon
# Maggie May - Rod Stewart
# The Wild Side of Life/It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels - Hank Thompson, Tanya Tucker, Kitty Wells
# Will the Circle Be Unbroken - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
# Mr. Tambourine Man - Bob Dylan
# Walk On The Wild Side - Lou Reed
# If I Had A Boat - Lyle Lovett
# Stars On The Water - Rodney Crowell
# Carmelita - Flaco Jimenez, Dwight Yoakam
# Why Don't We Get Drunk - Jimmy Buffett
# American Pie - Don McLean
# White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
# The Weight - The Band
# Melissa - The Allman Brothers Band
# Battle Hymn Of The Republic - Herbie Mann


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