Bobby Long's Vinyl Release "Ode" Available March 4

Article Contributed by W3 Public Relations | Published on Friday, February 19, 2016

ODE, the vinyl version of Bobby Long's latest CD release ODE TO THINKING, will become available everywhere on March 4, following its November debut as a RSD First selection for Black Friday Record Store Day. Released by Compass Records, ODE comprises six tracks from the ODE TO THINKING CD plus three never-before-available songs.  The title track from the album is the current single.

Long, who toured extensively last year in support of the CD release, hits the road again on the west coast to coincide with the vinyl release. Additionally, Long played two showcases at this year's Folk Alliance Conference in Kansas City, MO this week. Three weeks of shows in Europe beginning April 14 will follow with additional shows in the U.S. currently being planned.

The ODE TO THINKING recording sessions were produced by veteran producer Mark Hallman at his Congress House Studios in Austin, Texas. Long, who emerged from London's burgeoning folk music renaissance, relocated to New York in 2009, cultivating a strong fan base for his music. He has previously released two well received albums, A WINTER TALE (2011) and WISHBONE (2013) as well as a five-song EP called THE BACKING SINGER (2011) and a volume of poetry, LOSING MY BROTHERHOOD (2012). He is planning to publish a second volume of poetry later this year.

Track List for ODE Vinyl LP release:

SIDE ONE //

ODE TO THINKING

I'M NOT GOING OUT TONIGHT

TREAT ME LIKE A STRANGER

SOMETHING BLUE, SOMETHING BORROWED

THE DARK WON'T GET DARKER            

SIDE TWO //

PRETTY LITTLE PENNIES

IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE WITH ME

FROM ME

1985

Confirmed dates are as follows:

February 28-Tractor Tavern, Seattle

February 29-Mississippi Studios, Portland

March 1-Hotel Utah Saloon, San Francisco

March 3-Hotel Café, Los Angeles

EUROPE

April 14-Ursprung, Rostock, Germany

April 17-Kursaal Hotel Fürstenhof, Bad Imnau, Germany

April 19-Wilhelm 13, Oldenburg, Germany

April 20-Museumskeller, Erfurt, Germany

April 21-Maria's Ballroom, Hamburg, Germany

April 22-Rios, Mettmann, Germany

April 23-Club 1210, Stuttgart, Germany

April 26-Scherbe, Graz, Austria

April 27-Stobacafe, Balzers, Liechtenstein

April 28-Unicorn Sportsbar, Pirmasens, Germany

April 29--Kupferdächle, Pforzheim, Germany

April 30-1A Die Kochschule, Bellheim, Germany

More U.S. shows will be announced soon.

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