- ReleaseProduct
- Ride A Hustler's Dream (2025 Remaster)
- Artist
- Velvet Opera
- Label
- Think Like A Key Music
- Catalogue Number
- TLAK1199
- Release Date
- April 25, 2025
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CD
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- Housed in a 350g cardboard digipak (as transformative as the band itself)
- The complete 1969 album remastered by Prof. Stoned to sound fresher than a new 12-string
- Four essential bonus tracks that complete the folk-rock transformation
- 8-page booklet featuring Mike Stax's deep dive into the band's reinvention (from psych-pop to folk-rock glory)
Estimated release date: April 25, 2025
When Elmer Gantry split, Velvet Opera didn’t just pivot—they leapt into a new dimension. Enter 1969’s Ride A Hustler’s Dream, where blues collides with folk and psychedelia slips in like a gatecrasher. With 12-string ace Johnny Joyce in tow, the band rewrote their script at Southern Studios, guided by producer Barry Kingston’s steady hand. 'Statesboro Blues' gets a daring reboot, 'Raga and Lime' shimmers with sitar sparkle, and even 'Eleanor Rigby' struts anew with John Ford’s seismic bass. This is the sound of a band chasing a wild muse—a bridge from their past to Strawbs’ future. Lovingly remastered by Prof. Stoned, with Mike Stax’s liner notes as your roadmap, it’s a hustler’s dream worth riding again.
- 1 Ride A Hustler's Dream 0:57
- 2 Statesboro Blues 3:43
- 3 Money By 4:00
- 4 Black Jack Davey 3:40
- 5 Raise The Light 4:14
- 6 Raga And Lime 5:34
- 7 Anna Dance Square 3:03
- 8 Depression 4:04
- 9 Don't You Realise 3:41
- 10 Warm Day In July 5:08
- 11 Eleanor Rigby 5:56
- 12 Anna Dance Square (45rpm Mono Mix) 3:04
- 13 Don't You Realise (45rpm Mono Mix) 3:39
- 14 She Keeps Giving Me These Feelings 2:41
- 15 There's A Hole In My Pocket 3:46