“King King” 24/7
Since 1992, I have kept a copy of “King King” somewhere near me at all times.
For a long while, I had several burned CDs of “King King” that were left in various cars and desks in my life.
If I bought a spare copy of the record, I might buy two, to give it away as a gift or for “just in case” — before digital downloads, I was sure the disc would go out of print and I would never be able to get it again!
Now, I can call up the rarest Red Devils or coolest bootlegs with just a couple of swipes on my iPhone.
From satellite radio and Spotify to a cassette found on eBay to the fantastic limited edition 20th anniversary 180 gram red vinyl edition, “King King” is a must-have never more than a few feet away.
How do you listen to “King King”? What format is preferred? Where is your prime listening space? Let us know in the comments.
May 29, 2015 at 5:57 pm
Looking for CDs of any Lester not on King King or 13 to play on my Deep Blues show WJSC 90.7 at Johnson State College Vermont. My show is 8 to 11 pm every Wed. and can be streamed.
Thanks, Les
September 1, 2015 at 2:21 pm
The cd is blasting out of my stereo at this moment. The cd is preferable if you need a quick shot of Red Devils 🙂 I also have the limited edition red vinyl which I play less often to keep it from being scratched somehow. Still: it’s the music that still gets me everything, no matter which format you listen to it!
September 8, 2015 at 10:11 am
Hello Patrick,
At max volume “so mean to me LIVE” is my eye opener. Besides Lester, if there is a better guitar solo anywhere in the Universe I have not heard it….Mr. Schultz, as they say, NAILS IT!
Les in Northern Vermont
July 28, 2017 at 8:04 am
I have the same CD I bought in the late 90’s but I mainly listen in my car through my iPod. Can’t go more than a couple of days without a fix of the Red Devils. I’m 57 now I’m still exited about going to see them thus Saturday in Cheshire about 10 miles from my home!!
July 28, 2017 at 9:32 am
Hi Andy, thanks for the note. We will see you at Bluefunk Saturday … hope to say hi!