Jackie Leven: Tribute Album, the First Commercially Available 'Greatest Hits' Album & More
On 23rd July, it was announced that The Wanderer: A Tribute to Jackie Leven, a tribute record which sees 22 specially recorded new tracks reimagining the brilliance of Jackie Leven featuring big names and big fans including Eliza Carthy, Ralph McTell, Boo Hewerdine, Tom Robinson & Ian Rankin, will be released digitally & on CD on September 17th on Cooking Vinyl. The first single from the record ‘Sick Harbour Lament’, performed by Ralph McTell and Graham Preskett, is available to stream / download now. Pre-order the album and listen to the new single here.
Last Friday, Straight Outta Caledonia, the first commercially available Jackie Leven “Greatest Hits” was released. The album is a compilation collated by Night School Records currently out on CD & Black Vinyl on its Archival label School Daze and out digitally on Cooking Vinyl.
“This thoughtful comp, with sleevenote nod from friend and fan Ian Rankin, is a timely Leven awareness campaign, showcasing his fearless lyrical acuity on The Sexual Loneliness of Jesus Christ and the self-explanatory, bleakly beautiful Single Father...” - MOJO, 4 stars
"Solo career spanning set, long needed, by one of Scotland’s finest songwriters" - Uncut, 9/10
"I don't know why Jackie Leven isn't better known - he should be revered...I hope this Straight Outta Caledonia compilation makes a difference. It’s a lovely introduction that just scratches the surface. I’d love it if, having listened to it, people went off and explored Jackie’s discography. You could spend your whole life there, getting to know this guy." - Ian Rankin, The Guardian
Stream / order Straight Outta Caledonia here.