Covington offers live EP; Bloodshot issues Escovedo, Old 97's LPs

Also out today were LP releases of albums by Alejandro Escovedo, "Alejandro Escovedo - A Man Under The Influence: Deluxe Bourbonitis Edition" and The Old 97's "Wreck Your Life... and Then Some: The Complete Bloodshot Recordings." The Escovedo release contains no new recordings. Every track the Old 97's recorded for Bloodshot was re-mastered for vinyl and put into this limited edition double LP, including all singles, compilation tracks and the "Wreck Your Life" CD. The CD was never out on vinyl and the 7" singles have long been out of print.

David Rawlings, better known as the sidekick to Gillian Welch, released his first solo CD today, as David Rawlings Machine "A Friend of a Friend." (Acony). Rawlings, who has toured in recent months under this name received help from Ketch Secor, Willie Watson, Kevin Hayes, Morgan Jahnig (Old Crow Medicine Show), Benmont Tench (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers), Nate Walcott (Bright Eyes) and Karl Himmel (Neil Young) and Welch.