Black Crowes Preview ‘1972’ Covers EP With Temptations Remake

The Black Crowes will have a good time the fiftieth anniversary of a few of rock’s greatest and finest acts with a brand new covers EP titled 1972.

The band is previewing the six-song assortment at this time with its rendition of the Temptations‘ “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone.” Different 1972 songs embrace the Rolling Stones‘ “Rocks Off” and Rod Stewart‘s “You Put on It Nicely.”

You possibly can hearken to “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” right here, and you may watch a 1972 studio session and see the complete monitor itemizing under.

1972 arrives Might 4 and will probably be accessible digitally as an Amazon Music unique. Vinyl and CD editions will arrive two days later by way of the Black Crowes’ Silver Arrow label. The set is accessible for preorder now.

“The 12 months 1972 was a watershed second. Among the best rock ‘n’ roll songs ever made got here out of that 12 months,” frontman Chris Robinson mentioned in a press release. “To get our band again collectively within the studio, it needed to be a celebration of rock and roll. This document is about love and devotion to one thing that makes us really feel good. We hope that it makes followers world wide really feel the identical.”

The reunited Robinson brothers, Chris and Wealthy, launched into the COVID-delayed Shake Your Cash Maker anniversary tour final summer time, with extra dates deliberate for this summer time. 1972 marks the band’s first launch since 2009’s Earlier than the Frost … Till the Freeze. Chris Robinson described the periods to Rolling Stone as “good child steps” and a “less-pressure scenario” because the brothers rekindle their songwriting mojo.

The Black Crowes will have a good time the discharge of 1972 with a efficiency at Los Angeles’ famed Whisky a Go-Go on Might 4, which will probably be broadcast on Amazon Music’s Twitch channel.

Black Crowes, ‘1972’ Observe Itemizing
1. “Rocks Off” (The Rolling Stones)
2. “The Slider” (T-Rex)
3. “You Put on It Nicely” (Rod Stewart)
4. “Simple to Slip” (Little Feat)
5. “Moonage Daydream” (David Bowie)
6. “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” (The Temptations)