Uptown Avondale is an EP by the band The Afghan Whigs

The Afghan Whigs

The Afghan Whigs were a soul-influenced American rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio. PopMatters described the band as "beyond simple genre categorization, and though lauded by the music press, never got their just due."-Band history:...

. It bears the Sub Pop catalog number SPCD 53/215 and is representative of the Cincinnati band's soul influences. The EP contains covers of 4 classic Stax/Motown-era tracks:

• "Band of Gold
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  ", which was made famous by Freda Payne
  Freda Payne
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   (after being rejected by Diana Ross & The Supremes)
• "True Love Travels On A Gravel Road
  True Love Travels on a Gravel Road
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  ", by Dallas Frazier
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  /A.L. Owens
  Arthur Leo Owens
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  , recorded by Elvis Presley
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   and Percy Sledge
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   among others
• "Come See About Me
  Come See About Me
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  ", a Holland/Dozier/Holland song that was a hit for The Supremes
• "Beware", by the Rev. Al Green
  Al Green
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It also contains a stark, robotic remix of the Whigs song "Milez Is Ded" as a hidden track — the original was itself a sinister, funk-tinged hidden track on the 1992 album Congregation. This version takes the song and gives it a bit of a menacing dancefloor tweak, complete with a looped drum track (same bed as The Stone Roses' "Fools Gold", and dozens of other tracks from the same timeframe) and some heavy effects on the vocals and guitars. Cue track #4 to 4:28 for the beginning of "Milez Is Ded"'s remix, which the band playfully referred to as "Rebirth Of The Cool".

Track listing

1. "Band Of Gold"
2. "True Love Travels On A Gravel Road"
3. "Come See About Me"
4. "Beware"
5. "Rebirth Of The Cool"

External links

• EP track listing on the Summer's Kiss website