Featuring two tracks played by Bob Dylan 'Only a Rose' & 'Go West'; and new single 'Bring Me the Head of my So-Called Lover'

Geraint's much-celebrated 2004 album 'Dial 'W' for Watkins' has a 2xCD reissue together with a bonus disc of outakes from the period: 'Chicken or the Egg'.

Bob Dylan played both 'Only a Rose' and 'Go West' on his Theme Time Radio Show, and 'Heaven' was used on the HBO preacher family satire The Righteous Gemstones. In his outakes, Geraint found a full band version of 'Bring Me the Head of My So-Called Lover' recorded at RAK Studios. It precedes the album release as a digital single on October 23rd.

Many people have heard Geraint without knowing it. After his 1979 album Geraint Watkins & the Dominators he became in-demand for rock'n'roll sessions; backing Shakin' Stevens, Dave Edmunds, Rory Gallagher, Carl Perkins and many more. His proficiencyled him to play with legends like Van Morrison, Paul McCartney, Mark Knopfler, Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings, Nick Lowe, Eric Clapton, Status Quo, Roger Daltrey and many others.

It's his own songwriting that shine through on his 5 solo albums. Don McLean, Pokey LaFarge, Dave Edmunds, NRBQ, Pearl Harbor and the Holmes Brothers have all covered his songs. He's been seen on a 2008 TV appearance on 'Later... with Jools Holland' with Nick Lowe in his band, and as a front-man of 'Willie & the Poor Boys' backed by Eric Clapton, Bill Wyman, Ron Wood et al.


Tracks:

Disc 1: 'Dial 'W' for Watkins'

Two Rocks, Turn That Chicken Down, Be My Love, Blessed With Happiness, The Whole Night Through, Cold War, Heroes and Villains, Soldier Of Love, I Will, I'm Just Crazy About You, Bring Me The Head Of My So Called Lover, Heaven, Only A Rose, Go West.

Disc 2 : 'Chicken Or the Egg'

Bring Me the Head of my So-Called Lover (RAK version), Keep On (RAK version), Who Loves You, Handsome Man, I Get the Feeling, Don't Lie to Me / All by Myself, Blessed with Happiness (Balham Version), So Good, It's a Fabulous Thing (Balham Version), I Just Wanna Be Loved, I'm Just Crazy About You (Balham Version).

Bonus Materials

• Bonus album 'Chicken or the Egg' outakes disc

Additional Details

Label: Jungle records

Genre: Pop/Rock

Language: English

Run Time: 80:00 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 12/11/26

UPC: 5013145215128