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Gypsy-shoed Skinshell Curtain Blues (10-songed CD or MP3 Download)

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Gypsy-shoed Skinshell Curtain Blues (listen to the entire album on this site's audio compact player!) with drummer Steve Brewster on 6 of 10 tracks is the 3rd Ely James and the Backtrakkers e-LP in CD and MP3 form following the debut Fountain of Youth and Still Undeterred! (Denny Daley drums 6 of its 8 songs) multi/songed compilations. Ely's The El Diego Showdown Shuffle e-LP and CD with Nik Hughes on 8 of 11 tracks is available on December 15, 2020, preceding the Cruisn' for a Bluesn' (drummers looking for resume enhancer can contact Ely directly) 6th E-LP and CD (April 20, 2021). The A Guitar Czar's Reinterpretation compilation is slated to follow as Cruisn's anniversary date release in April, 2022. In addition to CDs you can also check out Ely's singles and EPs here at the website and as located elsewhere on online stores found via search.

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"Tricky-Trigger" Tombstone Tommy and his ass-d'- campe Hobble-about Harry are put on notice as is the El Diego Province's casket maker and undertaker as word is delivered that the El Diego Cowboy, AKA 1-Shot Wesley, notorious kin of the infamous Jesse, unsaddles his steed and struts through the Saloon's hinged doors to fingertip-twirl another shotglass bottom with an all-consuming & singular objective. Few apart from the province's only sheriff offer their blessing upon his arrival. Hear the beginning of the full story on and after December 15, 2020, upon release of the The El Diego Showdown Shuffle compilation. You'll be glad you did!

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It's CD #3 from Ely James and the Backtrakkers, an exhilarating 90 minutes on CD in this "Rock-n-Blues with it's Boogie-Shoes on" version of the product for you to add to your EJATB collection. On 6 of the 10 songs is featured Session Drummer Steve Brewster. UPC: 194660818676. elyjamesandthebacktrakkers.com . $10.99, Subscribers' Price: $4.59. Half-jokingly, Ely James says "doing more in less time with fewer resources and against all odds, all glory to God and with a promise to bring you more EJATB Rock-n-Blues music so check back regularly and join the mailing list!"

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Gypsy-shoed Skinshell Curtain Blues / Audio -Advertisement Sampler. Ely James and the Backtrakkers. It's Ely on Guitar 1 and Slide, bass, vocal, rhythm programmer, mix and master detail, hallucinogic drugs. Its Steve Brewster on Acoustic Drums and percussion with Dave Bechtel getting the assist as Protools Engineer and on some arrangement Pre-Mix and Master detail work. Thank you both and thanks to all EJATB fans! Subscribers, don't forget to radically save with 56 % off on all EJATB multi-track compilations. All Rights Reserved. Ely James Music Publishing Company, 2017

Gypsy-shoed Skinshell Curtain Blues / Audio -Advertisement Sampler. Ely James and the Backtrakkers. It's Ely on Guitar 1 and Slide, bass, vocal, rhythm programmer, mix and master detail, hallucinogic drugs. Its Steve Brewster on Acoustic Drums and percussion with Dave Bechtel getting the assist as Protools Engineer and on some arrangement Pre-Mix and Master detail work. Thank you both and thanks to all EJATB fans! Subscribers, don't forget to radically save with 56 % off on all EJATB multi-track compilations. All Rights Reserved. Ely James Music Publishing Company, 2017

EP - Gypsy-Shoed Skinshell Curtain Blues (available today!)

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NOTE; CLICK ON THE LARGE PIC at the top of the site for the 2-minute samples of each song - Get the EJATB EP today in three songs from the 10-songed Gypsy-shoed Skinshell Curtain Blues e-LP and CD. (if samples aren't play*/here then click on same foto at the top of website). Purchase this and treat yourself to the instrumental titled Oh Lord! (Subscribers'/price = 1.45). - It's Ely on bass, vocals, rhythm programmer, guitars 1, 2 and slide, studio tech and hallucinogenic drugs; and it's Mr. Steve Brewster on main acoustic drums and percussion on these 3 of a total 6 of Gypsy's 10 tunes. An Assist Award goes to Mr. Dave Bechtel for his role as a Pro-tools engineer and specialist who was instrumental with Steve outside of Ely's Lights Borealis Studio Musica Raptura in handling digital transmission and Pre-mix arrangement. Thank you both and thanks to fans and subscribers! More t' say! more t' say!

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It's the 8-songed REISSUE of Ely's debut follow-up multi/songed compilation Still Undeterred! in CD form (CD purchase doesn't include download which can be purchased by clicking elsewhere on the download link). This stellar Rock-n-Blues compilation following his debut 9-songed album/CD titled Fountain of Youth. E-LP and CD #3 in the Gypsy-shoed Skinshell Curtain Blues compilation is also available today that precedes the The El Diego Showdown Shuffle (12/15/2020) compilation, Cruisn' for a Bluesn (April 20, 2021) and A Guitar Csar's Reinterpretation (slated for April 20, 2022) compilations. Also check out Ely's singles, EPs, and look forward to the release of his 1st HITS DvD compilation also titled Cruisn' for a Bluesn in October of 2021. All Ely James and the Backtrakkers titles protected by copyright through the eco.copyright.gov website.

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Ely's had some studio session-work skinsmasters since his first call answer same call, much to his satisfaction. However the calls still on for a Rock-n-Blues bassist/ and power/house drummer to complete the performing EJATB Power Trio! Do you feel this EJATB experience thing and have you qualified yourself internally already? Then you're a man after prolific ASCAP Artist Ely's own heart who wants to hear from you! Call 412-683-1294 so that qualification can be considered for arrangement of either an onsite or e-remote audition. You can also text 412-584-2585 and/or email weretooelyjamesandthebacktrakkerstofail@elyjamesandthebacktrakkers.com. Then it's on to contacting some venue-maker/destiny and portfolio enhancers! The search for the right professional fit has gone viral so respond today!

So I Wakes Up in the Morning (UPC: 194660413130)

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the second EJATB single made publically available of several to come and the fourth composition. Ely's got groove in his game and he shows it here in the "fun romp-about funksty groover that EJATB Subscribers get before it's released on March 15, 2020, and at a considerable discount! Enjoy the 2-minute audio sampler, courtesy Team Audacity! More t' say! more t' say!" promises Ely James!

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Another EJATB single in this fun cruiser, melodic Bluesy and romp-about in So I wakes up in the Morning (UPC # 194660413130; ISRC # usl4r1942474; Release date March 15, 2020). It's Ely on all that you hear and, as his website's Megafan subscribers can testify it's him with hand on the engineering and studio-mix gears.

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the 1st publically-made-available single as heard on I-heart Radio by Ely James and the Backtrakkers, The Orginal Outsiders (UPC #: 194171810787 ; ISRC #: ushm91924451) released on September 30, 2019 and available for stream and/or purchase from major digital music online outlets! All Rights Reserved, Ely James Music Publishing Company, 2019. Megafan subscribers' price? free!

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Welcome and thanks for visiting the Ely James and the Backtrakkers fan- & bandpage. Sample and obtain Ely's 9-songed debut FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH LP (a misprint on the photo to the sampler vid), the debut follow-up LP in the 8-songed STILL UNDETERRED! compilation and the single also as heard on I-Heart Radio in THE ORIGINAL OUTSIDERS. Ely also has available here on elyjamesandthebacktrakkers.com the E-LP compilations in CD format in addition to the electronic distribution E-purchase MP3 downloadables.

 
Obtain the compilations and singles directly on this site or by clicking the auto-generated links below. You can also hover over the HOME PAGE or manually enter the pasted links to take you to the vendor of your choice (ie..CD Baby, Amazon Music, Apple Music, Google Play, Deezer, Tidal & others) who make available EJATB music worldwide! 

SUBSCRIBER DETAIL: Hm, Elvis Pre-stitched his Blue Suede Shoes & once Abbey Rd was just a/Beatles' Pre/Blueprint concept. Get behind the gears w/Ely James w/a BackStudio/pass as he from inception stage records various EJATB musical compilations! Cost for Megafans? The studio material is included in your subscribership! Enjoy audio exclusive and much more of whatever the prolific Ely cooks up especially for Subscribers!


+++ December and January, 2019/2020 - the 50-minute production of exclusive behind-the-scenes material includes a second pass and rehaul of the funky groovster slated for a March 15, 2020 release date in the single titled SO I WAKES UP IN THE MORNING (UPC: 194660413130). In this video watch as Ely speaks with subscribers while reformatting this fun tune, taking her from mere bones and dressing up the track with you as though in in real-time, from rhythm programmer to guitar redo and toward final vocal track to the finished master-tracked mix of the production. December 2020's Installment and Pre-Mastered Vid brings you the song The Only Way Out the Only Way In from June 17th, 2020's Gypsy-shoed Skinshell Curtain Blues (UPC: 194660818676) e-LP/CD. Look for audio/video samples of the 4th E-LP/CD sheduled for release on 12/15/2020 in The El Diego Showdown Shuffle (UPC: 194660871916).

UPDATE: the title track to Gypsy-shoed Skinshell Curtain Blues is the February, 2002 Pre/Master Production vid for Subscribers so log into your SUBSCRIBERS STUDIO LOUNGE section to access your vids which are embeddable - SUBJECT HEADING: ENTERTAINING, INFORMATIVE; JUST PLAIN FUN! +++
MEGAFAN subscriber full-length downloadable videos also made available to date:
- WEEKEND PASS FOR ELY J! (an Instrumental included on a year 2020 LP)
-  CRUISN' FOR A BLUESN' (a future year 2021 LP and release that'll also in the same year be available for purchase as a DvD Box/Set by same title)
- these from your EJATB Subscribers Library are in addition to your ELY'S CHOICE TRACK AUDIO STREAMABLES that all Subscribing fans have available for download for their choice Music and/or Video Players. All subscribers do stay tuned in for future announcements and events and qualify for a chance to score your very own EJATB jewel-cased CD  through once-a-monthly give-aways


Ely James and the Backtrakkers debut LP : FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH ; the debut follow-up STILL UNDETERRED! and the single THE ORIGINAL OUTSIDERS  on CD Baby: https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/elyjamesandthebacktrakkers  ... on Apple/I tunes Music : https://www.itunes.apple.com/us/artist/14595 78273 ; on Amazon Music : https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07QNTB6T3 ... on Google Play and elsewhere

 

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EP - Gypsy-Shoed Skinshell Curtain Blues (available today!)

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NOTE; CLICK ON THE LARGE PIC at the top of the site for the 2-minute samples of each song - Get the EJATB EP today in three songs from the 10-songed Gypsy-shoed Skinshell Curtain Blues e-LP and CD. (if samples aren't play*/here then click on same foto at the top of website). Purchase this and treat yourself to the instrumental titled Oh Lord! (Subscribers'/price = 1.45). - It's Ely on bass, vocals, rhythm programmer, guitars 1, 2 and slide, studio tech and hallucinogenic drugs; and it's Mr. Steve Brewster on main acoustic drums and percussion on these 3 of a total 6 of Gypsy's 10 tunes. An Assist Award goes to Mr. Dave Bechtel for his role as a Pro-tools engineer and specialist who was instrumental with Steve outside of Ely's Lights Borealis Studio Musica Raptura in handling digital transmission and Pre-mix arrangement. Thank you both and thanks to fans and subscribers! More t' say! more t' say!

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Fountain of Youth (UPC: 194171002526), the 9-songed Ely James and the Backtrakkers debut e-LP available here in CD format (CD purchase doesn't include download which can be purchased by clicking elsewhere on the download link). Includes a download of the audio sampler of debut follow-up album Still Undeterred! (the photo art if distorted here displays fine on the CD cover).

Fountain of Youth is:

1 - SUBJECT HEADING, NEVER FORGET 2 - LIL MS. SUSIE SUNSHINE SANTA HARMONICA 3 - BELEV SEMEACH TABERNACLE 4 - ROCK-N-ROLL LEGEND FROM GO! 5 - TUNNEL VISION LOGIC 6 - THE THINGS WE DO JUS' BECAUSE WE CAN 7 - TREASURE IN THAT CARDBOARD BOX 8 - FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH 9 - LIL ROBERTO'S RABBITHOLE

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You can get your copy of the freshly-cut-in-the-studio 8-songed Still Undeterred! Ely James and the Backtrakkers debut follow-up digital MP-3 LP downloadables right here! -Barcode: 194171667701- (Obtain your individual tracks, the digital LP and/or the entire CD from the. STORE section of the site. Superfan/Subscribers, which ever you choose get your item(s) at a 56% discount ($4.59) without a shipping charge).

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Stay tuned for more of EJ's mermaid-a-licious material!

Stay tuned for more of EJ's mermaid-a-licious material!

Enjoy audio samples of the music on each vendors website and be sure to check out Ely's own sampler specifically favoring a few choice measures of his expressive guitar work, clicking on the corresponding link above that'll take you to his 10-minute Youtubed mini-mercial video for Fountain of Youth released prior to the June, 17, 2019 release date. Fountain was compiled as the sole and official "debut" release with the debut follow-up LP compilation titled Still Undeterred! released on December 15, 2019 (see its sampler vid here also). More expressive original guitar-centric Rockn' Blues music done Ely-James style that fans everywhere enjoy! Click on the VITAMIN ELY J TO KEEP THE DOLDRUMS AWAY link above to hear some randomly-selected EJATB material from other compilations in videos! Fine Blues tailored for every mood and answering from musician's perspective the question is it Rock or is it Blues with an unequivocal and resolute YES! Optomistically capturing the mood of our times with some of the brightest original lyric-writing out there today. Again thanks for stopping by and by all means do click the appropriate links to learn of any future events and to conveniently obtain EJATB music right here on our fan-/bandpage! Thank you and g'day and g'evening! - a welcome with Ely's own "More to say! more to say!" reminding too that whether subscribing or just visiting "you really should be wearing your TOO-ELY JAMES AND THE BACKTRAKKERS-TO-FAIL apparel!" (when the shirts are available you'll be able to order them here so check back soon! ;) In the video above catch a glimpse of the behind-the-scenes studio-recording of So I Wakes Up in the Morning in a 10-minute preview recorded at Ely's Lights Borealis Studio Musica Raptura! Another exclusive for subscribing Megafan Members who get the entire 50-minute vid/audio production. This song available on March 15, 2020. Next up for Ely? The coming year's Summer release in Mission Reclaim and Restore as Ely brings to you the 10-songed E-LP titled GYPSY-SHOED SKINSHELL CURTAIN BLUES! Available on June 17, 2020. Boogy-ing you in before engaging you with some moderate-paced sway and brisk Rockers just to deliver uncharacteristic Rockouts. Then finally with finale strong Ely closes the LP out with a studio-remastered Hurricane Soup in the Tornadic Loop and Scientist don't Envy the Dreamer. Look for it's 10-minute mini-mercial vid ahead and closer to its Summer release date do listen for the the 30-second audio-ad on I-Heart Radio! The daunting task for Ely? "selecting one 50-minute segment to make available for Subscribers! I'm open to considering two or three of these behind-the-scenes Pre-release studio video tapings per compilation instead of just the one! We'll see!" After September's yet-to-be-determined single Ely's closes out 2020 with e-LP/CD # 4 titled The El Diego Showdown Shuffle: 11 songs slated for a December 15, 2020 release date.

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