Expanded 2LP version of Eli "Paperboy" Reed's debut album due June 6

The 20th Anniversary deluxe edition of  Eli "Paperboy" Reed's "Sings Walkin' and Talkin' and Other Smash Hits!" from 2004 boasts 14 unissued tracks! 

Here's the scoop...

Eli "Paperboy" Reed is celebrating 20 years of making soulful music with the re-release of his very first album, Sings Walkin' And Talkin' And Other Smash Hits! The set was originally recorded in a basement studio in Allston, Massachusetts, all live to analog tape in mono and pressed as a limited run of 300 CDs in 2005. This self-released CD was mostly sold while Reed busked on the streets of Harvard Square in Cambridge, Mass in his early 20s. 

This deluxe edition includes all 12 tracks from Eli's debut album and 14 never before released tracks! The first disc of the newly remastered double LP reissue contains the original album, plus four additional tracks recorded the same December day in 2004. The second disc contains 11 tracks from a session recorded for WHRB radio at Harvard University in 2005. The single CD version of the reissue will contain all of the songs featured on the deluxe LP. 

Eli "Paperboy" Reed Sings Walkin' and Talkin' and Other Smash Hits reveals Eli's humble beginnings in Boston by way of Mississippi and Chicago, playing his own rough and ready interpretations of down-home blues, R&B and gospel. With this 20th anniversary release and the celebration of two decades of legendary live performances, Reed cements himself as an elder statesman of the genre.

Get a copy of the deluxe reissue via Bandcamp or directly from Yep Roc Records right here. Check the track listing below followed by an interview with Paul Cashmere for Noise11.com and a couple of songs from the album. 

Eli "Paperboy" Reed – Sings Walkin' and Talkin' and Other Smash Hits!

1. I Just Got to Know

2. Walkin' and Talkin' (For My Baby)

3. The Tips of My Fingers

4. Woman Woman Blues

5. Something You Got

6. The Poor Side of Town

7. I'm Tired of Wandering

8. Fat Mama Rumble

9. You're Gonna Make Me Cry

10. Cool Drink of Water Blues

11. Don't Let Me Down

12. A Dying Veteran's Plea

13. Lone Town Blues (Bonus Track)

14. A Woman, A Lover, A Friend (Bonus Track)

15. Roamin' And Ramblin' Blues (Bonus Track)

16. Right Around The Corner (Bonus Track)

17. She May Be Yours (Radio Session)

18. Brought Life Back to the Dead (Radio Session)

19. West Helena Blues (Radio Session)

20. Thirty Two Twenty Blues (Radio Session)

21. I'm Leaving You (Radio Session)

22. Big Fat Mama Blues (Radio Session)

23. I'm a King Bee (Radio Session)

24. Rollin' And Tumblin' (Radio Session)

25. Stop Talking In Your Sleep (Radio Session) 

26. I Can't Quit You Baby (Radio Session)

27. The Last Mile Of The Way (Radio Session)

Also, you may wanna grab a copy of Eli's 2023 singles set Hits and Misses on Yep Roc while's it's still available.