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In the book that accompanies Alpha Mike Foxtrot: Rare Tracks 1994-2014, a four-disc collection of rare and non-LP recordings by Wilco, former Reprise Records publicist Bill Bentley admits that no less a legend than Doug Sahm thought he was making a mistake when, after Uncle Tupelo abruptly and acrimoniously broke up, Bentley opted to work with Jeff Tweedy's new band rather than Son Volt, Jar Farrar's post-UT project. "Come on, Bentley, you gotta go with the other guy," Sahm said, "he's gonna happen." Which was certainly the conventional wisdom when Wilco and Son Volt launched in 1994 -- most fans seemed certain that Farrar was going to go on to a brilliant career on his own, and Tweedy's band would be a fine but lesser commodity. But those bets were off after Wilco released their ambitious, game-changing second album, Being There, in 1996, and in the years that followed, it became clear that Tweedy was a stronger songwriter, a more imaginative sonic visionary, and a keener judge of collaborators than he'd had the chance to show in Uncle Tupelo. Two decades on from their debut, Wilco have created a large and impressively diverse body of work, and Alpha Mike Foxtrot is a massive odds-and-sods collection, bringing together 77 tracks from singles, promo releases, movie soundtracks, bonus discs, and downloads from Wilco's website. Alpha Mike Foxtrot plays like an alternate history of Wilco, and most of what's here is every bit as satisfying as what the band delivered on its first eight studio albums, if more idiosyncratic; it traces the evolution of the band from early solo cassette demos Tweedy cut in his living room to extended workouts from the lineup that solidified after the release of A Ghost Is Born, as Wilco grew from a spirited alt-country combo to a rock band as adventurous and eager to innovate as it was engaging and tuneful (Tweedy's simple but powerful way with a melody is the surest unifying factor that holds these songs together). And the plentiful live tracks here demonstrate how willing Tweedy and his bandmates have been to give their songs new shapes on-stage (a ten-minute live recording of "Spiders [Kidsmoke]" is a tremendous showcase for Nels Cline's stellar guitar work), and there's a fistful of studio tracks that didn't fit on an album but sound splendid in this context, especially the Replacements-styled "Student Loan Stereo," the soulful "The Thanks I Get," and the faux-live pop/rocker "The Good Part." In the strictest sense, nothing on Alpha Mike Foxtrot is unreleased, but there's a lot here that's never been available for general public consumption, and while the sheer bulk of this set means it's most likely to be heard by hardcore fans, anyone with a genuine interest in Wilco will find a lot of great music that fell between the cracks on this set, as well as a fascinating map of the many roads Wilco did and didn't take.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
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Jeff Tweedy, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Writer, Synthesizer - Chris Bellman, MasteringEngineer - Wilco, Producer, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Organ, Piano, Tambourine, Synthesizer - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Drums - Glenn Kotche, Drums - Leroy Bach, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Saxophone
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Jeff Tweedy, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Wilco, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Drums, Guitar, Piano, Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar, Piano, Vocals - Ken Coomer, Drums, Guitar, Vocals - Max Johnston, Vocals
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Jeff Tweedy, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - BRIAN PAULSON, Producer - Wilco, MainArtist - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Drums - Max Johnston, Mandolin, Fiddle - Richard Dodd, MixingEngineer - Brian Henneman, Guitar
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Jeff Tweedy, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - BRIAN PAULSON, Producer - Wilco, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Lead Guitar - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar, Vocals - Ken Coomer, Drums - Richard Dodd, MixingEngineer
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Randy Scruggs, Producer, Mandolin, Rhythm Guitar - Jeff Tweedy, Lead Vocals - Wilco, MainArtist - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar, Hammond B3 Organ - Ken Coomer, Drums - Brian Hardin, AssistantEngineer - Brian Henneman, Electric Guitar - Ernest Tubb, Writer - Syd Straw, Vocals, Additional Vocals, FeaturedArtist - RON "SNAKE" REYNOLDS, Audio Recording Engineer - Steve Tillisch, MixingEngineer - Max Johnson, Dobro
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Lloyd Maines, Pedal Steel Guitar - Jeff Tweedy, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Wilco, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Piano, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar, Background Vocals - Ken Coomer, Drums - Max Johnston, Banjo
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Jeff Tweedy, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - BRIAN PAULSON, Producer - Wilco, Producer, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Lead Guitar - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Drums - Max Johnson, Fiddle - Kevin Clock, Engineer - Chris Mickle, Producer - Phil Crumrine, AssistantEngineer - Jim Bloomfield, Manager
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Jim Glaser, Writer - Jeff Tweedy, Guitar, Vocals - BRIAN PAULSON, Producer - Cathie Pelletier, Writer - Wilco, Producer, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Lead Guitar - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Drums - Max Johnson, Fiddle - Kevin Clock, Engineer - Chris Mickle, Location Producer - Phil Crumrine, AssistantEngineer - Jim Bloomfield, Manager - Paul Gaubin, Writer
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Jeff Tweedy, Guitar, Vocals - BRIAN PAULSON, Producer, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Producer, MainArtist - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar, Organ - Ken Coomer, Drums - Peter Lewis, Writer - Brian Henneman, Guitar - Syd Straw, Vocals, Backing Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Max Johnson, Dobro
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Jeff Tweedy, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Synthesizer - Neil Young, Writer - Jim O'Rourke, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Producer, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Banjo, Organ, Piano, Tambourine, Synthesizer - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Drums - Martin Stebbing, Engineer - Richard Dodd, MixingEngineer - Glenn Kotche, Drums - Leroy Bach, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Saxophone - Jessy Greene, Violin - Fred Lonberg-Holm , Cello
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Chris Sheppard, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Jeff Tweedy, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Wilco, Producer, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Drums, Guitar, Organ, Piano, Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar, Piano, Violin, Vocals - Ken Coomer, Drums, Guitar, Percussion, Vocals - Max Johnston, Vocals - Bob Egan, Guitar
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Jeff Tweedy, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Alex Chilton, Writer - Christopher Bell, Writer - Greg Leisz, Pedal Steel Guitar - Wilco, Producer, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Piano - Mike Scotella, Audio Recording Engineer - Chris Bell, Writer - Jessy Greene, Violin - Cheryl Pawelski, Producer - William Chilton, Writer
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Jeff Tweedy, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Chris Bellman, MasteringEngineer - Wilco, Producer, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar, Vocals - Ken Coomer, Drums
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Chris Sheppard, Audio Recording Engineer - Jeff Tweedy, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Wilco, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar, Vocals - Jim Rondinelli, MixingEngineer - Ken Coomer, Drums - Skip Saylor, MixingEngineer
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Jeff Tweedy, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Chris Bellman, MasteringEngineer - Wilco, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar, Background Vocals - Nels Cline, Electric Guitar - Mikael Jorgensen, Piano, Background Vocals, Synthesizer - Glenn Kotche, Drums - Pat Sansone, Guitar, Organ, Background Vocals
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Jeff Tweedy, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - BRIAN PAULSON, Producer - Wilco, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Piano, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar, Background Vocals - Ken Coomer, Drums - Kevin Clock, Engineer
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Jeff Tweedy, Guitar, Vocals - Wilco, Writer, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar, Vocals - Ken Coomer, Drums - Han Nuyten for Bullet Sound, Engineer
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Jeff Tweedy, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Wilco, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar, Vocals - Ken Coomer, Drums - Han Nuyten for Bullet Sound, Engineer
© 2014 Nonesuch Records, Inc. ℗ 2014 Nonesuch Records Inc.
Jeff Tweedy, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Wilco, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Vocals - Ken Coomer, Drums - Han Nuyten for Bullet Sound, Engineer
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Jerry Hey, Trumpet - Chris Sheppard, Engineer - Jeff Tweedy, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - LARRY WILLIAMS, Tenor Saxophone - JIM SCOTT, MixingEngineer - Dan Higgins, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone - Wilco, Producer, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Accordion, Drums, Guitar, Organ, Piano, Vocals, Harmonica - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar, Piano, Violin, Vocals - Jim Rondinelli, Engineer - Ken Coomer, Drums, Guitar, Percussion, Vocals - Lou Whitney, Engineer - Martin Stebbing, Engineer - Max Johnston, Banjo, Mandolin, Vocals, Fiddle, Dobro - Mike Scotella, SecondEngineer - Ron Lowe, SecondEngineer - Skip Bryant, Engineer - Gary Grant, Trumpet
© 2014 Nonesuch Records, Inc. ℗ 2014 Nonesuch Records Inc.
DISC 2
Jeff Tweedy, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Wilco, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar, Vocals - Ken Coomer, Drums - Adam Roehlke, MixingEngineer
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Jeff Tweedy, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Wilco, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Vocals - Ken Coomer, Drums - Han Nuyten for Bullet Sound, Engineer
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Jeff Tweedy, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Wilco, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar, Vocals - Ken Coomer, Drums
© 2014 Nonesuch Records, Inc. ℗ 2014 Nonesuch Records Inc.
Jeff Tweedy, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Wilco, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar, Vocals - Ken Coomer, Drums - Han Nuyten for Bullet Sound, Engineer
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Roger McGuinn, Guitar, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Jeff Tweedy, Guitar, Vocals - Wilco, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Piano - Richard Brown, Writer - Kevin Wait, Audio Recording Engineer - Pete Reiniger, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Ronnie Freeland, Audio Recording Engineer
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Jeff Tweedy, Guitar, Writer - Jerry Boys, Engineer - Wilco, Producer, MainArtist - Woody Guthrie, Writer - Billy Bragg, Producer - NORA Guthrie, ExecutiveProducer - Grant Showbiz, Producer - Wilco and Billy Bragg, Producer
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Jeff Tweedy, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Jerry Boys, Engineer - Wilco, Producer, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Piano, Writer, Synthesizer - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar - Woody Guthrie, Writer - Billy Bragg, Producer - NORA Guthrie, ExecutiveProducer - Grant Showbiz, Producer - Glenn Kotche, Drums - Leroy Bach, Keyboards - Wilco and Billy Bragg, Producer
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Gram Parsons, Writer - Jeff Tweedy, Lead Vocals - Wilco, Producer, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Guitar, Piano, Backing Vocals, Wurlitzer, MixingEngineer - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals - Ken Coomer, Drums, Backing Vocals - DAVE TRUMFIO, Backing Vocals, Audio Recording Engineer - MIKE HAGLER, Audio Recording Engineer - Johnathan Pines, MixingEngineer
© 2014 Nonesuch Records, Inc. ℗ 2014 Nonesuch Records Inc.
Jeff Tweedy, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Mitch Easter, Engineer - JIM SCOTT, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Drums, Keyboards, Piano, Writer, Synthesizer, Lap Steel Guitar - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar, Writer - Ken Coomer, Timpani - Mike Scotella, AssistantEngineer - RUSS LONG, Engineer - DAVE TRUMFIO, Engineer - MIKE HAGLER, Engineer - LARRY GREENHILL, Engineer
© 2014 Nonesuch Records, Inc. ℗ 2014 Nonesuch Records Inc.
Jeff Tweedy, Writer, Background Vocals - JIM SCOTT, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Tambourine, Writer, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Drums
© 2014 Nonesuch Records, Inc. ℗ 2014 Nonesuch Records Inc.
David Kahne, Remixer - Jeff Tweedy, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Mitch Easter, Engineer - JIM SCOTT, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Tambourine, Writer, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar, Writer, Background Vocals - Ken Coomer, Drums - Mike Scotella, AssistantEngineer - RUSS LONG, Engineer - DAVE TRUMFIO, Engineer - MIKE HAGLER, Engineer - LARRY GREENHILL, Engineer
© 2014 Nonesuch Records, Inc. ℗ 2014 Nonesuch Records Inc.
Jeff Tweedy, Acoustic Guitar, Writer, Background Vocals, Harmonica - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Mitch Easter, Engineer - JIM SCOTT, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Tambourine, Writer, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Drums - Mike Scotella, AssistantEngineer - RUSS LONG, Engineer - DAVE TRUMFIO, Engineer - MIKE HAGLER, Engineer - LARRY GREENHILL, Engineer
© 2014 Nonesuch Records, Inc. ℗ 2014 Nonesuch Records Inc.
Jeff Tweedy, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Wilco, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Accordion, Drums, Guitar, Organ, Piano, Vocals, Harmonica - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar, Piano, Violin, Vocals - Ken Coomer, Drums, Guitar, Percussion, Vocals - Max Johnston, Banjo, Mandolin, Vocals, Fiddle, Dobro - Cheryl Pawelski, Producer
© 2014 Nonesuch Records, Inc. ℗ 2014 Nonesuch Records Inc.
David Kahne, MixingEngineer - Jeff Tweedy, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Mitch Easter, Engineer - Wilco, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Bells, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Drums - RUSS LONG, Engineer - DAVE TRUMFIO, Engineer - MIKE HAGLER, Engineer - LARRY GREENHILL, Engineer
© 2014 Nonesuch Records, Inc. ℗ 2014 Nonesuch Records Inc.
Jeff Tweedy, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Wilco, Producer, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Accordion, Drums, Guitar, Organ, Piano, Vocals, Harmonica - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar, Piano, Violin, Vocals - Ken Coomer, Drums, Guitar, Percussion, Vocals - Max Johnston, Banjo, Mandolin, Vocals, Fiddle, Dobro - Daniel Johnston, Writer - Cheryl Pawelski, Producer
© 2014 Nonesuch Records, Inc. ℗ 2014 Nonesuch Records Inc.
Jeff Tweedy, Vocals, Writer - Wilco, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Writer
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Jeff Tweedy, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Wilco, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Piano - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Drums
© 2014 Nonesuch Records, Inc. ℗ 2014 Nonesuch Records Inc.
Jeff Tweedy, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Wilco, Producer, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Organ, Piano, Vocals, Writer - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar, Piano, Violin, Vocals - Ken Coomer, Drums, Percussion, Vocals - Max Johnston, Mandolin, Vocals, Fiddle - Timothy R. Powell, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - John Farneda, Producer
© 2014 Nonesuch Records, Inc. ℗ 2014 Nonesuch Records Inc.
Jeff Tweedy, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Wilco, Producer, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Guitar, Organ, Writer, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar, Background Vocals - Ken Coomer, Drums - Woody Guthrie, Writer - Billy Bragg, Producer, Guitar, Background Vocals - Grant Showbiz, Producer
© 2014 Nonesuch Records, Inc. ℗ 2014 Nonesuch Records Inc.
Donald Fagen, Writer - Jeff Tweedy, Electric Guitar, Vocals - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - WALTER BECKER, Writer - Wilco, Producer, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Background Vocals, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Drums - Chris Brickley, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer
© 2014 Nonesuch Records, Inc. ℗ 2014 Nonesuch Records Inc.
DISC 3
Jeff Tweedy, Arranger, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Wilco, Producer, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Piano, Tambourine, Writer - JOHN STIRRATT, Arranger, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Drums - Glenn Kotche, Drums - Leroy Bach, Bass Guitar - Mark Neilson, Engineer
© 2014 Nonesuch Records, Inc. ℗ 2014 Nonesuch Records Inc.
Jeff Tweedy, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Jim O'Rourke, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Producer, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Accordion, Drums, Guitar, Organ, Piano, Vocals, Harmonica - JOHN STIRRATT, Piano, Violin, Vocals - Ken Coomer, Drums, Guitar, Percussion, Vocals - Max Johnston, Banjo, Mandolin, Vocals, Fiddle, Dobro - Tony Margherita, Producer - Cheryl Pawelski, Producer - Ryan Marian, Producer
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Jeff Tweedy, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Writer, Synthesizer - Chris Bellman, MasteringEngineer - Wilco, Producer, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Organ, Piano, Tambourine, Writer, Synthesizer - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Drums - Glenn Kotche, Drums - Leroy Bach, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Saxophone
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Jeff Tweedy, Arranger, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - Steve Rooke, MasteringEngineer - Jim O'Rourke, MixingEngineer, AssistantEngineer - Wilco, Producer, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Banjo, Engineer, Organ, Piano, Tambourine, Writer, Synthesizer - JOHN STIRRATT, Arranger, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Drums - Glenn Kotche, Drums - Leroy Bach, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Saxophone - Chris Brickley, Engineer - Jessy Greene, Violin - Fred Lonberg-Holm , Cello - Jonathan Parker, AssistantEngineer
© 2014 Nonesuch Records, Inc. ℗ 2014 Nonesuch Records Inc.
Jeff Tweedy, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals - Steve Rooke, MasteringEngineer - Jim O'Rourke, Electric Guitar, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar, Background Vocals - Chris Shaw, Engineer - TJ Doherty, AssistantEngineer - Mikael Jorgensen, Keyboards - Tim Barnes, Percussion - Glenn Kotche, Drums - Leroy Bach, Piano
© 2014 Nonesuch Records, Inc. ℗ 2014 Nonesuch Records Inc.
Jeff Tweedy, Arranger, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - Steve Rooke, MasteringEngineer - Jim O'Rourke, MixingEngineer, AssistantEngineer - Wilco, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Banjo, Engineer, Organ, Piano, Tambourine, Synthesizer - JOHN STIRRATT, Arranger, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Drums - Glenn Kotche, Drums - Leroy Bach, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Saxophone - Chris Brickley, Engineer - Jessy Greene, Violin - Fred Lonberg-Holm , Cello - Jonathan Parker, AssistantEngineer
© 2014 Nonesuch Records, Inc. ℗ 2014 Nonesuch Records Inc.
Jeff Tweedy, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - Steve Rooke, MasteringEngineer - Jim O'Rourke, MixingEngineer, AssistantEngineer - Wilco, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Engineer, Organ, Piano, Tambourine, Synthesizer - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Drums - Glenn Kotche, Drums - Leroy Bach, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards - Chris Brickley, Engineer - Jonathan Parker, AssistantEngineer
© 2014 Nonesuch Records, Inc. ℗ 2014 Nonesuch Records Inc.
Jeff Tweedy, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Wilco, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Accordion, Drums, Guitar, Organ, Piano, Vocals, Harmonica - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar, Piano, Violin, Vocals - Ken Coomer, Drums, Guitar, Percussion, Vocals - Max Johnston, Banjo, Mandolin, Vocals, Fiddle, Dobro - Cheryl Pawelski, Producer
© 2014 Nonesuch Records, Inc. ℗ 2014 Nonesuch Records Inc.
Jeff Tweedy, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - JIM SCOTT, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar, Background Vocals - Nels Cline, Electric Guitar - TJ Doherty, AdditionalEngineer - Mikael Jorgensen, Piano, Background Vocals, Synthesizer - Glenn Kotche, Drums - Pat Sansone, Guitar, Organ, Background Vocals - Jason Tobias, AdditionalEngineer - Jordan Stone, AdditionalEngineer
© 2014 Nonesuch Records, Inc. ℗ 2014 Nonesuch Records Inc.
Jeff Tweedy, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Wilco, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar, Background Vocals - Nels Cline, Electric Guitar - Mikael Jorgensen, Piano, Background Vocals, Synthesizer - Glenn Kotche, Drums - Pat Sansone, Guitar, Organ, Background Vocals
© 2014 Nonesuch Records, Inc. ℗ 2014 Nonesuch Records Inc.
Album review
In the book that accompanies Alpha Mike Foxtrot: Rare Tracks 1994-2014, a four-disc collection of rare and non-LP recordings by Wilco, former Reprise Records publicist Bill Bentley admits that no less a legend than Doug Sahm thought he was making a mistake when, after Uncle Tupelo abruptly and acrimoniously broke up, Bentley opted to work with Jeff Tweedy's new band rather than Son Volt, Jar Farrar's post-UT project. "Come on, Bentley, you gotta go with the other guy," Sahm said, "he's gonna happen." Which was certainly the conventional wisdom when Wilco and Son Volt launched in 1994 -- most fans seemed certain that Farrar was going to go on to a brilliant career on his own, and Tweedy's band would be a fine but lesser commodity. But those bets were off after Wilco released their ambitious, game-changing second album, Being There, in 1996, and in the years that followed, it became clear that Tweedy was a stronger songwriter, a more imaginative sonic visionary, and a keener judge of collaborators than he'd had the chance to show in Uncle Tupelo. Two decades on from their debut, Wilco have created a large and impressively diverse body of work, and Alpha Mike Foxtrot is a massive odds-and-sods collection, bringing together 77 tracks from singles, promo releases, movie soundtracks, bonus discs, and downloads from Wilco's website. Alpha Mike Foxtrot plays like an alternate history of Wilco, and most of what's here is every bit as satisfying as what the band delivered on its first eight studio albums, if more idiosyncratic; it traces the evolution of the band from early solo cassette demos Tweedy cut in his living room to extended workouts from the lineup that solidified after the release of A Ghost Is Born, as Wilco grew from a spirited alt-country combo to a rock band as adventurous and eager to innovate as it was engaging and tuneful (Tweedy's simple but powerful way with a melody is the surest unifying factor that holds these songs together). And the plentiful live tracks here demonstrate how willing Tweedy and his bandmates have been to give their songs new shapes on-stage (a ten-minute live recording of "Spiders [Kidsmoke]" is a tremendous showcase for Nels Cline's stellar guitar work), and there's a fistful of studio tracks that didn't fit on an album but sound splendid in this context, especially the Replacements-styled "Student Loan Stereo," the soulful "The Thanks I Get," and the faux-live pop/rocker "The Good Part." In the strictest sense, nothing on Alpha Mike Foxtrot is unreleased, but there's a lot here that's never been available for general public consumption, and while the sheer bulk of this set means it's most likely to be heard by hardcore fans, anyone with a genuine interest in Wilco will find a lot of great music that fell between the cracks on this set, as well as a fascinating map of the many roads Wilco did and didn't take.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
About the album
- 4 disc(s) - 77 track(s)
- Total length: 04:40:38
- 1 Digital booklet
© 2014 Nonesuch Records, Inc. ℗ 2014 Nonesuch Records, Inc.
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