''Re-Licked'' is the first solo album by the

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and

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inductee James Williamson released in October 2014. It features tracks originally performed and demoed between 1973 and 1975 during Williamson's first tenure with

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. The album's featured tracks were mainly composed in the period following the release of 1973's ''

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'' and before Iggy and the Stooges disbanded. The songs have long appeared on live bootlegs and unofficial releases but were not officially recorded because the band did not have a record deal at the time. All the songs were recorded by Williamson with the members of the live touring version of

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at Dave Grohl's 606 Studios.

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did not take part in the recordings. Instead, the album features a number of guest vocalists including

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, Carolyn Wonderland and

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. The entire album was streamed by

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just prior to its official release.

Track listing

# "Head on Curve" vocals:

# "Open Up and Bleed" vocals: Carolyn Wonderland # "Scene of the Crime" vocals:

# "She Creatures Of The Hollywood Hills" vocals:

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# "Til The End of the Night" vocals:

# "I Got a Right" vocals:

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# "Pin Point Eyes" vocals: Joe Cardamone # "Wild Love" vocals:

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# "Rubber Leg" vocals: Ron Young # "I'm Sick of You" vocals: Mario Cuomo Bonus Tracks # "Gimme Some Skin" vocals: Carolyn Wonderland # "Cock in My Pocket" vocals:

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# "Heavy Liquid" vocals:

# "Wet My Bed" vocals: The Richmond Sluts # "Cock in My Pocket" vocals: Gary Floyd # "Rubber Leg" vocals:

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The CD version was released with a DVD featuring a documentary of the making of the album and promotional videos of "Open Up and Bleed", "Gimme Some Skin" and "I Got a Right".

Performances

In 2015, four tracks from the album were televised nationally on NBC's

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show. The 4th February show saw performances of “Head on Curve” featuring

and “Open Up and Bleed" featuring Carolyn Wonderland. On the 25th February show, Williamson and

returned and performed "Til The End of the Night". The show also previewed "I Got a Right" featuring

on vocals. With so many vocal collaborators, performance opportunities have been limited and no tour is planned. However, on 16 January 2015, the entire album was performed live in a one-off show at LA's Bootleg HiFi Theater, with a silent Williamson giving free rein to each artist to perform the songs in their own way. The entire concert film was globally premiered on Yahoo music on the 7th of April 2015.

Main Personnel

* James Williamson - guitars *

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- bass *

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- bass, backing vocals * Toby Dammit - drums * Gregg Foreman - keyboards *

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- saxophone * Walter Daniels - harmonica on "Gimme Some Skin"

References

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