John Cale - Paris 1919 [Deluxe] Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong as likely to pull inspiration

as likely to pull inspiration from ‘70s folk-rock or classic R&B as they are Nas’ Illmatic

dance-floor-ready energy of tracks like "Am I Wrong" and "Come Down

JIMMY is both a personal reflection and a universal anthem for anyone wrestling with identity

Hit singles include "Jesse Hold On" and "Jump Down

John Cale - Paris 1919 [Deluxe] Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong as likely to pull inspirationJohn Cale was never very kind to his solo debut, Vintage Violence. When it was released in early 1970, Cale had been out of The Velvet Underground for less than two years. He wanted to prove he could be the songwriter, the person penning the words and melodies behind which a band could work. "I was masked on Vintage Violence," he wrote much later. "You're not really seeing the personality." Indeed, Cale's personality as a polyglot seemingly interested