Willy DeVille Unplugged In Berlin (2-LP, 180g Vinyl)

(Meyer Records) 18 tracks, gatefold cover


"Unplugged in Berlin" is the great Acoustic Trio concert of Willy DeVille, which has been on the market in bootleg quality for several years, but now has been re-released in a technical top quality appropriate for the concert by the small but fine Cologne label MEYER RECORDS. Rarely has one experienced the master so relaxed and at the same time soulful and powerful. Mr. Heart & Soul at his best.

The instrumentation almost gives the character of the concert. Grand piano, upright bass, now and then dobro, acoustic or electric guitar give the unforgettable voice of Willy DeVille its perfect, this time very intimate frame. Willy does not need more. Thankfully, the granseigneur of great feeling has been given the space on this recording to tell his stories as well. Willy was always a story-teller. He always loved the songs in which he could tell his stories. But on this night in Berlin, he was in a chatty mood rare for him on stage. Almost every song gets its own story from Willy. You have to thank the publishers for giving him this space on the recording as well. That alone makes this recording special. One could almost say that "Unplugged in Berlin" shows Another Side of Willy DeVille. A wonderful concert finds an appropriate preservation.