or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
Sell Us Your Item
For up to a $0.30 Gift Card
Trade in
More Buying Choices
cdgiveaways Add to Cart
$8.96  & FREE Shipping on orders over $25. Details
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
Sorry, this item is not available in
Image not available for
Color:
Image not available

To view this video download Flash Player

 

Couldn't Stand the Weather [Extra tracks, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

Stevie Ray Vaughan, Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double TroubleAudio CD
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (104 customer reviews)

Price: $9.05 & FREE Shipping on orders over $25. Details
  Special Offers Available
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In Stock.
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Gift-wrap available.
Want it tomorrow, June 19? Choose One-Day Shipping at checkout. Details

Formats

Amazon Price New from Used from
MP3 Music, 32 Songs, 2010 $14.99  
Audio CD, 2010 $13.99  
Audio CD, Extra tracks, Original recording reissued, 1999 $9.05  
Vinyl, 2010 $21.05  
Audio Cassette, 1990 --  

Listen to Samples and Buy MP3s

Songs from this album are available to purchase as MP3s. Click on "Buy MP3" or view the MP3 Album.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

Samples
Song Title Time Price
listen  1. Scuttle Buttin' 1:51$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen  2. Couldn't Stand The Weather 4:41$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen  3. The Things (That) I Used To Do 4:54$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen  4. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) 7:58Album Only
listen  5. Cold Shot 4:00$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  6. Tin Pan Alley (aka Roughest Place In Town) 9:11$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen  7. Honey Bee 2:43$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen  8. Stang's Swang 2:45$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen  9. SRV Speaks 1:08$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen10. Hide Away 4:04$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen11. Look At Little Sister 2:46$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen12. Give Me Back My Wig 4:07$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen13. Come On (Pt. III) 4:33$0.99  Buy MP3 


Amazon Artist Stores

All the music, full streaming songs, photos, videos, biographies, discussions, and more.
.

Special Offers and Product Promotions

  • Buy a CD or a vinyl record, get a $1 Amazon MP3 Credit. Limit one promotional credit per customer. Here's how (restrictions apply)

Frequently Bought Together

Couldn't Stand the Weather + In Session [Deluxe Edition CD/DVD] + The Very Best of Albert King
Price for all three: $32.15

Buy the selected items together


Product Details

  • Audio CD (March 23, 1999)
  • Original Release Date: 1984
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Extra tracks, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
  • Label: Sony Legacy
  • ASIN: B00000ICN6
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Music
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (104 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #53,141 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

In a brief interview that precedes this CD's four bonus tracks--all unreleased gems from the original 1984 sessions--Stevie Ray Vaughan makes the point that "music used to be more based on common everyday occurrences like a train's sound going down the track ... a horse walking." Then he comes on with a version of Freddie King's "Hideaway" that chugs like a locomotive. There's also a heretofore unheard slide-guitar-powered "Give Me Back My Wig" and a blueprint of what became Soul to Soul's radio hit "Look at Little Sister." All those follow the improved mixes of the original CD, which include Vaughan's heartbreak chronicles "Couldn't Stand the Weather" and "Cold Shot"; his first jazzer, "Stang's Swang"; and his initial Hendrix outing, "Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)." It's the sound of the guitar hero growing as an artist on his own terms--sidestepping the irony that poisoned '90s rock to stay true to the real-life aesthetic of the blues. --Ted Drozdowski

Product Description

No Description Available.
Genre: Popular Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
Rating:
Release Date: 23-MAR-1999

Customer Reviews

If you are a fan of headphones, this will REALLY please you. D. P. Sweeney  |  19 reviewers made a similar statement
The extra studio tracks sound great, of course. Baberufus  |  10 reviewers made a similar statement
There's not too much else I can say about it than it's just an awesome album! Alicia Clark  |  10 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
60 of 62 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A GREAT ALBUM JUST GOT BETTER July 27, 2010
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Two discs 79, 75 minutes each approximately. The digitally remastered sound is crisp and clean. The 24 page booklet goes into some depth on SRV and his music. Comments from his rhythm section (DOUBLE TROUBLE) give added depth, along with an overview by a knowledgeable writer from Guitar World. There are also photos of SRV and a 2 page spread of various advertising items to promote the album-a nice touch.

First I must confess that for me, this (original) album still stands as possibly Stevie Ray Vaughan's finest release. While valid arguments could be made for other albums, this set of songs gets to the heart of who Vaughan was. Blessed with a ragged, worn sounding voice and large hands, when Vaughan sang you knew he wasn't kidding. But its when he wrapped that big hand around the neck of his guitar that you knew he was the real deal when it came to the blues. The music was intense, and just seemed to pour out of him ("The Things That I used To Do") in a desperate, pleading torrent of sound. Yet he was capable of playing Wes Montgomery/Kenny Burrell/Joe Pass jazz-like passages ("Stang's Swang"), intense guitar driven instrumentals ("Scuttle Buttin'"-which has its origins from the great guitarist Lonnie Mack, "Wham!"-a Lonnie Mack composition, and Freddie King's "Hide Away"), and moody songs ("Lenny"), which show how sensitive and mature his playing could be. This album is proof that SRV was a truly multi-faceted musician. and could (and would) take his music wherever it suited him.

The first disc, which includes the original album, also contains a number of tracks (8) that have been previously released on other albums. Is this another example of a record company padding out an already fine album with tracks we're all familiar with? Perhaps.
... Read more ›
Was this review helpful to you?
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent follow-up to an excellent debut. July 8, 2000
By Guybert
Format:Audio CD
This is the first SRV album I got and it got me hooked. "Scuttle Buttin'" starts it off and starts it off right. A very high energy, catchy tune that many have tried to imitate with limited success. "Couldn't Stand the Weather" is also good and has a pretty cool video for it, too. My favorite on this one is "Honey Bee." It's a classic-style blues number with great, upbeat writing and one of the best intros I've ever heard. The bonus tracks (five of them) are also a treat for SRV fans, as you get to hear stuff the band recorded, but never released. It also has another excerpt from an interview he did in 1989. This is a very strong follow-up and should be in any blues fan's collection.

P.S. Try to watch live recordings of the band, where you get to see the energy they played with. Check reruns of Austin City Limits, or buy one of the many videos released.

Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars SRV Finally Gets The Deluxe Treatment July 30, 2010
Format:Audio CD
Well, being one who grew up almost exclusively on the music of Stevie Ray Vaughan (because my parents saw his last concert at Alpine Valley and were so impressed with him), I am happy to see that he has finally been given the Deluxe/Legacy Treatment for one of his albums.

The original album, which consists of only eight songs is great in its own right, but with the addition of twenty-four extra songs this legacy edition really captures where the band was at during that time period, particularly where they were in the studio. I had always heard that the Couldn't Stand The Weather sessions were very productive and that he had cut two and a half to three albums worth of material during those sessions. We had been given a glimpse of some of the outtakes on The Sky Is Crying and other releases, but it is refreshing to be able to hear all of the previously released outtakes from this session with their original/intended album. You do get three Previously Unreleased studio outtakes which are very good, in particularly a different version of The Sky Is Crying (which is different than the one released on the Blues at Sunrise album) and an early version of Boot Hill, which really sounds live and is the reason that I love it (It should be mentioned that this version he is not playing slide, unlike the 1989 version that appeared on The Sky Is Crying). The third unreleased studio outtake in an alternate take of Stang's Swang, which does not have the horn section and does sound quite different but still good. I still have not determined if this is the same version that was released as a very limited promo with the SRV Box Set that Best Buy gave away, but even if it is, it is still good and is now available to the mass public.
... Read more ›
Was this review helpful to you?
17 of 20 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars SRV on SACD June 8, 2001
Format:Audio CD
This review is for the SACD version of an established classic album. The remaster was good, this is better. Must have an SACD player to play this disc as Sony has so far only released single layer SACD discs while all the other lables releasing SACD material are dual layer and therefore backwards compatible. They will play in a regular cd player. But why would you want to. This SACD has a wider and much deeper sound stage. Snare and kick drum attacks here are very sharp and articulated. Midrange guitar notes punch you right in the stomach while Stevie's voice has incredible presence compared to the regular cd version. The slower, bluesy tracks including Stang's Twang really make you sit up and take note of the detailed sound this SACD offers. As Hound Dog Taylor and SRV said, "Give me back my wig and let your head go bald".
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars VERY VERY COOL
GREAT ARTIST MISS HIM, I TRY TOO LISTEN TOO HIS MUSIC AS MUCH AS
I CAN, AN HAVE 3 DVD,S OF HIM ALSO..
Published 1 month ago by Elvis Presley T-shirt
5.0 out of 5 stars i like stevie ray.
an excellent buy and I love it. it is a shame he died at such an early age. I have all of his recordings. good price and great value. thanks
Published 1 month ago by leonard
5.0 out of 5 stars SRV remastered
Just bought this CD for the third time! I had the original Couldn't Stand the Weather from the 80s, then the remaster w/ additional tracks in 1999, and now the 2 CD version w/ the... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mark Mccabe
5.0 out of 5 stars Stevie's Best
This is my all-time favorite Stevie Ray CD. Love every single track! Title track is Stevie at his funky best. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Russell T. Griffith
5.0 out of 5 stars Stevie Ray Vaugh
What can I say about Stevie Ray Vaughn. This CD is fabulous and I can't get enough of his wonderful guitar playing. I love the blues. Quick delivery.
Published 5 months ago by Suzanne Resetarits
2.0 out of 5 stars Did anybody pay attention?
I'm not "bagging" on the company but, whoever filled the order didn't know the difference between a Deluxe Edition and a regular CD.
Published 5 months ago by Michael Duarte
5.0 out of 5 stars Wore out my last copy!
I can't believe that someone needs a review to decide whether to buy this or not. If your looking, it's because you know what the man could do with a guitar. Just buy it.
Published 5 months ago by BillyOC
5.0 out of 5 stars As a collector of Stevie this is a must have set.
The first disc is a remastered from probably Stevie's best released music. The second disc is newly released and truly worth paying the set plus it has an outstanding booklet. Read more
Published 7 months ago by S. Manning
5.0 out of 5 stars Stevie's best?
This is arguably Stevie Ray Vaughan's finest album and THIS (the deluxe edition) is most definitely the way to enjoy it. Read more
Published 8 months ago by zlh67
3.0 out of 5 stars Picky about 5.1 Audio
I am a fan of SRV. This review is about the SACD! I was extremely disappointed to find that the disc was only stereo or did not use the rear channels hardly at all. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Lovin SACD's
Search Customer Reviews
Only search this product's reviews

Forums

There are no discussions about this product yet.
Be the first to discuss this product with the community.
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 



So You'd Like to...


What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?



Look for Similar Items by Category