Rewind: Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs (2006)

On this day in 2006 Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs (The Bangles) released the first of their Under The Covers albums that spotlighted the music of the 1960's.

On it they covered The Marmalade, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Fairport Convention, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Love, The Beach Boys, Stone Poneys (featuring Linda Ronstadt), The Who, The Velvet Underground, The Zombies, The Left Banke and the Bee Gees.

All the playlists below are taken from the 4CD package that Demon Music Group has put out on the Edsel label Completely Under the Covers.

 Under the Covers Vol. 1

Shout! Factory

Produced by Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs

Released 18th April 2006

US Chart #192

This includes the bonus tracks Village Green Preservation Society (The Kinks) and I Can See For Miles (The Who)

Personnel
Matthew Sweet – vocals, guitar
Susanna Hoffs – vocals, guitar
Michael Sweet – Bass, Dolceola, Engineer, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Rhythm), Handclapping, Harpsichord, Mellotron, Mixing, Organ, Percussion, Piano, Producer, Tambourine, Vocals, Xylophone
Ivan Julian – acoustic guitar, guitar
Greg Leisz – guitar, pedal steel guitar, 12 string guitar
Richard Lloyd – guitar
Van Dyke Parks – piano, harpsichord, organ
Ric Menck – drums, bongos, shaker, tambourine

Under The Covers Vol. 2

Shout! Factory

Produced by Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs

Released 21st July 2009

Volume 2 sees Matthew and Susanna tackle some of their favourite songs from the 1970s. Artists covered: Grateful Dead, Raspberries, Fleetwood Mac, Derek and the Dominoes, Moot the Hoople, Carly Simon, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Yes, Todd Rundgren, Little Feat, Big Star, John Lennon, Rod Stewart, Bread and George Harrison.

Included on this is the Bonus CD of extra tracks that included covers of Blondie, Television, Ramones, Badfinger, Buzzcocks, Brinsley Schwarz, James Taylor, The Allman Brothers, Queen and Gram Parsons.

Personnel
    Matthew Sweet – vocals, guitars, bass
    Susanna Hoffs – vocals, guitar
    Ric Menck – drums
    Greg Leisz – guitar
    Lindsey Buckingham – guitars on "Second Hand News"
    Steve Howe – guitars on "I've Seen All Good People: Your Move/All Good People"
    Dhani Harrison – guitars on "Beware of Darkness"

Under The Covers Vol. 3

Shout! Factory

Produced by Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs

Volume 3 spotlights the 1980s and includes covers of R.E.M., Dave Edmunds, The dB's, The Pretenders, Tom Petty, The English Beat, Kirsty MacColl, The Bongos, The Go-Go's, The Smiths, Roxy Music, XTC, Echo and the Bunnymen and Lindsey Buckingham.

Includes the three extra tracks that were originally only available via iTunes: Train in Vain (The Clash), You're My Favourite Waste of Time (Marshall Crenshaw) and I Would Die 4 U (Prince).

Personnel

    Matthew Sweet – vocals, guitars, bass
    Susanna Hoffs – vocals, guitar

Available as a 4CD Pack or on Vinyl

Happy Birthday Susanna Hoffs (2015)

Original Photo 

by Scott Dudelson

Stagecoach Festival Indio 2014

Click on the links to enjoy the music

The Bangles

Solo

Someday (Full Album).

With Matthew Sweet

Under The Covers Volume 1.

Under The Covers Volume 2.

Under The Covers Volume 3.

Happy Birthday Susanna Hoffs

The Bangles Live

Manic Monday (Filmore 05/12/13).

 Hazy Shade of Winter (Filmore 05/12/13).

 Getting Out of Hand (Filmore 05/12/13).

Eternal Flame (LA County Fair 02/09/13).

Hero Takes a Fall (Filmore 05/12/13).

Live in Pershing Square LA 04/08/12 (24 minutes).

September Gurls (LA County Fair 02/09/13).

Going Down to Liverpool (LA County Fair 02/09/13).

Pushing Too Hard - Seeds Cover (LA County Fair 02/09/13).

Ride the Ride (LA County Fair 02/09/13).

If She Knew What She Wants (LA County Fair 02/09/13).

Want You (Florida Theatre LA 06/12/13).

Happy Birthday Susanna Hoffs

Happy Birthday to Susanna Hoffs

Watch a Set from Susanna Hoffs filmed at Eddie's Attic, Decatur on 29th October 2012. Click Here.

WATCH THE BANGLES LIVE IN PITTSBURGH IN 1986.

 CLICK HERE.

Susanna Hoffs New Solo Album Drops Next Week

Susanna Hoffs returns to her Solo work with her first album in 16 years (there are a couple of unreleased solo albums floating around, one from 1994 and another from 2000) and pretty much carries on where she left off.


During the long wait for a third solo album she has released a couple of albums with The Bangles ('Doll Revolution' and last year's 'Sweetheart of the Sun') and a couple of albums of covers with Matthew Sweet ('Under the Covers' Volume 1 and 2)

The lead single from the new album is called 'Raining' and was written a number of years ago with Mike Campbell of The Heartbreakers.


She's still doing live work with The Bangles (Here's an Interview from the end of June, and here's 'Hazy Shade of Winter' from the same day as the interview in Allen, Texas).


Mitchell Froom has produced the album, he has worked with many great bands down through the years and his cv reads like a who's who in music: Crowded House, Randy Newman, Pearl Jam, Bonnie Riatt, Richard Thompson, Suzanne Vega, Maria McKee and Sir Paul McCartney to name but a few.