Dr. Feelgood - Oil City Confidential (2010)

2010 UK CD album comprising the accompanying soundtrack to 'Oil City Confidential', the last film in Julien Temple's trilogy on British music in the 1970s. It is a prequel to his landmark filmsabout punk figureheads, the Sex Pistols ['The Filth & the Fury'] and Joe Strummer ['The Future Is Unwritten']. The Sex Pistols and Joe Strummer's roles are well known, but Dr Feelgood played a pivotal role in creating the conditions for the cultural explosion of punk. Drawing on their first four albums, the soundtrack consists of 23 tracks including 20 Feelgood numbers [of which 10 are live] and three tracks by other artists who were a major influence on them: Johnny Kidd & the Pirates and the Paramounts. Kicking things off is a live version of Wilko and Mick Green's 'Going Back Home', followed by a cover of 'Route 66' and legendary first single 'Roxette'. with other highlights including more inimitable blues & R&B covers such as 'I Can Tell', 'I'm a Hog for You Baby', 'I'm a Man', 'Riot in Cell Block Nine', as well as 10 more Dr Feelgood songs penned by the prolific Wilko, which showcase his writing talents and the band's legacy: A blueprint for a cultural revolution!