Recorded in 1975, Selvidge and producer Jim Dickinson (Big Star, Ry Cooder, The Replacements) created a 12-track song cycle, captured live in the studio with Selvidge on vocals and guitar, plus Dickinson on piano with Memphis’ iconic Mudboy and the Neutrons on two tracks. With a cover photo taken by William Eggleston, it was destined for greatness, but when Peabody Records’ benefactor decided not to put the record out at the last minute, he gave the rights to the recently pressed LP to Selvidge, who drove down to the plant, loaded up his car and distributed them himself. The album eventually found its way into regional stores and the national press, even reaching the Cashboxcharts, and was enough to take Selvidge to New York, but life intervened, and bigger record deals were not in the cards.
 
Omnivore Recordings is proud to issue this indelible piece of the Memphis music canon on LP for the first time since its initial release. Produced in conjunction with Sid’s son, Steve, it has been expanded to include six previously unissued tracks from the original sessions. (LP has the original 12 tracks with a download card for the full 18 songs.)

Consisting of originals, blues standards, and Broadway classics, The Cold Of The Morning, is not only a snapshot of a time and place, but of Selvidge himself. The package includes rare photographs and an in-depth essay from Bob Mehr of The Commercial Appeal.