Howie Epstein: 'Is It Love?' (Howie Epstein/Perry Lamek/John Ross)

Long before he joined Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- decades before he collaborated with Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, John Prine and Roy Orbison -- Rock'n'Roll Hall of Famer Howie Epstein was at home in Milwaukee crafting his own substantial catalog of brilliant original material.

Now a collection of those rare recordings can be heard for the first time ever on a new limited edition CD entitled 'Early Tracks/Volume 1' -- available at CDBaby and iTunes.

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"('Early Tracks/Volume 1') is really wonderful, ranging from country-tinged ballads to tuneful rock songs that expose the eerie vocal similarities between Epstein and Petty."

-Jim Abbott, Orlando Sentinel

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"Looking like a bootleg, 'Early Tracks/Vol.1' has a scruffy charm to it, with Epstein often playing all the instruments as he fleshed out pop-and-folk inspired tunes, many surprisingly mature for his tender age...with an early sense of melody that became a hallmark of Epstein's work..."

-Mark Brown, Rocky Mountain News

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"With their echoes of The Raspberries, Buddy Holly and Chuck Berry, these melodic demos show Epstein working in the style that would soon be dubbed "power pop" and be deeply indebted to the classic verities of the most tuneful rock 'n' roll of previous decades."

-David Luhrssen , Express Milwaukee

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"Howie could make the best solo album of any of the Heartbreakers 'cause he's the best singer."

-Tom Petty, Rolling Stone

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Thanks for listening!

- DogHe Music-LamPubCo


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[EmJCruz]

WOW that is awesome.

[Pettyswoman]

I Bet It Is!!!!! Thanks

[carlenecarter52]

@sgabriel841 Howie Epstein???

[sweetNsassy721]

I love Howie and this song is so cute. Thank you for posting!

[Inspector711]

RIP Howie

[the1980srocked]

cool - thanks :)

[DrBlorgus]

cool song! thanks for posting :) 5*****