Fabio Treves
The Country In The City

Listening notes

Fabio Treves’ The Country In The City was issued on Red Record in 1979 as a vinyl release bearing catalog number VPA 140. Classified under Blues and Rhythm & Blues, the album presents an 11-track program distributed across two sides, with seven selections on side A and four on side B. Based on the listed durations, the release runs approximately 29 minutes and 38 seconds.

Side A opens with Blues In Bd (4:30) and proceeds through Knife Blues (1:35), Dust My Broom (3:08), Dirty City Blues (3:14), Baby Please Don't Go (2:48), Slow Blues (1:34), and Traintime N° 2 (0:55). The sequence places its longest track first and includes several brief entries under two minutes, culminating in the sub-one-minute Traintime N° 2.

Side B comprises Diving Duck Blues (3:24), West Coast Blues (2:55), Sweet Home Chicago (3:05), and Georgia Crawl (2:30). The four selections on this side each fall between two and four minutes, maintaining compact track lengths throughout.

Across the set, multiple titles explicitly reference “Blues,” including Blues In Bd, Knife Blues, Dirty City Blues, Slow Blues, and West Coast Blues. Other titles point to places or themes—such as Sweet Home Chicago, West Coast Blues, Georgia Crawl, and Traintime N° 2—without further contextual information provided here. The album’s title, The Country In The City, stands alongside the track Dirty City Blues, offering another instance of urban-themed wording within the listing.

For cataloging and reference purposes, the key particulars are as follows: artist Fabio Treves; title The Country In The City; label Red Record; catalog number VPA 140; year 1979; format Vinyl; genres Blues and Rhythm & Blues. The tracklist documents a mix of concise pieces and mid-length cuts, with the shortest listed at 0:55 and the longest at 4:30. This information reflects the sequencing and timing as presented, and no additional details about personnel, recording circumstances, or reception are included in the provided data.