Uptown Avondale

Uptown Avondale is an EP by the band The Afghan Whigs. It bears the Sub Pop catalog number SPCD 53/215 and is representative of the Cincinnati band's soul influences. The EP contains covers of four classic Stax/Motown-era songs:

"Band of Gold", which was made famous by Freda Payne
"True Love Travels on a Gravel Road", by Dallas Frazier/A.L. Owens, recorded by Elvis Presley and Percy Sledge among others
"Come See About Me", a Holland–Dozier–Holland song that was a hit for The Supremes
"Beware", by Al Green

The E.P. also contains a remix of the band's song "Milez Is Ded" as a hidden track — the original was itself a hidden track on the 1992 album Congregation. This version features a looped drum track and some heavy effects on the vocals and guitars. The band referred to the new mix as "Rebirth of the Cool," as a paean to the Miles Davis album Birth of the Cool.

Track listing

"Band of Gold"
"True Love Travels on a Gravel Road"
"Come See About Me"
"Beware"
"Rebirth of the Cool"