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The Fluffy Jackets: Hey Porter (official video)

16. August 2019: Something from Nothing CD + DVD available from Amazon

The Fluffy Jackets' documentary Something from Nothing (2019) includes four new music videos, including a performance of Johnny Cash's "Hey Porter".


The blues rock Digipack 'Something from Nothing' (DVD documentary) includes a cover of Johnny Cash's "Hey Porter".

Guitarist Helge Rognstad comments: "I loved Ry Cooder's version of this song from his Into the Purple Valley album, so we used to play it in our early live sets. It is therefore fitting that it ended up in the documentary, being performed by the original line-up".


The music video shows the original band members rehearsing at the Unit 2 and Panic Studios in Acton (West London). At the time (2016), the band celebrated their 10 year anniversary.  

The "Hey Porter" music video was captured by photographer James Cumpsty (http://8x10.co.uk/) and appears in the Something from Nothing documentary DVD, available to order via Amazon and other reputable music outlets. The song can also be heard on the digital version of the album.


"Hey Porter" was engineered by Adie at Unit 2 Studio (pictured) and mastered by Tim Turan (Turan Audio Ltd, Oxford UK).

You can read more about the "Hey Porter" recording session HERE.


About the guitar used in the music video
The Gibson Flying V used in the "Hey Porter" music video is the same guitar that Manny Charlton used to record the classic Nazareth albums Play'n' the Game (1976) and Expect No Mercy (1977). This vintage guitar can be heard on the classic Nazareth tracks "Kentucky Fried Blues", "Down Home Girl" and "Flying”. Read more about the guitar in the features section on this website. You may also watch the Flying V video featurette in the Something from Nothing documentary to learn more about this instrument.

Gibson FLying V - previously owned by Manny Charlton (Nazareth)
Gibson Flying V, 1975 model

The Fluffy Jackets feat. Manny Charlton - Something from Nothing

The nine new tracks on Something from Nothing are “all killer, no filler”, as the saying goes. Five originals and four covers make up this album, showcasing a tribute to Glen Campbell’s “Better Place” (featuring Alison Cooper) and a brand new single “Give me Something”. The accompanying documentary highlights The Fluffy Jackets history along with exclusive interviews, live performances and four new music videos. Something from Nothing is available as a limited-edition Digipack (CD & DVD release) via Cargo Records. The album will also be available on all digital outlets including iTunes, Deezer, Spotify, YouTube, Google Play Music and Amazon.

The track listing is as follows:

Disc 1: The Album (CD):

  1. The Fluffy Jackets Something From Nothing album coverBetter place (duet with Alison Cooper)
  2. Give me something
  3. Everything must change
  4. John the revelator
  5. Welcome to the shoot-them-up
  6. Tongues wag
  7. Wrong before
  8. Heaven only knows
  9. 44 blues

Disc 2: The Documentary (DVD):

  1. “Something from Nothing” movie trailer
  2. The start of The Fluffy Jackets
  3. Hey Porter (music video)
  4. The first releases: “2007 EP” & “Fighting Demons”
  5. Creating “Something from Nothing” at Madmento Studio, Spain.
  6. Everything must change (music video: Alternate Radio Edit)
  7. Manny’s Dobro used on 'Vicky' & 'Give me Something'
  8. Give me something (music video: Alternate Radio Edit)
  9. The left of the rack: studio equipment
  10. Manny Charlton’s guitars
  11. Manny’s pedal show
  12. Helge’s guitars
  13. Gibson Flying V featurette
  14. Helge’s pedals and amplifiers
  15. Manny Charlton (Nazareth) interview, pt. 1
  16. Manny Charlton (Nazareth) interview, pt. 2
  17. Neil Murray (Whitesnake, Snakecharmer) interview
  18. Manny & ‘The Big 3’ (Les Paul, Stratocaster & Telecaster guitars)
  19. Let’s do it again (outtakes)
  20. Better Place: Credits (music video feat. Alison Cooper)

Digital Release with Bonus tracks

The iTunes release include two bonus tracks: a cover of Johnny Cash's "Hey Porter" and a radio edit of "Everything Must Change".

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About: 
The Fluffy Jackets first appeared on the London scene with a self-titled EP in 2007, but it was not until 2014 that they made a dent in the charts with the debut album «Fighting Demons». Recorded at the legendary Sun Studio by multiple Grammy Award winning engineer Matt Ross-Spang, the outing won the Blues Hour’s «Best Studio Album of the Year» award and also earned the band their first international hit in «Why Don’t You Smile». The slow blues was made particularly memorable for featuring a sizzling guitar solo from Nazareth guitar legend Manny Charlton, backed up by bassist Neil Murray (Whitesnake) and Jerry Lee Lewis‘ drummer Rob Hall (The Killer Band). The band has just completed the anticipated follow-up. Released by Cargo Records UK, “Something from Nothing” will be available as a limited Digipack consisting of a nine track CD album and a two-hour DVD documentary film.

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