180g Audiophile Vinyl!
The Early Years Volume 1 & 2 brings together Gram Parsons' (International Submarine Band, The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers) earliest recordings in one convenient and beautiful document on 180 gram audiophile vinyl. It may be a good bit different than the music that made Parsons a legend, but these rough tapes show the talent was always there and was capable of expressing itself in a variety of ways.
The first ten songs were taken from a demo Parsons recorded in 1965 at a radio station with the Shilos, a Kingston Trio-type folk group he sang with for a few years. Originals like "Big Country" and "Zah's Blues" show he was already making his mark as a songwriter. Next are eight living-room recordings from late 1965 of Parsons performing solo with his guitar in a friend's apartment in New York City. The performances are thoughtful and full of soul, and the songs show Parsons was strongly developing his creative talent. The set also includes a pair of tunes Parsons cut with The Like, his short-lived rock band. The vinyl set closes with a few tunes Parsons recorded with Brandon de Wilde. Their recordings of "Do Right Woman" and "Together Again" are the first glimpses of the style that would become Parsons' quality mark.
A must-have document of Parsons' first musical efforts!
Features:
180g Audiophile Vinyl
Double LP
Gatefold Sleeve
Import
Selections:
LP 1 - Side One:
1. I May Be Right
2. Big Country
3. Zah's Blues
4. Mary Don't You Weep
5. Bells Of Rhymney
LP 1 - Side Two:
1. Goin' Away, Don't You Wanta Go
2. They Still Go Down
3. On My Journey Home
4. Surfinanny
5. Oh, Didn't They Crucify My Lord
6. The Great Silke
LP 2 - Side Three:
1. Race With The Wind
2. The Rains Come Down
3. Hand Within The Glove
4. Rolling Stone
5. Darkest Years
6. That Kind Of Livin'
LP 2 - Side Four:
1. A River Is Made Out Of Raindrops
2. Just Can't Take It Any More
3. November Nights
4. Together Again
5. Do Right Woman
6. Hickory Wind
The Early Years Volume 1 & 2 brings together Gram Parsons' (International Submarine Band, The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers) earliest recordings in one convenient and beautiful document on 180 gram audiophile vinyl. It may be a good bit different than the music that made Parsons a legend, but these rough tapes show the talent was always there and was capable of expressing itself in a variety of ways.
The first ten songs were taken from a demo Parsons recorded in 1965 at a radio station with the Shilos, a Kingston Trio-type folk group he sang with for a few years. Originals like "Big Country" and "Zah's Blues" show he was already making his mark as a songwriter. Next are eight living-room recordings from late 1965 of Parsons performing solo with his guitar in a friend's apartment in New York City. The performances are thoughtful and full of soul, and the songs show Parsons was strongly developing his creative talent. The set also includes a pair of tunes Parsons cut with The Like, his short-lived rock band. The vinyl set closes with a few tunes Parsons recorded with Brandon de Wilde. Their recordings of "Do Right Woman" and "Together Again" are the first glimpses of the style that would become Parsons' quality mark.
A must-have document of Parsons' first musical efforts!
Features:
180g Audiophile Vinyl
Double LP
Gatefold Sleeve
Import
Selections:
LP 1 - Side One:
1. I May Be Right
2. Big Country
3. Zah's Blues
4. Mary Don't You Weep
5. Bells Of Rhymney
LP 1 - Side Two:
1. Goin' Away, Don't You Wanta Go
2. They Still Go Down
3. On My Journey Home
4. Surfinanny
5. Oh, Didn't They Crucify My Lord
6. The Great Silke
LP 2 - Side Three:
1. Race With The Wind
2. The Rains Come Down
3. Hand Within The Glove
4. Rolling Stone
5. Darkest Years
6. That Kind Of Livin'
LP 2 - Side Four:
1. A River Is Made Out Of Raindrops
2. Just Can't Take It Any More
3. November Nights
4. Together Again
5. Do Right Woman
6. Hickory Wind
