Gram Parsons
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Out of 30 votes - Similar Artists: Merle Haggard, Buck Owens, Chris Hillman, the Byrds, Uncle Tupelo
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- Location: California, United States
- Genre: Country » Alternative Country
Editor's review
When Gram Parsons first started recording in the 1960s, country was anything but 'hip.' But this Georgia boy's love for the music was genuine, and his laid-back 'cosmic' take on old-school standards opened a new generation's eyes and ears and gave inspiration to bands like the Stones, the Eagles, and (later) Uncle Tupelo. No wonder nearly every alt-country fan and band today calls him grandad. This '07 set showcases previously unreleased live recordings from Gram's band the Flying Burrito Brothers, caught opening for the Dead at the Avalon Ballroom in '69. (Read more in Crossfade.)
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TWO-CD, HIGH FIDELITY LIVE SET ‘GRAM PARSONS ARCHIVES VOL. 1: THE FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS “LIVE” AT THE AVALON 1969’ OUT OCTOBER 30 2007 ON AMOEBA RECORDS
MATERIAL FROM 1969 FOUND IN GRATEFUL DEAD VAULTS; FEATURES TEN SONGS NEVER RECORDED BY PARSONS AND NEVER BEFORE AVAILABLE
Amoeba Records releases a major addition to Gram Parsons' discography with Gram Parsons Archives Vol. 1: The Flying Burrito Brothers “Live” at the Avalon 1969’, due October 30th from the newly formed label. The two CD, 27-track set includes a number of never-before-heard -- though long rumored -- rarities.
Gram Parsons, leading the Flying Burrito Brothers, opened for the Grateful Dead April 4, 5 and 6, 1969 at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco. The April 4th show has never been heard in any form. The bonus disc is the April 6th show. For years these tapes were rumored to exist and were finally unearthed in the Grateful Dead vault. The shows were recorded by the legendary sound engineer Bear (Owsley Stanley), and are the highest quality Gram Parsons live material available.
Rarities on Gram Parsons Archives Vol. 1: The Flying Burrito Brothers “Live” at the Avalon 1969 include Gram’s unique choice of mainly country standards, which are not on any other official Gram Parsons recording:
Undo The Right/Somebody’s Back In Town She Once Lived Here Mental Revenge We’ve Got To Get Ourselves Together Lucille You Win Again Long Black Limousine Sweet Dream Baby When Will I Be Loved
Gram Parsons Archive Volume 1
Track Listing:
4/4 Disc 1
1. Close Up the Honky Tonks
2. Dark End of the Street
3. Undo The Right/Somebody’s Back In Town
4. She Once Lived Here
5. We've Got to Get Ourselves Together
6. Lucille
7. Hot Burrito #1
8. Hot Burrito #2
9. Long Black Limousine
10. Mental Revenge
11. Sin City
12. Thousand Dollar Wedding
13. When Will I Be Loved
Bonus Disk:
4/6 Disc 2
1. Undo The Right/Somebody’s Back In Town
2. She Once Lived Here
3. Sweet Mental Revenge
4. We've Got to Get Ourselves Together
5. Lucille
6. Sin City
7. You Win Again
8. Hot Burrito #1
9. Hot Burrito #2
10. You're Still On My Mind
11. Train Song
12. Long Black Limousine
13. Sweet Dream Baby
14. Do Right Woman
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