Gram Parsons/The Flying Burrito Bros. - Gram Parsons Archive Vol. 1: Live At The Avalon Ballroom 1969 *

Artist:

Parsons, Gram

See Also:

Presley, Elvis Byrds (The) Berry, Chuck Carter Family (The) Flying Burrito Brothers

Description:

Personnel: Gram Parsons (vocals, guitar, piano); Chris Hillman (vocals, guitar); Sneaky Pete Kleinow (pedal steel guitar); Chris Ethridge (bass guitar); Michael Clarke (drums); Flying Burrito Brothers.
At the time of this incredible two-disc set`s release in 2007, the Gram Parsons rarities well had run so dry that Amoeba Records co-founder Dave Pinz had to nose around another band`s vaults (the notoriously deep archives of the Grateful Dead) for these Flying Burrito Brothers tapes. The material--recorded by Bear Stanley, the Grateful Dead`s legendary live engineer--comprises two honky tonk-heavy sets from April 4, 1969, and April 6, 1969, when the Burritos opened for the Dead at San Francisco`s Avalon Ballroom.
While the Parsons-era Burritos were never the tightest live band, ARCHIVES VOLUME ONE captures the one short era during which everyone in the band was together, getting along, and feeling great about the music they had discovered. You can hear it in the tracks: Chris Hillman`s delicate harmony on "Dark End of the Street," Sneaky Pete Kleinow`s pedal steel pyrotechnics on Waylon Jennings`s "Mental Revenge," and Parsons`s lovely tenor on a devastating version of "Hot Burrito #1." This is the band`s finest hour; it didn`t last long, but thankfully for fans, it is thrillingly captured here.

Track Listing:

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

DISC 2:

1. Undo the Right / Somebody`s Back In Town
2. She Once Lived Here
3. 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. Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)
14. Do Right Woman

Album Information

Release Date:

11/06/2007

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Country Rock

Label:

Amoeba Records (USA)

Producer:

Dave Prinz

Catalog Number:

AM0002

Original Release Year:

2007

# of Discs:

2

Studio/Live:

Live

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

98 : 18

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