Gram
Parsons – The Neon Bread Tape
Studio, New York, NY
I received this one from a cyber friend. Hereunder is the original accompanying
text. I guess TTD means “The Traders Den”, so that probably the original
source. I have more than serious doubts about this being from the early 70s
though. It lasts just under 2 hours and there are no tracks by either The
International Submarine Band or The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers or
Gram’s solo LPs. My guess is that it’s from the mid-sixties.
Disc 1
1. banter
(1:44)
2. jam
(4:46)
3. jam
(4:29)
4. guitar
tuning (1:32)
5. In The
Evening (When The Sun Goes Down) (10:05)
6. piano
(13:37)
7. It's Me,
It's Me O Lord (3:48)
8. It's Me,
It's Me O Lord (2:18)
9. Pick A
Bale Of Cotton (2:00)
10. Oh,
Freedom (0:48)
11. It's
Me, It's Me O Lord (4:02)
12. banter
and tuning (0:52)
13. banter
and banging
14. hello,
testing, guitar
Disc 2
1. drums
(14:10)
2. It's Me,
It's Me O Lord (3:24)
3. It's Me,
It's Me O Lord (2:28)
4. Pick A
Bale Of Cotton (0:47)
5. Oh,
Freedom (1:49)
6. It's Me,
It's Me O Lord (3:16)
7. banging
and strumming (2:45)
8. tuning
(1:56)
9. What'd I
Say (3:20)
10. Tragedy
(3:34)
11. See See
Rider - Blue Yodel - See See Rider (7:00)
12. When
Will I Be Loved (3:51)
13.
harmonizing (2:13)
14.
handclaps and harmony (4:22)
15. Rebel
Rouser - handclaps and harmony (2:21)
Artwork
Included (front, back)
Original accompanying text:
“Lineage:
3.75 ips reel loaned by J.S.
Played back on a TEAC X-2000R reel to reel
Recorded to my HHB CDR recorder.
- setlist –
t01 - [banter]
t02 - Jam ->
t03 - Jam ->
t04 - [guitar tuning]
t05 - In the Evening [When the Sun Goes Down] (Ray Charles)
t06 - [piano]
t07 - It's Me, It's Me O Lord (traditional)
t08 - It's Me, It's Me O Lord ->
t09 - Pick A Bale of Cotton -> (traditional)
t10 - Oh, Freedom -> (E. R. Nance Family)
t11 - It's Me, It's Me O Lord
t12 - [slow]
t13 - [banter & banging]
t14 - [hello, testing, guitar]
t15 - [drums]
t16 - It's Me, It's Me O Lord
t17 - It's Me, It's Me O Lord ->
t18 - Pick A Bale of Cotton ->
t19 - Oh, Freedom ->
t20 - It's Me, It's Me O Lord
t21 - banging & strumming
t22 - tuning
t23 - What'd I Say (Ray Charles)
t24 - Tragedy (The Fleetwoods)
t25 - See See Rider -> Blue Yodel (T for Texas) -> See See Rider (Elvis
Presley)
t26 - When Will I Be Loved (Phil Everly)
t27 - harmonizing
t28 - hand claps & harmony 1
t29 - hand claps & harmony 2
Comments:
This comes from a reel that was given to me in the late 90's by the same source
that gave me all of the 1970 Byrds shows and the Gene Clark rough mixes. The
reel was labelled "Neon Bread", and the source told me that it was an
undocumented Gram Parsons New York City studio session from the early 70's.
Naturally, I was intrigued.
At most points of the reel there were different programs in the right and left
channels...only occasionally did the two sides synch up. At some points one
channel was forwards and the other channel backwards! Lots of fun!
Because of these issues, my CDR copy had gone uncirculated (and unplayed) for
the past 20+ years. A few weeks ago I reached out to a friend and fellow TTD
member to aid in the restoration of this ultra-rare gem. Thanks to his efforts,
here it is!
And by the way, it isn't very good. Extremely rare, but not very good.
Enjoy !
