Gram Parsons (The Byrds) – The Chronological Classics 1968
Warped Records 6835 (2011)
Again, the original version of this “download only” compilation was wrongly titled “The Chronogical Classics” (without the “lo” syllable). I have corrected that, as well as some mistakes in the liner notes, the song titles and the tags. The artwork has been updated too.
All tracks are by The Byrds featuring Gram Parsons.
Most of the tracks are alternate or rehearsal versions.
Gram Parsons sings lead vocals on most of the tracks, except on those indicating another lead vocalist and, obviously, on instrumentals.
Tracks 18-19-20-21 should be titled « All I Have Is Memories ».
1. Life In
Prison (Takes 1 - 2) (3:16)
2. Life In Prison (Takes 3 - 4) (3:16)
3. Life In Prison (Take 11) (3:01)
4. Life In Prison (2:47)
5. You Don't Miss Your Water (Alternate Take) (3:49)
6. You Don't Miss Your Water (3:51)
7. You're Still On My Mind (Take 13) (2:53)
8. You're Still On My Mind (Take 43) (2:31)
9. You're Still On My Mind (Take 48) (2:38)
10. You're Still On My Mind (2:26)
11. The Christian Life (Take 7) (3:26)
12. The Christian Life (Take 8) (3:05)
13. The Christian Life (Take 11) (2:58)
14. The Christian Life (Alternate Take) (2:29)
15. The Christian Life (Roger McGuinn lead vocals) (2:33)
16. Blue Canadian Rockies (Take 14) (2:59)
17. Blue Canadian Rockies (2:05)
18. All I Have Are Memories (Take 17) (instrumental) (3:13)
19. All I Have Are Memories (Take 21) (instrumental) (3:06)
20. All I Have Are Memories (instrumental) (2:48)
21. All I Have Are Memories (Kevin Kelley lead vocals) (2:48)
22. One Hundred Years From Now (Take 2) (3:23)
23. One Hundred Years From Now (Takes 12 - 13) (3:26)
24. One Hundred Years From Now (Takes 14 - 15) (4:31)
25. One Hundred Years From Now (Alternate Take) (3:01)
26. One Hundred Years From Now (Roger McGuinn / Gram Parsons dual lead vocals)
(2:43)
Artwork Included
(front, back, booklet)
2 comments:
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Interesting recording of alternate takes of songs from the Byrds country album which shows the musical evolution of the tracks which finally appear on the record. I grew to like the album after an initial hesitation, and even started to listen to some country music on the radio from time to time. The album has not aged too well for me, but that is more of a personal experience than any criticism of country music itself. I haven't lived in the US for over 40 years and I have absorbed different forms on international music since then, though I still listen to the first five albums. Gram Parsons had a nice voice, but occasionally went out of tune, though I don't really hear that in these tracks. What irritated me about him was his personality, his pretensions of creating 'cosmic American music', his lack of commitment to the Byrds and later to the Burritos. Of course, one could criticize Crosby for his excesses, but I found his music much more interesting than any other of the exd-Byrds except Gene Clark. Hard to say just where the Byrds would have gone if this version had stayed together a couple more years--probably similar to the FBB. Thanks for this collection of SOTR out-takes and alternate versions, R--B.
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