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The 18 previously unreleased, solo acoustic performances on this collection were recorded between March 1965 and December 1966. These show Parsons not as a country singer, rock singer, or even folk-rock singer, but very much as a mid-'60s folkie, in the mold of so many artists to be heard in the Greenwich Village scene. There's no straight country music in his repertoire, comprised largely of covers of songs by then-contemporary writers such as Buffy Sainte-Marie ("Codine"), Tim Hardin, Tom Paxton, and Fred Neil, along with high-caliber compositions that would be popularized by rock groups (Billy Wheeler's "High Flyin' Bird" and Hamilton Camp's "Pride of Man"). There are also five Parsons originals, a few not available elsewhere, and others recorded at other points either by himself ("Brass Buttons" and "Zah's Blues") or different performers ("November Nights," placed on an obscure single by Peter Fonda). A bit of R&B pokes out in his covers of "Searchin'" and "Candy Man." This disc is definitely of historical interest, if only to demonstrate that Parsons' roots were certainly not country-soaked, but largely indebted to '60s folk as well. As music, it's very average (though certainly not bad) mid-'60s folk, of the kind you might hear by numerous coffeehouse support acts. He sings best on the jazzy "Zah's Blues," where he seems to reach further into himself than he does on most of the other material here.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Gram Parsons, Composer, MainArtist - Almo Music Corp., MusicPublisher
2000 Sundazed Music 2000 ALMO MUSIC CORP.
Gram Parsons, Composer, MainArtist - Sundazed Music, MusicPublisher
2000 Sundazed Music 2000 Sundazed Music
Fred Neil, Composer - Gram Parsons, MainArtist - Third Story Music, MusicPublisher
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Fred Neil, Composer - Gram Parsons, MainArtist - BEXHILL MUSIC, QUARTET MUSIC, MusicPublisher
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Gram Parsons, Composer, MainArtist - BUG MUSIC, MusicPublisher
2000 Sundazed Music 2000 BUG MUSIC
Gram Parsons, Composer, MainArtist - BUG MUSIC, MusicPublisher
2000 Sundazed Music 2000 BUG MUSIC
Gram Parsons, Composer, MainArtist - ALLEY MUSIC CORP., TRIO MUSIC CO., MusicPublisher
2000 Sundazed Music 2000 ALLEY MUSIC CORP., TRIO MUSIC CO.
Fred Neil, Composer - Gram Parsons, MainArtist - Unichappell Music, MusicPublisher
2000 Sundazed Music 2000 UNICHAPPELL MUSIC
Gram Parsons, Composer, MainArtist - Sundazed Music, MusicPublisher
2000 Sundazed Music 2000 Sundazed Music
Gram Parsons, MainArtist - Richard Weissman, Composer - Ludlow Music, MusicPublisher
2000 Sundazed Music 2000 LUDLOW MUSIC
Gram Parsons, Composer, MainArtist - Warner Bros. Music, MusicPublisher
2000 Sundazed Music 2000 WARNER BROS. MUSIC
Gram Parsons, Composer, MainArtist - EMI U Catalog, MusicPublisher
2000 Sundazed Music 2000 EMI U CATALOG
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2000 Sundazed Music 2000 HOLLIS MUSIC
Gram Parsons, Composer, MainArtist - SAM MOFFITT, ALLEY MUSIC CORP., TRIO MUSIC CO., MusicPublisher
2000 Sundazed Music 2000 SAM MOFFITT, ALLEY MUSIC CORP., TRIO MUSIC CO.
Gram Parsons, Composer, MainArtist - GPJ MUSIC, HOT BURRITO MUSIC, MusicPublisher
2000 Sundazed Music 2000 GPJ MUSIC, HOT BURRITO MUSIC
Gram Parsons, Composer, MainArtist - Sundazed Music, MusicPublisher
2000 Sundazed Music 2000 Sundazed Music
Gram Parsons, Composer, MainArtist - Sony/ATV Tunes, MusicPublisher
2000 Sundazed Music 2000 SONY/ATV TUNES
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2000 Sundazed Music 2000 BLIND LEMON PUBLISHING
Album review
The 18 previously unreleased, solo acoustic performances on this collection were recorded between March 1965 and December 1966. These show Parsons not as a country singer, rock singer, or even folk-rock singer, but very much as a mid-'60s folkie, in the mold of so many artists to be heard in the Greenwich Village scene. There's no straight country music in his repertoire, comprised largely of covers of songs by then-contemporary writers such as Buffy Sainte-Marie ("Codine"), Tim Hardin, Tom Paxton, and Fred Neil, along with high-caliber compositions that would be popularized by rock groups (Billy Wheeler's "High Flyin' Bird" and Hamilton Camp's "Pride of Man"). There are also five Parsons originals, a few not available elsewhere, and others recorded at other points either by himself ("Brass Buttons" and "Zah's Blues") or different performers ("November Nights," placed on an obscure single by Peter Fonda). A bit of R&B pokes out in his covers of "Searchin'" and "Candy Man." This disc is definitely of historical interest, if only to demonstrate that Parsons' roots were certainly not country-soaked, but largely indebted to '60s folk as well. As music, it's very average (though certainly not bad) mid-'60s folk, of the kind you might hear by numerous coffeehouse support acts. He sings best on the jazzy "Zah's Blues," where he seems to reach further into himself than he does on most of the other material here.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:02:21
- Main artists: Gram Parsons
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Sundazed Music, Inc.
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
2000 Sundazed Music 2000 ALMO MUSIC CORP.
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