Wednesday, September 19, 2007

 

Today 1973 Gram Parsons died

Gram Parsons : 1946_November_05 – 1973_September_19.
So today it's 34 years ago he died. I followed him intensivily in them years but just now figure out he wasn't even 28 years. Strange feeling.

Instead of me writing about Gram Parsons it's much better to let Emmylou Harris talk about him. Here's a Youtube video where Emmylou pitches for Gram in a 2000 UK TV poll for the "Influential Musician of the Millennium".

I hope you liked this, don't you ? So here's another one. You'll hear Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris in Grevous angel while you're watching a very nice 4 minute photo/video compilation !
Note that the girls on the sleeve of the Flying Burrito Brothers album Guilded palace of sin weren't friends but just some models. They all appear on this vid !

At the end his death is viewed : at the Joshua Tree Inn, due to alcohol and drugs... You can find elsewhere (but I hope you already knew, if so you're like me a real GP fan ....) all the further info about that tragical ('musical') event.
Emmylou Harris own composition 'Boulder to Birmingham' is a kinda lovesong to him. Listen please !

I wrote earlier about Gram. His sudden leaving from the International Submarine Band to the Byrds. His singing on Sweetheart on the rodeo. The banning to issue that Columbia recording with the voice of Gram by Lee Hazlewood ......
I give you enough 'key-words' for searching my Blog. Take your time to do so....

In one of my earlier posts I told ya about that LP Sweetheart of the rodeo.
I offer you in the comment this LP.
But there's more.
I offer ya even three 'Sweetheart' albums !!

Great tracks like You Ain't Going Nowhere, The Christian Life (with Gram takes 7, 8 ,11), Life In Prison (with Gram take 1, 2, 3, 4, 11), You Don't Miss Your Water, One Hundred Years From Now (with Gram take 2, 12, 13, 14), Hickory Wind plus Nothing Was Delivered.

First the album itself with some bonustracks by Gram (the not issued ones).
Second just Gram Parons bonus tracks & some International Submarine Band tracks.
Third again the LP but with different bonus tracks by Gram Parsons.
So enough choice I think.
Maybe this is all confusing but when you go to the comments it will all be clear.
I added the 'take' numbers to the various songs so it's up to yourself.
I myself would know : I'd take all three !! But I'm not you ... :-)

By the way, watch the date november 05 (Gram's birthday !) when I will post a unique black/white clip by Gram and Emmy.....
Already prepared it. :-)

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# posted by JeansMusicBlog @ 01:00
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Byrds - Sweetheart of the Rodeo 1968

1 ORIGINAL LP & BONUS TRACKS
01-Byrds - You Ain't Going Nowhere
02-Byrds - I Am A Pilgrim
03-Byrds - The Christian Life
04-Byrds - You Don't Miss Your Water
05-Byrds - You're Still On My Mind
06-Byrds - Pretty Boy Floyd
07-Byrds - Hickory Wind
08-Byrds - One Hundred Years From Now
09-Byrds - Blue Canadian Rockies
10-Byrds - Life In Prison
11-Byrds - Nothing Was Delivered
12-Byrds (Kevin Kelley Vocal) - All I Have Are Memories _Prev Unissued
13-Byrds - Reputation
14-Byrds - Pretty Polly
15-Byrds - Lazy Days
16-Byrds (Gram Parsons Vocal) - The Christian Life
17-Byrds (Gram Parsons Vocal) - You Don't Miss Your Water
18-Byrds (Gram Parsons Vocal) - One Hundred Years From Now
19-Byrds - radio spot - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo album

2 BONUS TRACKS & International Submarine Band
01-International Submarine Band - Sum Up Broke
02-International Submarine Band - One Day Week
03-International Submarine Band - Truck Drivin' Man
04-International Submarine Band - Blue Eyes
05-International Submarine Band - Luxury Liner
06-International Submarine Band - Strong Boy
07-Byrds - Lazy Days _Alt Version, Prev Unissued
08-Byrds - Pretty Polly _Alt Version, Prev Unissued
09-Byrds - Hickory Wind _Alt 'Nashville' Version, Take 8, Prev Unissued
10-Byrds (Gram Parsons Vocals) - The Christian Life _Rehearsal Version, Take 7, Prev Unissued
11-Byrds (Gram Parsons Vocals) - The Christian Life _Rehearsal Version, Take 8, Prev Unissued
12-Byrds (Gram Parsons Vocals) - Life In Prison _Rehearsal Version, Takes 1 & 2, Prev Unissued
13-Byrds (Gram Parsons Vocals) - Life In Prison _Rehearsal Version, Takes 3 & 4, Prev Unissued
14-Byrds (Gram Parsons Vocals) - One Hundred Years From Now _Rehearsal Version, Takes 12 & 13, Prev Unissued
15-Byrds (Gram Parsons Vocals) - One Hundred Years From Now _Rehearsal Version, Takes 14 & 15, Prev Unissued
16-Byrds (Gram Parsons Vocals) - You're Still On My Mind _Rehearsal Version, Take 13, Prev Unissued
17-Byrds (Gram Parsons Vocals) - You're Still On My Mind _Rehearsal Version, Take 48, Prev Unissued
18-Byrds - All I Have Are Memories _Alt Instrumental, Take 17, Prev Unissued
19-Byrds - All I Have Are Memories _Alt Instrumental, Take 21, Prev Unissued
20-Byrds - Blue Canadian Rockies _Rehearsal Version, Take 14, Prev Unissued

3 ORIGINAL LP & DIFFERENT BONUS TRACKS
01-Byrds - You Ain't Going Nowhere
02-Byrds - I Am A Pilgrim
03-Byrds - The Christian Life
04-Byrds - You Don't Miss Your Water
05-Byrds - You're Still On My Mind
06-Byrds - Pretty Boy Floyd
07-Byrds - Hickory Wind
08-Byrds - One Hundred Years From Now
09-Byrds - Blue Canadian Rockies
10-Byrds - Life In Prison
11-Byrds - Nothing Was Delivered
12-Byrds - You Got A Reputation
13-Byrds - Lazy Days
14-Byrds - Pretty Polly
15-Byrds (Gram Parsons vocal) - The Christian Life _Rehearsal version, take 11, prev unissued
16-Byrds (Gram Parsons vocal) - Life In Prison _Rehearsal version, take 11, prev unissued
17-Byrds (Gram Parsons vocal) - You're Still On My Mind _Rehearsal version, take 43, prev unissued
18-Byrds (Gram Parsons vocal) - One Hundred Years From Now _Rehearsal version, take 2, prev unissued
19-Byrds - All I Have Is Memories _instrumental, prev unissued


Links (just pick the ones you want, they're not 'connected') :
http://r#pidsh#re.com/files/56616281/B-SotR_68_1.rar
http://r#pidsh#re.com/files/56619311/B-SotR_68_2.rar
http://r#pidsh#re.com/files/56622930/B-SotR_68_3.rar

Of course you understand to replace in every link twice the '#' in an 'a' otherwise you don't have a 'valid' link !!

Pass to all three : 070918

Files are all about 55MB, 'cause the songs are only in 128kbits (but every album is at least 65 minutes)

>>
When you see this in Google cache (or alike or through using the search function in my Blog) you actually have to go to my Blog and the plain comment itself otherwise you cannot copy/paste this !
If you don't wanna come to me of course you can also write the link down and type it afterwards...... :-)
http://jeansmusicblog.blogspot.com/
http://jeansmusicblog.blogspot.com/2007_09_01_archive.html
So go back to 'Google search' and click on my main 'Blog link' instead of the 'Google cache'.
Or click on this page on 'home' and go to the '2007 september archives'.
>>

And when you want to have these LP's you can, while downloading, easily tell me (and other viewers) why you like to listen to them or afterwards what you think of these songs. Don't you agree ?
A Blog is in my opinion a meaning to express thoughts (instead of just downloading music) ! Participate !
Tell something about Gram Parson, Emmylou Harris, the Byrds. It's up to you.
# posted by Blogger JeansMusicBlog : Wednesday, 19 September 2007 at 01:28:00 CEST
 
Oops, forgot the links to the video's.

http://r#pidsh#re.com/files/56872427/Emmylou_Harris_talks_about_Gram_Parsons_2000.avi

http://r#pidsh#re.com/files/56873308/Gram_Parsons_and_Emmylou_Harris_in_Grevous_angel.avi

As usual replace in every link twice the '#' in an 'a' otherwise you don't have a 'valid' link !!
# posted by Blogger JeansMusicBlog : Wednesday, 19 September 2007 at 23:55:00 CEST
 
Listening to International Submarine Band - Safe at Home as I write this. Wonderful :)

I'm amazed at all the obscure and bootleg Parsons material I've found on the web recently.

Many thanks for dl's and the extra info.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : Saturday, 2 August 2008 at 06:10:00 CEST
 
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