TOWNES VAN ZANDT Live & Obscure LP HEARTLAND RECORDS 1987 UK orig HLD 004 RARE
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THIS IS THE 1987 UK ORIGINALPRESSING on HEARTLAND label. The single cover is in VG+ condition, normal wear and without any major deterioration BUT mild creases on edges, light discolouration/wear on corners/left spine, left spine is fully readable, for details see photos (and ask for more pictures). The vinyl is in EX condition and plays wonderfully. Becoming hard to find.
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TOWNES VAN ZANDT
with DONNY SILVERMAN and MICKEY WHITEAmong the most widely admired and influential Texas songwriters, an alt-country godfather with a dry, witty, allusive writing style. Townes Van Zandt's music doesn't jump up and down, wear fancy clothes, or beat around the bush. Whether he was singing a quiet, introspective country-folk song or a driving, hungry blues, Van Zandt's lyrics and melodies were filled with the kind of haunting truth and beauty that you knew instinctively. His music came straight from his soul by way of a kind heart, an honest mind, and a keen ear for the gentle blend of words and melody. He could bring you down to a place so sad that you felt like you were scraping bottom, but just as quickly he could lift your spirits and make you smile at the sparkle of a summer morning or a loved one's eyes -- or raise a chuckle with a quick and funny talking blues. The magic of his songs is that they never leave you alone.
"LIVE & OBSCURE"
<Recorded live on April 19, 1985 at 12 & Porter, Nashville, Tennessee>
1987 LP HEARTLAND RECORDS HLD 004 MADE IN ENGLAND ORIGINAL PRESSING SINGLE SLEEVE
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LABEL: HEARTLAND - CREAM LABEL with RED TEXAS LOGO on TOP - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: (spine & rear) HLD 004 Catalog on labels: HLD 004 (HLD 004/A) / HLD 004 (HLD 004/B)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): HLD 004 A1 A PORKY PRIME CUT. MPO Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): HLD 004 B1 MPO A PORKY PRIME CUT.
On labels: Lyrics and Music: Townes Van Zandt ℗ 1987 Townes Van Zandt © 1987 Heartland Records rim text reads "All Rights...........Prohibited"
On back cover: Tracklist + Credits Notes by Robert K. Oermann Nashville, Tennessee Producers: Stephen J. Mendell/Tovnes Van Zandt
tracklisting Side A: DOLLAR BILL BLUES - MANY A FINE LADY - NOTHIN PUEBLO WALTZ - TALKING THUNDERBIRD BLUES REX'S BLUES - WHITE FREIGHTLINER BLUES Side B: LORETTA - SNAKE MOUNTAIN BLUES WAITING ROUND TO DIE - TECUMSEH VALLEY PANCHO AND LEFTY - YOU ARE NOT NEEDED NOW
grading RECORD EX but (please, read above description) SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)
Townes Van Zandt played to a standing room-only crowd in Nashville on April 19, 1985, when he recorded Live & Obscure at 12th and Porter. The show was billed as "the return of the lost sheep of the songwriting fold." The rambling Texas troubadour did not disappoint his fans, peers, and colleagues that night (or any other). In this intimate setting, Van Zandt's aw-shucks charm comes through not just his songs, but his in-between banter. Luckily, he failed to heed his mother's advice to not talk, just play and sing. Another beauty that appears in a raw setting such as this is of the songs themselves. No one will argue that a stunning performance by a great singer can make any song seem transcendent. That phenomenon has certainly played a part in Van Zandt's career. But when the author stands on-stage with little musical support to deliver the goods in their truest, original form and they still shine, well that's what separates the men from the boys. That's the moment when legends are made or broken...(AllMusic)
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