CLEAN 1974 ORIG GRAM PARSONS / GRIEVOUS ANGEL Emmylou Harris RURAL Burrito B
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ORIGINAL 1974 FIRST PRESS~ RURAL ROCK MASTERWORKS!
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GRAM PARSONS
Grievous Angel
USA - WARNER BROTHERS - MS 2171
100% first print from 1974 .... 42 years onward found Gram Parsons the star quality that eluded him when he was alive ... his second and last album, maybe his best...
A year after the release of "GP" Gram Parsons repeated the winning formula with another fine album every bit its equal, possibly better. The magnificent opener, Return Of The Grievous Angel, has Emmylou Harris mixed a little higher than usual as if somebody was thinking of marketing Parsons and Harris along the lines of a George Jones/Tammy Wynette duo. Parson's fragile voice is perfectly complemented by the more assured (and countryfied) Harris, highlighted all the more on the emotionally charged Hearts On Fire. However, Brass Buttons is another one of those sublime ballads that Parsons sings alone with a relaxed confidence made possible by the simplest of melodies and its low register. The words, as with many a Parson's original, are rather oblique but wonderfully poetic.
$1.000 Wedding, on the other hand, is straighforward story-telling, at times ridiculous enough to laugh at and yet deadly serious and genuinely moving. It's not at all obvious how Parsons manages to do what he does, he seems to stumble along yet never puts a foot wrong. Unless, that is, you find the dubbed audience effects on the next two numbers distracting, they were certainly unnecessary. Cash On The Barrelhead is a honky-tonk stomper and Hickory Wind a slow, sentimental, homesick blues in 3/4, they couldn't be more different but are combined here as an out-take from a fake live performance. In fact, Hickory Wind is one of Parson's finest.
Love Hurts features an ambitious vocal from Parsons, closely harmonized by Harris. In the mix they start out left and right respectively but move together by the end of the song...curious. The rock-a-billy Ooh Las Vegas has some blissful guitar picking and a terrifically catchy chorus, its hilarious lyric sounds autobiographical.
The final song, In My Hour Of Darkness, is co-written by the two singers, the verses, once again unfathomably personal, are surely Parson's, though the choruses perhaps not. The slightly solemn music is well suited for what was, in effect, Parson's swan song.
It's difficult to judge the true value of Parson's solo albums although they're certainly artistically successful and have stood the test of time. Parsons clearly had the ambition to do something unique in rural music, retaining the deepest respect for its form and yet freeing it from its conservative trappings. On one level he succeeded in this earlier in his career but on these albums his vision and the tradition lie side by side, perhaps the only thing that separates them are his voice and his songs. He was not a rural singer and his songs were not always country but he had the opportunity to indulge his passion for the music he grew up with and couldn't accept the alienation from it his generation were feeling. So he offered up his solution with two bold and beautiful statements, cheeky yet respectful, open and honest, above all, quite brilliant.
Side One:
"Return of the Grievous Angel" (Gram Parsons, Tom Brown) – 4:19
"Hearts on Fire" (Walter Egan, Tom Guidera) – 3:50
"I Can't Dance" (Tom T. Hall) – 2:20
"Brass Buttons" (Parsons) – 3:27
"$1000 Wedding" (Parsons) – 5:00
Side Two:
"Medley Live from Northern Quebec:"
(a) "Cash on the Barrelhead" (Charlie Louvin, Ira Louvin) – 2:12
(b) "Hickory Wind" (Parsons, Bob Buchanan) – 4:15
"Love Hurts" (Boudleaux Bryant) – 3:40
"Ooh Las Vegas" (Parsons, Ric Grech) – 3:29
"In My Hour of Darkness" (Parsons, Emmylou Harris) – 3:42
CONDITION: The cover: rated: near "EX" (excellent) and better = solid collectible, fresh appearance -- there are no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing ...
The vinyl: Rated: M- top clean, will perform without any surface noise... Clean and glossy with very enjoyable CLEAN audio ... both labels are clean
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
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