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TOWNES VAN ZANDT

Among 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.

Sunshine Boy: The Unheard Studio Sessions & Demos 1971-1972

2013     3xLP BOX     OMNIVORE RECORDINGS    OVLP-15

PRINTED IN U.S.A.    ORIGINAL PRESSING

BOX COVER + INNER SLEEVES + HYPE STICKER + CLEAR VINYL

NOTES: Black Friday 2013 - 11/29/2013, record store exclusive release.

All tracks previously unissued on vinyl.

With 3 printed innersleeves. Sticker on plastic wrapper mentions "Limited First Pressing on clear vinyl". Note the misspelling of the word "Unheard" on the sticker - it's spelled "Uheard".

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode [on hype sticker]: (scanned) 816651015634     (text) 8 16651 01563 4

Label Code: none

LABEL: NORMAL -WHITE LABEL - BLACK TEXT

Catalog on box cover: OVLP-15

Catalog on labels: OVLP-15  6651015634

  Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): OLVP-15-A 00816651015634 -L.NIX- S-87780

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): OLVP-15-B 00816651015634 -L.NIX- S-87781

Matrix / Runout (Side C, Etched): OLVP-15-C 00816651015634 -L.NIX- S-87782

Matrix / Runout (Side D, Etched): OLVP-15-D 00816651015634 -L.NIX- S-87783

Matrix / Runout (Side E, Etched): OLVP-15-E-RE -L.NIX- 00816651015634 S-87784 RE-2

Matrix / Runout (Side F, Etched): OLVP-15-F 00816651015641 -L.NIX- S-87785

On labels: Produced for release by Cheryl Pawelski

All selections.............

℗ 2013 Capitol Records.........by Omnivore Recordings.

On Back Cover: Tracklist

Produced for release by Cheryl Pawelski    Liner notes by Colin Escott

All tracks previously unissued

℗ 2013 Capitol................www.omnivore recordings.com

tracklisting: Please, for tracklist see photos

grading

RECORDs EX but (please, read above description)

BOX COVER EX but (please, see pictures and read above description)

INNER SLEEVES VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)

The embodiment of the tragic troubadour, Townes Van Zandt's prolific and sublime output reached what some would deem its apex with the release of two 1972 albums: High, Low and in Between and The Late Great Townes Van Zandt. Van Zandt's lonesome folk-blues songs were at their most passionate, desperate, and visceral at this point, and his painful path continued to escalate in difficulty as his masterworks were less than commercial successes and his heroin habit drained his spirit heavily. As time went on, the strength of his writing, especially in this prolific period, would elevate Van Zandt to levels of almost mythical American legend status, and his songs would be covered by bigger names in country and folk. Sunshine Boy collects rough studio mixes, alternate takes, and demo recordings from this golden 1971-1972 period, all previously unreleased. The 28 tracks here offer an especially intimate window on the artist, with spare demos and stripped-down studio mixes spotlighting Van Zandt's weathered vocals and straightforward, often heartbreaking storytelling lyrics. The studio half of the collection features languid blues covers ("Who Do You Love"), bluegrass romps ("Blue Ridge Mountains"), and country-fried western rockers ("Two Hands," "Mr. Mudd & Mr. Gold"). An early alternate mix of Van Zandt's biggest single, "Pancho & Lefty," is heard here without its mariachi horns or string arrangements. Without these elements to date it, the crushingly sad ballad takes on a timeless feel, more direct than any era of singer/songwriter sounds it may have been created in. The 12 off-hand demos included here are what truly offer an intimate portrait of the singer in his prime. Van Zandt sounds especially candid, accompanied mostly by his own guitar and singing softly to himself between takes. Tracks like "Heavenly Houseboat Blues," the traditional "Old Paint," and a very laid-back take on the Stones' "Dead Flowers," are all as disarming as they are enjoyable. The loose approach of these demos doesn't take away at all from their power. The space and simplicity just allow more room for Van Zandt's unique character to come through. Though all of the songs on Sunshine Boy found their way to official albums in more fleshed-out versions, these uncluttered takes offer a beautifully bare look at a young artist whose combination of astonishing gifts and troubled life would eventually make him an American folk hero...(AllMusic)