Another Side of This Life: The Lost Recordings of Gram Parsons, 1965-1966

Product Description:
The complete title is 'Another Side Of This Life-The Lost Recordings: 1965-'66. First time compilation includes 18 previously unheard demo recordings of Gram Parsons, country rock pioneer and former member of the Byrds and founding member o f The Flying Burrito Bros. Also features rare photos and a detailed liner essay by noted writer, Stanley Booth. Standard jewel case. 2000 release. The CD contains 5 tracks that are not on the LP, 'Willie Jean', 'The Last Thing On My Mind', ' Hey Nellie Nellie', 'She's The Woman I Love/Good Time Music' and 'Searchin'. Standard Jewelcase. 2000 release.

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Average customer rating: Worth buying only if you want everything Gram ever did Just a guy with a guitar The Facts Not Worthy Of The Legacy A Gram of Folk

Another Side of This Life: The Lost Recordings of Gram Parsons, 1965-1966 Gram Parsons Manufacturer: Sundazed Music Inc. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Live 1973 Safe at Home Warm Evenings, Pale Mornings, Bottled Blues: 1963-1973 Gram Parsons - Fallen Angel The Complete Reprise Sessions ASIN: B000056IAI Release Date: 2001-01-02

Tracks:

1. Codine
2. Wheel Of Fortune
3. Another Side Of This Life
4. High Flyin' Bird
5. November Nights
6. Zah's Blues
7. Reputation
8. That's The Bag I'm In
9. Willie Jean
10. They Still Go Down
11. Pride Of Man
12. The Last Thing On My Mind
13. Hey Nellie Nellie
14. She's The Woman I Love/Good Time Music
15. Brass Buttons
16. I Just Can't Take It Anymore
17. Searchin'
18. Candy Man

Album Description

The complete title is 'Another Side Of This Life-The Lost Recordings: 1965-'66. First time compilation includes 18 previously unheard demo recordings of Gram Parsons, country rock pioneer and former member of the Byrds and founding member o f The Flying Burrito Bros. Also features rare photos and a detailed liner essay by noted writer, Stanley Booth. Standard jewel case. 2000 release. The CD contains 5 tracks that are not on the LP, 'Willie Jean', 'The Last Thing On My Mind', ' Hey Nellie Nellie', 'She's The Woman I Love/Good Time Music' and 'Searchin'. Standard Jewelcase. 2000 release.

Customer Reviews:

Worth buying only if you want everything Gram ever did.......2007-06-11

I was disappointed. Obviously these recordings were not finished work. I'm sure that with good production the recording would have been excellent.

Just a guy with a guitar.......2007-03-13

I'm glad I have these songs now, but Gram was working on his guitar skills when he made this, and I know it took a lot of work for anyone to be able to play the guitar this well and sing some songs that are worthy of that much work. The accumulation is just a bit monotonous. There have been years when I just played rhythm guitar for hundreds of songs like riding on a train, which slows down and stops at a station, but when it starts up again, it is like riding along on the same train just as before. I think the songs are good. I enjoy them. But after a few, there is not likely to be a beginning of the next one that really lights your fire.

The Facts.......2002-09-05

If you're a Gram fan, you'll probably disagree heartily with the preceding review when you hear these sounds. The recordings are in fact dramatically different--less mature--than later work, but that's what makes them so interesting. It's enchanting to hear that youthful, at-times-frail-at-times-powerful voice. You just might cherish this one.

Not Worthy Of The Legacy.......2002-02-07

Folks, I love Gram just as much if not more than the next guy, but I have to advise you to spend your money elsewhere. As other reviewers have mentioned, the material is folk, not country or rock. Which there's nothing wrong with; after all, much of Gram's writing was influenced by folk. However, as you listen to this disc, it's clear that Gram has not yet found his voice that would elevate his songs into the cosmos. The sound is surprisingly good, but this is clearly the work of an artist in the embryonic stage. It's almost as if Gram came to the realization after these recordings that he wasn't going to become the next Bob Dylan. It doesn't even begin to approach the greatness he would attain starting with the ISB and onwards. If you feel you must hear this disc, borrow it from somebody. It's not something you will play repeatedly.

A Gram of Folk.......2000-12-30

This is a folk album not a country/rock album.I am not saying thats is not a great album because it is.The sound is really good for home recordings.Grams singing and playing is very clean and neat not something that most of us have heard before.If your a big Gram Parsons fan pick this up its quiet a find.

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