Tag: Emmylou Harris
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Guy Clark, Old No. 1, 1975 on RCA Victor
Guy Clark’s debut album, out in 1975 on RCA Victor, reissued here by Vinyl Me Please in their Country track in 2024. Cover painting by his wife Susanna Clark. Backing vocalists here include Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell, and Steve Earle – among a shortlist of the folks Guy Clark was a tremendous influence on. Liner…
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Emmylou Harris, Thirteen, 1986 on Warner Brothers
Harris counted this as her 13th studio album, ignoring Gliding Bird which came out on an independent label. It was produced by Harris and her then-husband Paul Kennerley and recorded in Nashville. Guests include VInce Gill, Rodney Crowell, and Carl Jackson. Tracklist includes covers of Bruce Springsteen’s “My Father’s House” (from Nebraska) and Merle Haggard’s…
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Gram Parsons, GP, 1973 on Reprise
It’s hard to overstate the importance of Gram Parsons’ two solo albums: GP and (posthumously) Grievous Angel. This was his solo debut though he is joined by Emmylou Harris (with whom he was touring) on two duets. It was recorded Sept-Oct on 1972 and produced by Ric Grech from Blind Faith. My copy (via Reykjavik…
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Gram Parsons, Grievous Angel, 1974 on Reprise
My copy is a 2021 Vinyl Me, Please reissue, on what they call Turquoise Galaxy vinyl, with listening notes by Jonathan Bernstein. Released posthumously in 1974, with vocals by Emmylou Harris (with whom he’d been touring in 1973) and the TCB Band (Ronnie Tutt, James Burton, Emory Gordy, and Glen Hardin, plus pedal steel from…
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Bob Dylan, Desire, 1976 on Columbia.
Bob Dylan, Desire, 1976 on Columbia. Love this LP. Hurricane and One More Cup of Coffee are faves. Scarlet Rivera on violin, Dom Cortese on Mandolin, Vincent Bell on Bellzouku, EmmyLou Harris on backing vocals. Via Mystery Train Records in Gloucester MA
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Emmylou Harris, Pieces of the Sky, 1974 on Reprise.
Emmylou Harris, Pieces of the Sky, 1974 on Reprise. My copy is a 2021 Vinyl Me, Please reissue on gold nugget vinyl (which I like more than I expected to – I’m more of a black vinyl guy). Covers of Dolly (Coat of Many Colors), Merle Haggard (Bottle Let Me Down), and the Beatles (…
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Various Artists, Folkways: A Vision Shared (A Tribute To Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly), 1988 on Columbia.
Various Artists, Folkways: A Vision Shared (A Tribute To Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly), 1988 on Columbia. Great tribute album that was part of my introduction to the progressive tradition in America. Folk/blues Where else do you get Little Richard and Fishbone covering Rock Island Line? The Springsteen “I Ain’t Got No Home” and Emmylou’s “Hobo’s…
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Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell, The Traveling Kind, 2015 on Nonesuch
Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell, The Traveling Kind, 2015 on Nonesuch Second duets album for Harris and Crowell, following after Old Yellow Moon in 2013. This time 6 of the songs are cowrites as well – plus a cover of Lucinda Williams’ “I Just Wanted To See You So Bad” via Barnes and Noble
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Emmylou Harris, Blue Kentucky Girl, 1979 on Warner Bros.
Emmylou Harris, Blue Kentucky Girl, 1979 on Warner Bros. Harmony vocals on “Even Cowgirls Get The Blues” by Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt, years before the Trio album. Tanya Tucker on Sister’s Coming Home, Don Everly on Everytime You Leave. Great classic country album
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Neil Young, Homegrown, 2020 on Reprise
Neil Young, Homegrown, 2020 on Reprise Neil Young’s 40th studio album. Recorded back in 1974 and 1975, considered for release around the time of Tonight’s the Night. Great set of songs, support from Levon Helm, Emmylou Harris, Robbie Robertson. Vinyl sounds great – my copy is a pressing by Record Industry
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Joni 75 – A Birthday Celebration, 2019 on Decca.
Joni 75 – A Birthday Celebration, 2019 on Decca. Birthday concert forJoni Mitchell with Los Lobos, Chaka Khan, Rufus Wainwright, Diana Krall, Glen Hansard, James Taylor, Seal, Graham Nash, Brandi Carlile, Kris Kristofferson, Norah Jones, and Emmylou Harris From the Performing Arts Center of LA County
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Trio, 1987 on Warner Bros.
Trio, 1987 on Warner Bros. Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, and Linda Ronstadt. This is one of those albums I was probably too “cool” for when it came out, but learned to appreciate later. Note the paper cutout dolls on the original paper inner sleeve Via Planet Records in Cambridge MA.