Late Great Townes Van Zandt Vinyl

The late great townes van zandt.

Late great townes van zandt vinyl. Whilst the title of townes van zandt s final lp for poppy records in 1972 refers to his commercial invisibility and brief death from an overdose it is considered by critics and fans alike to be the finest album. View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 1972 terre haute pressing vinyl release of the late great townes van zandt on discogs. Account lists account returns orders. The late great townes van zandt is a 1972 studio album by texas singer songwriter townes van zandt.

Van zandt s last and arguably greatest album recorded for poppy released on 180 gram vinyl in a striking gatefold sleeve. Recorded at jack clement studios nashville tenn issued in a heavy stock gatefold jacket with a 11 5 x 11 5 insert with release information credits and liner notes. A clear vinyl version also exists. It was the second album that he recorded in 1972 and a follow up to high low and in between.

The album features two of his most covered songs the western outlaw ballad pancho and lefty and the gentle love song if i needed you. The late great townes van zandt may by its title have intended to be ironic in its day but the sentiment has nonetheless been realised much more conventionally. And it is a release that should be in every collection of great american music. This beautifully remastered edition will be available on cd in a digipak with liner notes from award wining scribe colin escott as well as on clear 180 gram vinyl for the first 1 500 pressed.

When kevin eggers reissued the late great townes van zandt in 1989 on tomato lp and cd it had different versions of three songs i snow don t fall ii pancho lefty and iii heavenly houseboat blues compared with those originally issued on poppy records ua records at the end of 1972. He really is the late and the great tvz.