BLAZE FOLEY - OUT OF PRINT - 28 YEAR OLD VINYL RECORD

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Oct 7, 2012 Sold Date

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Howdy... Welcome To . . . . . . . AUSTIN POSTER COMPANY . . . . . . . Collecting Since ... 1969

D E S C R I P T I O N

PERFORMER : The Legendary ...

" BLAZE FOLEY "

ULTA RARE - OUT of PRINT - 28 YEAR OLD RECORD

SELF - TITLED

" BLAZE FOLEY "

RECORD CONTAINS:

10 SONGS

THIS WAS HIS VERY 1st RECORD

AND

ONLY CAME OUT ON VINYL

SO IT WAS A VERY LIMITED EDITION

MAYBE LESS THAN 1,000 EVER MADE

The colorful yet tragic life of Austin singer/songwriter

Blaze Foley --

who was shot and killed in 1989, at the age of 39, while trying to defend an elderly friend --

reads like the most heart-piercing of country ballads.

It's no wonder then that extraordinary artists like Foley's friend and hero Townes Van Zandt and Lucinda Williams penned odes to him (Van Zandt's "Blaze's Blues" and Williams' "Drunken Angel"). As for Foley's craft, no less than Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard covered Foley's "If I Could Only Fly" in 1987. (Haggard would go on to re-record the song and make it the title track of his 2000 album.) Unfortunately, it seems that a good deal of Foley's energies went toward the art of living; therefore, while he has left listeners with his vivid legend, his recorded output is frustratingly scarce.

Blaze Foley

born . . December 18, 1949 in Arkansas

died . . February 1, 1989 in Austin, TX

He was born = " Michael David Fuller "

and was raised in West Texas and sang with his mother, brother, and sisters in a gospel act called the Fuller Family. Taking a pseudonym borrowed from Red Foley, Blaze performed in Houston, New Orleans, and Austin through the 1970s and '80s, developing a strong following and respect from fellow musicians.

But it was the Austin music scene, among friends like Van Zandt and Timbuk 3 --

whose work Foley was an early champion of -- that would become his spiritual and geographical home.

Artist: BLAZE FOLEY Album: SELF - TITLED Label: VITAL Code: 7497 = 33 Country: USA Type: FOLK Cover: VG ++ Vinyl: VG + + Format:

LP = 33 = 12"

Extra Info: ULTRA RARE

COVER: very good + + = no split spine / seams - no stains or marks - the darker grey on left back, is a shadow from pix taken

RECORD: very good + + = outside of 2-3 non noise making minor marks - its very clean +. . . VERY COLLECTABLE

VALUE: 300 - 400 . . . . . . . . . starting bid ... only ... 159

GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC !

I have been living in Austin + buying, selling and hunting music collectables for over 40 years.

This record is GUARANTEED to be 100 per cent genuine -- You can bid with confidence!

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