Gram Parsons - GP [Reprise] * ORIGINAL 1974 PRESS UK VINYL LP * GATEFOLD * VG+

	£		25
	$		33

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Gram Parsons - GP, Reprise Records K44228 GATEFOLD Matrix Information (A Side: Stamped) : K 44228 A1 | (B Side: Stamped) : K 44228 B1
ORIGINAL 1974 PRESS UK VINYL LP * GATEFOLD
Following the influential albums - International Submarine Band's Safe at Home (an album often credited with creating the subgenre known as "country-rock"), The Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo (despite many of Parsons' vocal tracks being replaced for fear of a contract dispute with Lee Hazelwood's LHI Records label, which produced Safe at Home), and Parsons' first masterpiece, The Flying Burrito Bros' The Gilded Palace of Sin - Parsons dropped out of the music scene for a few years. After doing a one time reunion show with the Flying Burrito Brothers, Chris Hillman suggested that Gram Parsons should go and see a young folk singer from Washington DC. Gram Parsons was impressed and when he got to record his first solo album later that year he invited her to the sessions. The girl turned out to be Emmylou Harris, the rest is history. Parsons found a musical soul mate in Emmylou Harris and it is her angelic voice that really lifts his first solo album, GP. Her duet with Parsons on the cheating song “We’ll Sweep Out the Ashes in the Morning” expresses the vulnerability of such a fragile relationship and her harmony on “That’s All it Took” acts as the emotional trigger. The album opens up strongly with the original "Still Feeling Blue"; "Streets of Baltimore" is another sad classic, about a woman who loves her city more than her man. Then there is “Kiss the Children,” which has all of the elements of a country weeper, right down to Burton’s steel guitar solo. In it, Parsons seems to be pleading for his wife to be faithful to him and be discreet around their kids, but the last lines take a dark turn. “She” tells the simple tale of a Southern woman possessed with a great voice. Parsons sounds almost reverential in his depiction of this character who enjoyed herself as much in the Delta cotton fields as she did leading her church’s choir. GP contains a mixture of covers and originals, bolstered by impeccable production (courtesy of Parsons and Ric Grech) and aided by what was essentially Elvis Presley's touring band (including the inimitable James Burton on guitar). This all results in splendid performances throughout an album that contains a handful of bona-fide country songs, some written by Parsons, and a couple of his enigmatic ballads that, although not strictly country, have a country feel about them and are well served by the pedal-steel guitar, honky tonk piano and fiddle etc..

Grading scale: NM > EX > VG+ > VG > Good > Poor)

Vinyl: VG+. Signs of use but nothing that really compromises the record visually or audibly. The finish is shiny with light scuffs or very light scratches that do not affect the listening experience. Labels are superb, clean and bright without marks. Spindle shows no sign of wear. And no warps.

Cover: EX. SPINE: Clear, readable text | SEAMS: Top & Bottom intact without splits | CREASES: None or minor only | RING WEAR : None | DEFACING: None | (Actual images so you can check the condition)

Will combine for shipping if you buy mixed singles and albums. If you buy multiple items wait for invoice with correct shipping cost.

Records are packed well with extra protection and LPs taken out of sleeves. Double-LP usually works as 1LP but no extra protection.

Tracks:

• A1Still Feeling Blue2:38
• A2We'll Sweep Out the Ashes in the Morning3:13
• A3A Song for You4:57
• A4Streets of Baltimore2:50
• A5She4:55
• B1That's All It Took2:57
• B2The New Soft Shoe3:52
• B3Kiss the Children2:50
• B4Cry One More Time3:55
• B5How Much I've Lied2:27
• B6Big Mouth Blues3:52

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