Gram Parsons w/ Emmylou Harris GRIEVOUS ANGEL, Reprise White Label PROMO (1974)

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• The first stop on the tour prior to the release of this album was in Boulder. They were on tour busses. Seller saw the show and recalls Parsons was not functioning very well during the show and the morning after. Emmylou was seen literally dragging him down the street the next day.
• Emmylou later wrote and recorded a song about the tour called "Boulder to Birmingham".
• This was Parson's second and last solo album. "Grievous Angel" was released four months after Parson's death. No one associated with Gram Parsons was surprised by his death.
• This White Label Promo is a First Pressing.
• The matrices end in 1A & 1B.
• The paper on board cover has tight seams with slight corner bumps and partial ring wear..
• The Promo sticker is on the front cover.
• The inner sleeve is the Warner Bros. Loss Leaders catalog. 
• This is a one-owner. Seller got it new from WB upon initial release in 1974. It has been in storage since then.

Side One:

1. "Return of the Grievous Angel" (Gram Parsons) – 4:19
2. "Hearts on Fire" (Walter Egan, Tom Guidera) – 3:50
3. "I Can't Dance" (Tom T. Hall) – 2:20
4. "Brass Buttons" (Parsons) – 3:27
5. "$1000 Wedding" (Parsons) – 5:00

• Side Two:

1. "Medley Live from Northern Quebec:"
   (a) "Cash on the Barrelhead" (Charlie Louvin, Ira Louvin) – 2:12
   (b) "Hickory Wind" (Parsons, Bob Buchanon) – 4:15
2. "Love Hurts" (Boudleaux Bryant) – 3:40
3. "Ooh Las Vegas" (Parsons, Ric Grech) – 3:29
4. "In My Hour of Darkness" (Parsons, Emmylou Harris) – 3:42

Personnel

• Gram Parsons: lead vocals, acoustic guitar
• Emmylou Harris: vocals (all songs except "Brass Buttons")
• Glen D. Hardin: piano, electric piano on "Brass Buttons"
• James Burton: electric lead guitar
• Emory Gordy, Jr.: bass
• Ronnie Tutt: drums
• Herb Pedersen: acoustic rhythm guitar, electric rhythm guitar on "I Can't Dance"
• Al Perkins: pedal steel

Guests

• Bernie Leadon: acoustic guitar on "Return of the Grievous Angel", electric lead guitar on "Hearts on Fire", dobro on "In My Hour of Darkness"
• Byron Berline: fiddle on "Return of the Grievous Angel", "Medley Live from Northern Quebec" & "In My Hour of Darkness", mandolin on "Medley"
• N.D. Smart: drums on "Hearts on Fire" and "In My Hour of Darkness"
• Steve Snyder: vibes on "Medley Live from Northern Quebec"
• Linda Ronstadt: harmony vocal on "In My Hour of Darkness"
• Kim Fowley, Phil Kaufman, Ed Tickner, Jane & Jon Doe: "Background blah-blah" on "Medley Live from Northern Quebec"