THIS IS THE US ORIGINAL PRESSING on POPPY label. SINGLE COVER + COMPANY INNER SLEEVE. The cover is in VG(+) condition,  with discolouration/wear on spines/corners, damaged on left spine,  creases on corners, surface ringwear on front, sticker mark on rear (top right corner), cut corner (top eft), left spine is partially readable; INNER with 7cm split on lateral + 2cm split on bottom; for details see photos. The vinyl is in EX condition (few light clicks), and plays wonderfully. RARE ALBUM.

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TOWNES VAN ZANDT

with DONNIE OWENS, LARRY CARLTON, DAVID COHEN, HARVEY NEWMARK

JOHN SUMNER, DON RANDI, ANN WHITSETT

Among the most widely admired and influential Texas songwriters, an alt-country godfather with a dry, witty, allusive writing style. Townes Van Zandt's music doesn't jump up and down, wear fancy clothes, or beat around the bush. Whether he was singing a quiet, introspective country-folk song or a driving, hungry blues, Van Zandt's lyrics and melodies were filled with the kind of haunting truth and beauty that you knew instinctively. His music came straight from his soul by way of a kind heart, an honest mind, and a keen ear for the gentle blend of words and melody. He could bring you down to a place so sad that you felt like you were scraping bottom, but just as quickly he could lift your spirits and make you smile at the sparkle of a summer morning or a loved one's eyes -- or raise a chuckle with a quick and funny talking blues. The magic of his songs is that they never leave you alone.

 Produced by Kevin Eggers

1972    LP     POPPY RECORDS      PYS-5700   STEREO

PRINTED IN U.S.A.     ORIGINAL PRESSING

SINGLE COVER + COMPANY INNER SLEEVE

THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

NOTES: Pressing Plant ID (Etched in runouts): T  [Terre Haute Pressing]

This release is very similar to another original US version, but it has different runout etchings and slightly different labels.

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LABEL: POPPY -  BROWN/OCHRE LABEL w/'RED POPPY LOGO - BLACK TEXT

Catalog on cover: PYS-5700

Catalog on labels: PYS-5700

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): PYS 5700-A-1     T I

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): PYS-5700-B-3    T e

On labels: All Selections Composed By Townes Van Zandt

Copyright by Columbine Music, Inc. ASCAP

Distributed by United Artists Records, Inc. Los Angeles, Calif. 90028 

Made in U.S.A.

On back cover: Tracklist + Credits

Produced by Kevin Eggers

Leslie Jo Richards 1952-1971

©MCMLXXI and manufactured by Poppy Industries, Inc. New York, N.Y.

Printed in U.S.A.   PYS-5700              4(bottom right)

tracklisting

Side A: TWO HANDS - YOU ARE NOT NEEDED NOW

GREENSBORO WOMAN  - HIGHWAY KIND - STANDIN'

Side B: NO DEAL - TO LIVE IS TO FLY - WHEN HE OFFERS HIS HAND

MR. GOLD AND MR. MUD - BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS - HIGH, LOW AND IN BETWEEN

grading

RECORD EX but (please, read above description)

SLEEVE VG(+) but (please, see pictures and read above description)

In 1972 Van Zandt cut two perfect albums, one of them being High, Low and In Between. Poppy/Tomato Records' owner Kevin Eggers, who was responsible for many of Van Zandt's best records, produced this album with minimal backing that keeps the spotlight on Van Zandt's vocals and his songwriting. The record includes "To Live Is to Fly," the song Van Zandt considered his best, "No Deal," an absurd hard luck blues, a couple of gospel songs, "Mr. Gold and Mr. Mud," one of his most baffling poetic tunes, and the title track, an aching tale of heartache and confusion. The spare arrangements are as much folk as country, the two genres Van Zandt was most comfortable with. "Two Hands," a rollicking spiritual with bright female backing vocals and tinkling gospel piano opens things up. It's the most straightforward gospel tune Van Zandt ever wrote, full of exuberant joy. "You Are Not Needed Now" radically changes the pace, with its bleak, hopeless message accented by weeping pedal steel and Van Zandt's plaintive vocal. Musically low key, but emotionally potent, High, Low and In Between shows Van Zandt digging deep into his troubled psyche and turning his heartache into soul-stirring art...(AllMusic)