MATERIAL FROM 1969 FOUND IN GRATEFUL DEAD VAULTS; FEATURES TEN SONGS NEVER RECORDED BY PARSONS AND NEVER BEFORE AVAILABLE

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Gram Parsons

Amoeba Records will release a major addition to Gram Parsons' discography with â€˜Gram Parsons Archives Vol. 1: The Flying Burrito Brothers â€œLiveâ€ at the Avalon 1969â€™, due October 30th from the newly formed label. The two CD, 27-track set includes a number of never-before-heard (though long rumored) rarities.Gram Parsons, leading the Flying Burrito Brothers, opened for the Grateful Dead April 4, 5 and 6, 1969 at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco. The April 4th show has never been heard in any form. The bonus disc is the April 6th show. For years these tapes were rumored to exist and were finally unearthed in the Grateful Dead vault. The shows were recorded by the legendary sound engineer Bear (Owsley Stanley), and are the highest quality Gram Parsons live material available.Link to Amoeba for more details

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steve simon says wow, this is awesome. i loved gram

Permalink posted 08/18/2007
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B42 says I found it on the rukind feed which led me to the antimusic site which linked to Amoeba, what a tangled web we weave, it's like listening to space>drumz waiting for Uncle John's to come back :)

Permalink posted 08/18/2007
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steve simon says funny 42!

Permalink posted 08/18/2007
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chandlersford says my mouth is watering already! cheers for the heads up on that

Permalink posted 08/19/2007
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B42 says The Flying Burrito Brothers were always a must have/never tire of staple in everybody's collection, music that just works in every situation.

Permalink posted 08/19/2007
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deadmandeadman says I agree with Steve Simon, WOW. This is especially exciting as The Burrito Brothers were at the peak of their powers at this time. As a live performing band they were incredibly tight and the country/rock connection they always sought to illustrate seems so natural and organic when presented live.

Permalink posted 08/19/2007
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wassonii says I have to admit relative ignorance regarding Parsons until the last couple of years, but I completely understand the love of his music solo and with TFBB, having recently come across The International Submarine Unit as well as Burrito Deluxe. I'll have to borrow the Parson's box from my friend who got it when it came out, but at the time my ears weren't ready. Thank you very much for the heads up!

Permalink posted 08/20/2007
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kat3260 says this is fantastic news!!! awesome :)

Permalink posted 08/20/2007
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wassonii says Hey man. I found this set credited as being at the Winterland, but with the same date as the Avalon. I believe that typical to "grey-area" releases, some info is bad. Here's a track from it that is listed as one of the previously unheard at the Amoeba site. Any thoughts? ~E9LEBQo7pYa.mp3~

Permalink posted 08/21/2007
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B42 says Where did you see it credited as being at the Winterland? I searched for half an hour and came up empty... sign me curious...

Permalink posted 08/21/2007
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wassonii says "here":http://napusisemajmune.blogspot.com/2007/08/flying-burrito-bros-winterland-ballroom.html and according to the tracklisting on the amoeba site, this appears to be the 4/4 set. Fair to middlin quality, I can't wait for a proper release. Thanks again, monsieur, for keeping our heads full and hearts warm with all the great tunes and infos!

Permalink posted 08/21/2007
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B42 says 4, 5, and 6, - Avalon. http://www.dead.net/show/april-4-1969 and I thank you as well Brother Mogger :)

Permalink posted 08/21/2007
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wassonii says I always forget about deadnet's really amazing documentation. Much appreciated!

Permalink posted 08/23/2007
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B42 says The new layout at deadnet is kind of all over the place, lacking a sense of real community but it's coming together. Caution, even their documentation is messed up sometimes, remember the source, lol ;)

Permalink posted 08/23/2007