The IRS Tapes: Who'll Buy My Memories?

AMG Review of The IRS Tapes: Who'll Buy My Memories?

Thom Owens
All Music Guide

Commonly known as The IRS Tapes because it was made to help pay for Willie Nelson's IRS debts, Who'll Buy My Memories is a double-disc, 25-track collection of demos, outtakes, and stripped-down recordings that feature only Nelson and his guitar. Over the course of the set, Nelson plays a handful of unusual tracks, several new tunes, and a few of his most familiar songs. The result is one of Nelson's most direct and affecting albums, featuring several of his finest vocal performances.