Burrito Brothers Set Kicks Off Parsons Archival Series
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The Flying Burrito Brothers "Live" at the Avalon 1969 is but the first volume in the newly inaugurated <a href='http://www.amoeba.com/'>Amoeba Records imprint's "<a href='http://www.gramparsons.com/' target='_blank'>Gram Parsons Archives" series, set to raid the vaults of the late country-rock legend. <br />
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"Live" showcases Parsons' twang-psych supergroup (also boasting Parsons' fellow ex-Byrd Chris Hillman) spreading its wings on a pair of April 1969 gigs opening for the Grateful Dead at San Francisco's legendary Avalon Ballroom. <br />
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Recorded by sound engineer/acid maker Owsley Stanley, the gigs are packed with some of Parsons' trad-country favorites never before heard on other Burrito Brothers records. The set also features the debut of a couple home-recorded bonus tracks, as well as a 24-page photo book with rare images of Parsons and company. Get "Live" November 6. [MORE...]
<img alt="Link-arrow" src="http://assets3.pitchforkmedia.com/images/link-arrow.gif?1193151779" style="clear:both;margin: 0px; padding: 5px 5px 0px 0px;" />MP3: The Flying Burrito Brothers: Long Black Limousine [from the forthcoming Gram Parsons Archives Vol. 1: The Flying Burrito Brothers "Live" at the Avalon 1969 LP]<br />
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