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INTERNATIONAL SUBMARINE BAND/GRAM PARSONS~SAFE AT HOME~STUNNING ORIG NM 1968 LP! Product Description
ANOTHER LP FROM THE AMAZING COLLECTION OF 10,000+ LPs THAT WE ARE OVERJOYED TO HAVE PURCHASED!
THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE ALBUMS IN THIS COLLECTION HAD BEEN HORDED OVER A PERIOD OF 30 YEARS STARTING IN THE MID-1980s AND CONTINUING UP THROUGH 2014!
TO SAY THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER WAS OBSESSED WITH COLLECTING WOULD BE AN UNDERSTATEMENT.
The International Submarine Band ?? Safe At Home
LHI Records ?? LHI-S-12001
ABSOLUTELY THE BEST COPY THAT WE HAVE EVER SEEN OF THIS GROUNDBREAKING ALBUM FROM 1968!
THOUGH ALMOST 1/2 CENTURY OLD, THIS COPY IS ABOUT AS PERFECT AS IT COULD POSSIBLY BE!
OPEN BUT STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP!!
VINYL IS ABSOLUTELY NEAR MINT - OUR HIGHEST RATING FOR AN OPEN ALBUM!! - BUT THIS ONE MAKES US WANT TO MAKE AN EXCEPTION TO OUR OWN RULE. IT'S THAT GOOD!
EXCEPT FOR A SMALL DRILL-HOLE IN THE LOWER LEFT CORNER AND SOME MINOR DAMAGE IN THE UPPER LEFT CORNER, THE COVER IS NEAR MINT!
FULL-COLOR LABELS LOOKS GLORIOUS!
IF YOU ARE A TRUE GRAM PARSONS FAN, YOU NEED THIS LP!!
CHRISTMAS IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER! TREAT YOURSELF TO SOMETHING SPECIAL THIS YEAR!!
Safe at Home, Gram Parsons' first full-length album (and the only LP he would record with the International Submarine Band), today sounds like a dry run for the country-rock he would later perfect with the Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers; it's also a major changeup from the psychedelically shaded pop/rock of the ISB's hard to find debut singles. In many ways, the album sounds more purely "country" than Parsons' best-known work; the Burritos' crucially important R&B edge had yet to make its presence felt in Gram's music, and on these sessions the rock influence is often more felt than heard (probably due in part to the presence of Nashville session veterans who pitched in on piano and pedal steel). But Parsons' considerable gifts as a songwriter were already evident on tunes like "Blue Eyes" and "Luxury Liner," and while there's a touch less grace in Gram's vocals than on his best work, his passion, understated wit, and deep love for country music are always in the forefront. And while Gram is the star of this show, his bandmates -- John Nuese and Bob Buchanan on guitars, Jon Corneal on drums, and future Burrito Chris Ethridge on bass -- are solid, soulful, and firmly in the pocket throughout. If Safe at Home sounds like a rough draft for Gram Parsons' later triumphs, it's also a fine record on its own terms, and leaves little doubt that the International Submarine Band's leader had something special right from the start.
Credits
Bass ? Chris Ethridge
Drums ? Jon Corneal
Engineer ? Eddie Brackett, Mike Lietz*
Guitar [Lead] ? John Nuese
Guitar [Rhythm] ? Bob Buchanan, Gram Parsons
Guitar [Steel] ? Good Ole "Jay Dee"*
Lead Vocals ? Gram Parsons
Mastered By ? Ken Perry
Piano ? Earl "Les" Ball*
Producer ? Suzi Jane Hokom
Vocals [Back-up] ? Bob Buchanan, Jon Corneal
Written-By ? Gram Parsons (tracks: A1, B3-B5)
Tracklist
Blue Eyes 2:45
I Must Be Somebody Else You've Known 2:15
A Satisfied Mind 2:30
Folsom Prison Blues / That's All Right 4:23
Miller's Cave 2:45
I Still Miss Someone 2:45
Luxury Liner 2:43
Strong Boy 2:01
Do You Know How It Feels To Be Lonesome? 3:33
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