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In early 1973 Gram Parsons embarked on a tour to promote his recently released first solo album, GP. Gram put together a pretty great band, including the then-unknown Emmylou Harris as his singing partner. The shows were somewhat uneven at first, but by midtour the band started to find its groove.

One show stood out to pedal steel player Neil Flanz: the third night at the Bijou Cafe in Philadelphia. Neil felt that this was the best show of the tour and requested a copy of the soundboard recording. He saved it for almost forty years, and then it was acquired by Amoeba Music for a future Gram release. It then disappeared in the Amoeba vault for another ten years before it was rediscovered when Amoeba moved to a new location in LA.

It turns out Neil was right. This is Gram and Emmylou at their finest. And it’s the next to last club date ever for Gram and the Fallen Angels. A 50-year-old soundboard cassette offers some unique challenges, but thanks to the efforts of some of the world’s best archival sound restoration engineers, the beauty and energy of Gram, Emmy and the band shine through.
For all of those who never got to experience Gram live, this is the closest we’ll ever get to being there.

*First new Gram solo material release in 40 years
*First live Gram solo club appearance ever released
*Recorded 3/16/73 Bijou Cafe Philadelphia
*Definitive 2LP performance in its original sequence
*19 Songs, Including “Sin City”, “Love Hurts” and “Drug Store Truck Drivin’ Man”
*Band includes Emmylou Harris on Vocals
*11”x17” Gram poster included
*Cover features long lost Gram and Emmylou motorcycle photo

Trackliste

A1 Introduction/ Flint Hill Special
A2 We'll Sweep Out The Ashes
A3 My Uncle
A4 Drug Store Truck Drivin’ Man
B1 Streets Of Baltimore
B2 Baptizing Down By The Creek
B3 California Cotton Fields/
B4 Love Hurts
B5 Cry One More Time/
C1 Sin City
C2 Big Mouth Blues
C3 Jambalaya
D1 Six Days On The Road
D2 Introductions
D3 The New Soft Shoe
D4 Rock & Roll Medley Total / Hang On Sloopy/Baby What You Want Me To Do/Boney Maroney/Forty Days/Almost Grown