Cosmic Recommends: Gram Parsons
“The man who made Country Music cool. Gram Parsons has come to be viewed as one of the most influential artists of his era, or even, some say, the father of a musical movement (country-rock, alt-country, Americana...... label it what you will, or as he did, “Cosmic American Music”).
The country-rock pioneer reshaped the Byrds, redirected the Stones, and pursued his own, often glorious vision of ‘cosmic American music’. ”
Gram Parsons - COMPLETE REPRISE SESSIONS
Includes Remastered and Expanded Versions of Gram Parsons' Solo Albums plus 16 Unreleased Tracks.
The first two discs of COMPLETE REPRISE SESSIONS contain remastered versions of Parsons' two classic solo albums expanded with rare Parsons interviews and bonus tracks that feature Parsons and Emmylou Harris performing "Love Hurts" and "Sin City" live in the WBCN radio studio, as well as a stunning instrumental version of "Return of the Grievous Angel" that spotlights the improvisation skills of pianist Glen D Hardin and guitarist James Burton, who played on both of Parsons' solo albums.
The final disc contains 15 alternate versions of influential tracks from GP and Grievous Angel.
Los Angeles - FALLEN ANGEL - a documentary by producer/director Gandulf Hennig and co-writer Sid Griffin - provides a revealing account of Gram Parsons' life and the ongoing influence of his music.
Deflating many of the myths that have grown over the years about Parsons' hedonistic lifestyle, the film retraces the life of this Florida-born, Georgia-raised heir to a million-dollar orange juice fortune through his early days as a musician and his rise as a country-rock icon to his tragic death from an overdose of drugs and alcohol at the age of 26.
The documentary features music and performances from Parsons' groundbreaking career with The International Submarine Band, The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers, as well as his highly acclaimed solo albums. Also included are interviews with family, friends and fellow music.