Mermaid Avenue Vinyl Box Set

The projects are named after the song mermaid s avenue written by guthrie.

Mermaid avenue vinyl box set.

The complete sessions is a 2012 box set album featuring the lyrics of american folk musician woody guthrie set to music by english folk rock guitarist billy bragg and american alternative rock band wilco the set contains all the tracks from the previously released mermaid avenue 1998 and mermaid avenue vol. C4 originally issued on a shot in the arm cd1 reprise w496cd1. This edition brings the record back to vinyl on two 180 gram lps in a gatefold double pocket wrapped jacket with original artwork. A tribute to gram parsons almo sounds amsd 80024 1999.

This album is a collaboration between the woody guthrie family billy bragg and wilco which brings some new woody guthrie material into the world in a manner that is extremely well suited to the songs themselves. Iii 2xlp album 180 536077 1 this is the way every 180g reissue should be done. Ii followed in 2000 and both were collected in a box set alongside volume three in 2012 as mermaid avenue. Referencing mermaid avenue vol.

View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 2000 cd release of mermaid avenue vol. Clean heavy vinyl lined inner sleeves gorgeous tip on outer sleeves and separate lyric sheet. Now for the first time nonesuch releases the complete recordings from the project in one box set set. Billy bragg woody guthrie a truly modern classic and one of my personal all time favorites.

Mermaid avenue was released on the elektra records label on june 23 1998. The original vinyl pressing of mermaid avenue vol i has long been out of print and hard to find. C2 originally issued on mermaid avenue bonus ep elektra prcd 1209 1998. A true campfire song for the ages.

Better than the sum of its contributors the 2nd song california stars knocks this one out of the park. Ii followed in 2000 and together the two have sold more than 500 000 copies to date. Recorded at king size sound laboratories chicago il. Mixed at private studios champaign il.

Ii 2000 as well as a third disc of outtakes from the original album. Ii followed in 2000 and together the two have sold more than 500 000 copies to date. A second volume of recordings mermaid avenue vol. C3 originally issued on return of the bgrievous angel.