NEW DOUBLE LP
New sealed copy. 2024 deluxe limited edition remastered reissue on 180 gram vinyl. Original self-toitled album cut from the analog master tapes. Includes the full album remastered plus bonus tracks. Gatefold jacket.
Warren Zevon's second studio album was recorded in 1975 and released on May 18, 1976, through Asylum Records. The cover photo by Jimmy Wachtel depicts Zevon standing in the parking lot outside the Hollywood Palladium on the night of the 18th Annual Grammy Awards. A remastered version with bonus tracks was released by Rhino Records in 2008.
The album received positive reviews from critics. Robert Christgau praised Zevon's ability to resist pigeonholes like "country-rock" while avoiding both the banal and the mystagogical, highlighting memorable quatrains such as "And if California slides into the ocean/Like the mystics and statistics say it will/I predict this motel will be standing/Until I pay my bill." Pitchfork awarded the album a perfect 10/10 score, while PopMatters and Uncut both gave it 9/10.
TRACKLIST:
Original Album:
A1 Frank And Jesse James
A2 Mama Couldn't Be Persuaded
A3 Backs Turned (Looking Down The Path)
A4 Hasten Down The Wind
A5 Poor Poor Pitiful Me
A6 The French Inhaler
B1 Mohammed's Radio
B2 I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
B3 Carmelita
B4 Join Me In L.A.
B5 Desperados Under The Eaves
Bonus Tracks:
C1 Hasten Down The Wind (Band Demo)
C2 Mama Couldn't Be Persuaded (Live On WMMS)
C3 Backs Turned Looking Down The Path (Take 1)
C4 Join Me In L.A. (Take 2)
C5 Poor Poor Pitiful Me (Alternate Version)
C6 Frank And Jesse James (Alternate Version)
D1 Mohammed's Radio (Take 2)
D2 The French Inhaler (Take 1)
D3 Carmelita (Alternate Version)
D4 Desperados Under The Eaves (Take 2)
D5 I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (Alternate Version)
