Red Headed Stranger Vinyl Original
Before the formally ponytailed master of song was singing stardust always on my mind and.
Red headed stranger vinyl original. I m certain it s sold several times that since its original release. Red headed stranger willie nelson red headed stranger 180 gram 33rpm lp catalog. Red headed stranger is one of those lps that haunts you as you listen to the two very different stories on sides 1 and 2. In 1975 willie nelson just signed to columbia records and was granted an artistic freedom he d never before enjoyed in his career.
A labor of love. I was once told it was the first country album to sell a million copies. Red headed stranger is the eighteenth studio album by american outlaw country singer willie nelson and released in 1975. Free 2 day shipping on qualified orders over 35.
Willie nelson has been part of our collective consciousness far longer than most of us realize. Red headed stranger by nelson willie extra tracks original recording reissued original recording remastered edition 2000 audio cd willie nelson format. Folk world country style. 1975 conceptual outlaw country record made nelson a mainstream star and folk hero.
The concept for the album was inspired by the tale of the red headed stranger a song that nelson used to play as a disc jockey on his program in fort worth texas. Truly a work of art. Nelson s columbia records debut ranks 184 on rolling stone list of 500 greatest albums of. 39 99 usd sold out.
Willie nelson red headed stranger on 180g lp from impex. Columbia kc 33482 format. Vinyl lp album stereo country. Cut from the original analog master tapes by george marino at sterling sound.
Best sounding version you ll hear. Feeling empowered nelson began writing and soon developed what would become the storyline for his breakthrough record red headed stranger a story of murder and infidelity spun amidst stripped down arrangements that highly contrasted with the slick puffed up. Red headed stranger has always been my favorite willie nelson record in spite of strong competition from an artist who has put out more than his fair share of impressive lps. Until a few years ago i had only heard it on cd.
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