The weather has turned in Sydney. When I’m wearing a wet woollen coat and there’s rain running down my neck I feel no music sounds better than Townes Van Zandt.
I’ve put a mix together of all eras, all albums, raked through live performances towards the end of his life when his voice is starting to crack and strain, studio outtakes, demos and the like.
Dedicated to my friends Al Montfort and Amy Hill.
‘I’ll Be Here in The Morning’ (DX RMX)
‘No Lonesome Tune’ (DX RMX)
‘Pancho and Lefty’ (DX RMX)
‘When Your Dream Lovers Die’ (DX RMX)
‘Snake Mountain Blues’ (DX RMX)
‘Rake’ (DX RMX)
‘She Came and She Touched Me’ (DX RMX)
‘Tecumseh Valley’ (DX RMX)
‘Waitin’ Round to Die’ (DX RMX)
‘Loretta’ (DX RMX)
‘Turnstiled, Junkpiled’ (DX RMX)
‘For The Sake of the Song’ (DX RMX)
‘Dead Flowers’ (DX RMX)
‘Our Mother the Mountain’ (DX RMX)
‘Standing’ (DX RMX)
‘You Are Not Needed Now’ (DX RMX)
‘Nothin’ (DX RMX)
If you haven’t heard Townes, I say with all modesty this is a good introduction… were I making a mix ONLY for the i…
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