TOWNES VAN ZANDT

Albums recorded by Townes Van Zandt, with release dates and UK CD availability.

 

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For The Sake Of The Song

--/68

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Our Mother The Mountain

--/69

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Townes Van Zandt

--/70

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Delta Momma Blues

--/71

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High, Low And In Between

--/72

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The Late, Great Townes Van Zandt

--/73

New

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Live At The Old Quarter, Houston, Texas

--/77

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Flyin' Shoes

--/78

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At My Window

--/87

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Live And Obscure [live]

--/89

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Rain On A Conga Drum [live]

--/91

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The Nashville Sessions [lost tracks recorded in mid-1970s]

--/93

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Rear View Mirror [live]

--/93

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Road Songs [recorded live at various times]

--/94

 

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No Deeper Blue

12/94

New or Used

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Abnormal [live]

09/96

New

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The Highway Kind [part live]

03/97

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Last Rights: Life & Times Of Townes Van Zandt [aka Documentary]

05/97

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A Far Cry From Dead [new recordings of old songs]

06/99

New

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In Pain [live]

09/99

New

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Texas Rain: The Texas Hill Country Recordings

10/01

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Together At The Bluebird Cafe

11/01

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Live At McCabe's

11/01

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A Gentle Evening With Townes Van Zandt

04/02

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In The Beginning...

04/03

New

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Acoustic Blue [live]

10/03

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Rear View Mirror Vol 2 [live]

09/04

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Live At The Jester Lounge: Houston, Texas 1966

10/04

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Live At Union Chapel, London, England

09/05

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A Private Concert

11/05

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1) FOR THE SAKE OF THE SONG

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For The Sake Of The Song
Tecumseh Valley
Many A Fine Lady
(Quicksilver Daydreams Of) Maria
Waitin' Around To Die
I'll Be There In The Morning
Sad Cinderella
The Velvet Voices
Talkin' Karate Blues
All Your Young Servants
Sixteen Summers, Fifteen Falls



Townes Van Zandt

Producer:

Vocals, Guitar

Jack Clement, Jim Malloy

2) OUR MOTHER THE MOUNTAIN

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Be Here to Love Me
Kathleen
She Came And She Touched Me
Like A Summer Thursday
Our Mother The Mountain
Second Lovers Song
St John The Gambler
Tecumseh Valley
Snake Mountain Blues
My Proud Mountains
Why She's Acting This Way


Ben Benay
James Burton
John Clauder
Jack Clement
David Cohen
Mike Deasy
Chuck Domanico
Donald Frost
Jules Jacob
Charlie McCoy

Harvey Newmark
Don Randi
Lyle Ritz
Townes Van Zandt

Producer:

Harmonica
Dobro, Guitar
Drums
Guitar
Guitar
Guitar
Bass
Drums
Flute
Bass, Guitar, Harmonica, Keyboards
Bass
Keyboards
Bass
Vocals, Guitar

Jack Clement, Kevin Eggers,
Jim Malloy

3) TOWNES VAN ZANDT

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For The Sake Of The Song
Columbine
Waiting Around To Die
Don't Take It Too Bad
Colorado Girl
Lungs
I'll Be Here In The Morning
Fare Thee Well, Miss Carousel
(Quicksilver Daydreams Of) Maria
None But The Rain


Townes Van Zandt

Producer:

Vocals, Guitar

Kevin Eggers, Jim Malloy

4) DELTA MOMMA BLUES

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FFV
Delta Mama Blues
Only Him Or Me
Turnsyled, Junkpiled
Tower Song
Come Tomorrow
Brand New Companion
Where I Lead Me
Rake
Nothin'


Townes Van Zandt

Producer:

Vocals, Guitar

Ron Frangipane

5) HIGH, LOW AND IN BETWEEN

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Two Hands
You Are Not Needed Now
Greensboro Woman
Highaway Kind
Standin'
No Deal
To Live Is To Fly
When He Offers His Hand
Mr Gold And Mr Mud
Blue Ridge Mountains
High, Low And In Between



David Cohen
Harvey Newmark
Donnie Owens
Don Randi
John Summer
Townes Van Zandt
Ann Whitsett

Producer:

Guitar
Bass
Guitar
Piano, Organ, Cymbal
Drums
Vocals, Guitar
Handclaps

Kevin Eggers

6) THE LATE, GREAT TOWNES VAN ZANDT

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No Lonesome Tune
Sad Cinderella
German Mustard
Don't Let The Sunshine Fool Ya'
Honky Tonkin'
Snow Don't Fall
Fraulein
Poncho & Lefty
If I Needed You
Silver Ships Of Andilar
Heavenly Houseboat Blues


Townes Van Zandt

Producer:

Vocals, Guitar

Jack Clement

7) LIVE AT THE OLD QUARTER, HOUSTON, TEXAS

 
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LP 1
Announcement
Pancho & Lefty
Mr Mudd & Mr Gold
Don't You Take It Too Bad
Two Girls
Fraternity Blues
If I Needed You
Brand New Companion
White Freight Liner Blues
To Live Is To Fly
She Came And She Touched Me
Talking Thunderbird Blues
Rex's Blues
Nine Pound Hammer

LP 2
For The Sake Of The Song
Chauffer's Blues
No Place To Fall
Loretta
Kathleen
Why She's Acting That Way
Cocaine Blues
Who Do You Love
Tower Song
Waiting 'Round To Die
Tecumseh Valley
Lungs
Only Him Or Me

Recorded in July 1973.


Townes Van Zandt

Producer:

Vocals, Guitar

Earl Willis

8) FLYIN' SHOES

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Loretta
No Place To Fall
Flyin' Shoes
Who Do You Love?
When She Don't Need Me
Dollar Bill Blues
Rex's Blues
Pueblo Waltz
Brother Flower
Snake Song


Eddy Anderson
Billy Burnette
Tommy Cogbill
Jimmy Day
Philip Donnelly
Bobby Emmons
Billy Earl McLelland
Chips Moman
Spooner Oldham
Gary Scruggs
Randy Scruggs
Townes Van Zandt
Toni Wine

Producer:

Drums, Percussion
Backing Vocals
Bass
Steel Guitar
Guitar, Backing Vocals
Keyboards
Guitar, Backing Vocals
Guitar, Backing Vocals
Piano
Harmonica
Guitar, Mandolin
Vocals, Guitar
Backing Vocals

Chips Moman

9) AT MY WINDOW

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Snowin' On Raton
Blue Wind Blew
At My Window
For The Sake Of The Song
Ain't Leavin' Your Love
Buckskin Stallion Blues
Little Sundance #2
Still Lookin' For You
Gone, Gone Blues
Catfish Song


Jack Clement
Charles Cochran
Mark Howard
Roy M Huskey
Kenny Malone
Joey Miskulin
Mark O'Connor
Mickey Raphael
Jim Rooney
Donny Silverman
Townes Van Zandt
Mickey White

Producer:

Guitar, Dobro
Keyboards
Guitar, Steel Guitar
Bass
Drums, Percussion
Accordion
Mandolin, Violin
Harmonica
Guitar
Flute, Saxophone
Vocals, Guitar
Guitar

Jack Clement, Jim Rooney

10) LIVE AND OBSCURE

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Dollar Bill Blues
Many A Fine Lady
Nothin'
Pueblo Waltz
Talking Thunderbird Blues
Rex's Blues
White Freight Liner Blues
Loretta
Snake Mountain Blues
Waitin' Round To Die
Tecumseh Valley
Pancho & Lefty
You Are Not Needed Now

Recorded live at 12th & Porter, Nashville,
Tennessee, USA on 19 April 1985


Donny Silverman
Townes Van Zandt
Mickey White

Producer:

Flute, Saxophone
Vocals, Guitar
Guitar

Stephen J Mendell,
Townes Van Zandt

11) RAIN ON A CONGA DRUM

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Mr Mudd And Mr Gold
If I Needed You
Buckskin Stallion Blues
Short Haired Woman Blues
Ain't Leavin' Your Love
Pancho & Lefty
Dollar Bill Blues
Fraulein
The Shrimp Song
Blaze's Blues
No Place To Fall
To Live Is To Fly
Lungs
Nothin'
Tecumseh Valley
Dead Flowers
White Freightliner Blues
The Catfish Song

Recorded live at The Quasimodo,
Berlin, Germany on 25 October 1990



Townes Van Zandt

Producer:

Vocals, Guitar

12) THE NASHVILLE SESSIONS

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At My Window
Rex's Blues
No Place To Fall
Buckskin Stallion
White Freight Liner Blues
Snake Song
Loretta
Two Girls
Spider Song
When She Don't Need Me
Pueblo Waltz
Upon My Soul


Townes Van Zandt

Producer:

Vocals, Guitar

Kevin Eggers

13) REAR VIEW MIRROR

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Pancho & Lefty
If I Needed You
For The Sake Of The Song
Our Mother The Mountain
To Live Is To Fly
Lungs
Flying Shoes
No Place To Fall
Dollar Bill Blues
White Freight Liner Blues
Tecumseh Valley
Don't You Take It Too Bad
Tower Song
Rex's Blues
Brother Flower
Waitin' Round To Die
Colorado Girl





Danny Rowland
Townes Van Zandt

Producer:

Guitar
Vocals, Guitar

Townes Van Zandt

14) ROAD SONGS

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Ira Hayes
Dead Flowers
Automobile Blues
Coo Coo
Fraulein
Hello Central
Indian Cowboy
Racing In The Streets
My Starter Won't Start
Texas River Song
Wabash Cannonball
Short Haired Woman Blues
Man Gave Names To All The Animals
Little Willie The Gambler
Cocaine Blues



Owen Cody
Townes Van Zandt
Mickey White

Producer:

Violin
Vocals, Guitar
Guitar

Townes Van Zandt

15) NO DEEPER BLUE

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Song For
Blaze's Blue
Hole
Marie
Goin' Down To Memphis
Hey Willy Boy
Niles River Blues
Billy, Boney & Ma
Katie Belle Blue
If I Was Washington
Lover's Lullaby
Cowboy Junkies Lament
BW Railroad Blues
Gone Too Long


Townes Van Zandt

Producer:

Vocals, Guitar

Philip Donnelly

16) ABNORMAL

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Coo-Coo
Shrimp Song
Dollar Bill Blues
Two Girls
Kathleen (Into)
Waiting Around To Die
Tecumseh Valley (Into)
Dead Flowers
Catfish Song (Into)
Flying Shoes
Blazes Blues
Marie
Song For
Lung
Old Shep


Townes Van Zandt

Producer:

Vocals, Guitar

Townes Van Zandt

17) THE HIGHWAY KIND

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Still Lookin' For You
Dublin Blues
Lost Highway
A Song For
The Hole
Highway Kind
(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle
No Deal
Blaze's Blues
Darcy Farrow
My Proud Mountains
Wreck On The Highway
Rake
Ira Hayes

Tracks 1,3-6,8-11,13,14 were recorded
live on tour in the USA and Europe



Jim Calvin


Roy Ann Calvin
Rise Payne

Kelly Joe Phelps
Townes Van Zandt

Producer:

Guitar (Tracks 2,7,12),
Mandolin (Tracks 2,12),
Fiddle (Track 7)
Guitar (Tracks 2,7,12)
Fiddle (Track 12),
Vocals (Track 12)
Dobro (Track 14)
Vocals, Guitar

Townes Van Zandt

18) LAST RIGHTS: LIFE & TIMES OF TOWNES VAN ZANDT (aka DOCUMENTARY)

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Blaze's Blues
The Homeless (Dialogue)
Marie
Life (Dialogue)
The Hole
Cowboy Junkies Lament
Pancho & Lefty Story (Dialogue)
Pancho & Lefty
Lightin' Hopkins (Dialogue)
Brand New Champion
Tecumseh Valley
Wedding Song & Hits (Dialogue)
If I Needed You
I'll Be Here In The Morning
Waitin' Round To Die
Seeds, Roots & Sprouts
One Man House Band At The Jester Lounge (Dialogue)
Early Influences (Dialogue)
Under The Influences (Dialogue)
Pancho, Lefty & Townes (Dialogue)
Somebody Had To Write It (Dialogue)
Exiles, Exits & Endings (Dialogue)
Ghost Harp & Concertina (Dialogue)

Last Rights


Documentary



Producer:



19) A FAR CRY FROM DEAD

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Dollar Bill Blues
To Live's To Fly
Rex's Blues
Sanitarium Blues *
Ain't Leavin' Your Love
Greensboro Woman
Snake Mountain Blues
Pancho & Lefty
For The Sake Of The Song
Waitin' Round to Die
Many A Fine Lady
Tower Song
Squash *

* Previously unreleased



Richard Bennett
Jim Calvin
Russ Hicks
Larry Knechtel
Craig Krampf
Kenny Malone
Charlie McCoy
Susie Monick
Michael Spriggs
Townes Van Zandt
Bob Wray

Producer:

Guitar
Banjo
Guitar, Steel Guitar
Keyboards
Percussion
Multi Instruments
Harmonica
Accordion, Squeezebox
Guitar, Dobro, Tiple
Vocals, Guitar
Bass

Eric Paul

20) IN PAIN

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Katie Belle Blues
Buckskin Stallion
Loretta
Snowin' On Raton
Nothin'
Gone Too Long
To Live's To Fly
Highway Kind
Mr Mudd & Mr Gold
Lover's Lullabye
White Freight Liner Blues
You Are Not Needed Now
Rex's Blues
Stopping Off Place
Alone & Forsaken
You Gotta Move

Recorded live at:
The Bahnhof Langendreer Club, Bochum, Germany in November 1994 & November 1996
The Starclub, Dresden, Germany, in November 1996
The Muffathalle Club, Munich, Germany in November 1995
The Szene Wien Club, Vienna, Austria in November 1996


Hans Theessink
Townes Van Zandt

Producer:

Dobro, Slide Guitar
Vocals, Guitar

Townes Van Zandt

21) TEXAS RAIN: THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY RECORDINGS

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If I Need You
Pancho & Lefty
Waiting Around To Die
Blue Wind Blew
Kathleen
No Lonesome Tune
Brother Flower
Two Girls
Marie
Quicksilver Daydreams Of Maria
Snowin' On Raton
At My Window


Erving Charles
The Chromatics
Ernie Durawa
Gene Elders
Freddy Fender
James Fenner
Emmylou Harris
John Inmon
Kathy Mattea
James McMurtry
Augie Meyers
Willie Nelson
Riley Osborne
Rubin Ramos
Kimmie Rhodes
Calvin Russell
Doug Sahm
Townes Van Zandt
Jerry Jeff Walker

Producer:

Bass
Backing Vocals
Drums
Fiddle
Vocals (Tracks 2,10)
Percussion
Vocals (Track 1)
Guitar
Vocals (Track 12)
Vocals (Track 11)
Accordion (Track 2)
Vocals (Track 6)
Keyboards
Backing Vocals (Track 2)
Vocals
Vocals (Track 3)
Guitar (Track 2)
Vocals, Guitar
Vocals (Track 3)

Kevin Eggars

22) TOGETHER AT THE BLUEBIRD CAFÉ

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Baby Took A Limo To Memphis
My Old Friend The Blues
Katie Belle
The Cape
Valentine's Day
Ain't Leavin' Your Love
Randall Knife
Tom Ames's Prayer
The Interfaith Dental Clinic
A Song For
Dublin Blues
I Ain't Ever Satisfied
Pancho And Lefty
Immigrant Eyes
Sirocco's Pizza
Mercenary Song
Tecumseh Valley
Copperhead Road

US Cover


UK Cover

Guy Clark
Steve Earle
Townes Van Zandt

Producer:

Vocals, Guitar
Vocals, Guitar
Vocals, Guitar

23) LIVE AT McCABE'S

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The Hole
Pueblo Waltz
Pancho & Lefty
Short Haired Woman Blues
Shrimp Song
Snowin' On Raton
Katie Belle
Dollar Bill Blues
A Song For
Banks Of The Ohio
Wabash Cannonball
Marie



Kelly Joe Phelps
Townes Van Zandt

Producer:

Dobro (Tracks 10,11)
Vocals, Guitar

Townes Van Zandt

24) A GENTLE EVENING WITH TOWNES VAN ZANDT

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Talking KKK Blues
Rake
Like A Summer's Thursday
Second Lover's Song
She Came And She Touched Me
Lungs
Tecumseh Valley
A Joke [spoken word]
Talking Thunderbird Wine Blues
The Ballad Of Ira Hayes

Recorded live at Carnegie Hall, New York City,
USA on 26 November 1969


Townes Van Zandt

Producer:

Vocals, Guitar

25) IN THE BEGINNING...

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Black Widow Blues
Maryetta's Song
Hunger Child Blues
Gypsy Friday
Waitin' For The Day
Black Jack Mama
When Your Dream Lovers Die
Colorado Bound
Big Country Blues
Black Crow Blues




Producer:



Jack Clement, David Romeo

26) ACOUSTIC BLUE

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The Hole
Snake Mountain Blues
Short Haired Woman Blues
Waitin' Round To Die/Kathleen
Goin' Down To Memphis
Coo Coo
Automobile Blues
Loretta
Nothin'
Gone Too Long
Dollar Bill Blues
My Starter Won't Start
Lungs
A Song For

Recorded live between 21 April 1994
and 10 December 1996




Producer:



27) REAR VIEW MIRROR VOL 2

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Who Do You Love
Greensboro Woman
Jole Blon
Come Tomorrow
Brand New Companion/Cocaine Blues
None But The Rain
Hello Central
Blue Wind Blew
I'll Be Here In The Morning
Catfish Song
Loretta
Rake
Texas River Song
No Deal
Snowin' On Raton
Tecumseh Valley
Coo Coo
No Lonesome Tune
Snake Mountain Blues
FFV
St John The Gambler

Recorded live in the USA between 1976 and 1979 at:
Tracks 1,3,11: Blue Onion Cafe, Norman, Oklahoma
Tracks 2,9,17: Cellar Door, Washington, DC
Track 4: Hummingbird, Indianapolis, Indiana
Tracks 5,8,10,16: Good Woman CoffeeHouse, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
Tracks 6,7,12,18-21: Cat's Cradle, Chapel Hill,
North Carolina
Track 13: Bunky's, Madison, Wisconsin
Track 14: Mariah Coffeehouse, East Lansing,
Michigan
Track 15: Last Resort, Athens, Georgia



Owen Cody

Jimmie Gray

Danny "Rouster"
Rowland
Townes Van Zandt

Producer:

Violin/Fiddle
(Tracks 1,3-5,8,10,11,13,15-17)
Bass
(Tracks 1,3-5,8,10,11,13,15-17)
Guitar
(Tracks 1,3-5,8,10,11,13,15-17)
Vocals, Guitar

Townes Van Zandt

28) LIVE AT THE JESTER LOUNGE: HOUSTON, TEXAS 1966

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Colorado Bound
Hello Central
Cannon Ball Blues
Talkin' Birth Control Blues
Louisanna Girl Blues
I'm So Lonesome (I Could Cry)
Talkin' Karate Blues
Trouble In Mind
Black Crow Blues
T For Texas
Mustang Blues
Talkin' Thunderbird Blues
Badly Mistreated Blues


Townes Van Zandt

Producer:

Vocals, Guitar

Townes Van Zandt

29) LIVE AT UNION CHAPEL, LONDON, ENGLAND

 
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Disc 1
Introduction
Two Girls
Dollar Bill Blues
If I Needed You
Songs From The Sky
Mr Mudd   Mr Gold
Katie Bell
Hole
Tip Of The Hat To Elvis
Shrimp Song
Pancho   Lefty
Ira Hayes
Marie
English Courage
Thunderbird Wine
No Place To Fall
Mr Lightnin'
My Starter Won't Start This Morning
To Live Is To Fly
Buckskin Stallion Blues

Disc 2
Good Song
Tecumseh Valley
Pawn Ticket
Blazes Blues
Railroad Blues
Rex's Blues
Three Penguins
You Are Not Needed Now
Snowin' On Raton
Kathleen
Still Looking For You/Dead Flowers
Loretta
Thinking About Catfish
Catfish Song
See You Next Summer
A Song For

Recorded live at Union Chapel,
London, England in April 1994


Townes Van Zandt

Producer:

Vocals, Guitar

Townes Van Zandt

30) A PRIVATE CONCERT

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Pancho   Lefty
Buckskin Stallion Blues
No Place To Fall
Snowin' On Raton
Catfish Song
White Freightliner Blues
You Are Not Needed Now
Rake
Mr Mudd And Mr Gold
If I Needed You
Nothin'
No Lonesome Tune
Tecumseh Valley
I'll Be Here In The Morning
Brand New Companion
The Hole

Recorded live in a Holiday Inn hotel
room in 1988 at 3:00 in the morning


Townes Van Zandt

Producer:

Vocals, Guitar