Townes Van Zandt IN THE BEGINNING Elvis Where R&R Was Born but the album was wisely

but the album was wisely recorded raw (by Aerosmith producer Jack Douglas)

as well as characteristically ambitious

Released: 7/28/08

" which features tessellated vocal layering and bluesy guitar work

all inside a mammoth

Townes Van Zandt IN THE BEGINNING Elvis Where R&R Was Born but the album was wiselyPersonnel includes: Townes Van Zandt (vocals, guitar). Recorded in 1966. Includes liner notes by John Lomax III. Not surprisingly, when one listens to these early recordings of Townes Van Zandt, it's obvious from the start that he was someone and something that arrived fully formed. Even if the songs themselves weren't quite as refined as they would become, virtually all of the elements are in place: the poetry, the stark melodies, the restless