For the first time ever, Townes Van Zandt’s Grammy-nominated posthumous 1999 release A Far Cry From Dead will see a vinyl release. Van Zandt recorded the vocal and guitar takes for the album from the late 80s through the early 90s at Texhoma Music Group Studio, the late singer’s next door neighbor’s home studio in Nashville, and Jack Clement’s Cowboy Arms Hotel and Recording Spa. Townes left the tapes to his widow, Jeanene Van Zandt, who worked with producer Eric Paul to bring the songs to life with a full
A Far Cry From Dead was the first of Townes’ records to be released on a major label, though the sordid story of its rise and fall is one of many music industry fumbles in the meeting of the CD and early internet era at the turn of the century. That story is outlined by Jeanene Van Zandt below. What was lauded by many critics at the time as some of Townes’ finest vocal work recorded will finally see a new release in the hands of the legendary songwriters’ family. A Far Cry From Dead will be re-issued on vin
I don’t think that I’m going to benefit from anything on this earth. If you have love on the earth, that seems to be number one. You know, there’s food, water, air & love. And love is just basically heartbreak. Humans can’t live in the present, like animals do. Humans are always thinking about the future or the past. So, it’s a veil of tears, man. I don’t know of anything that’s going to benefit me except more love. I just need an overwhelming amount of love. And a nap. Mostly, a nap.”
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