COSMIC COUNTRY

A companion piece to both ‘A Different Kind of Blues’ and ‘Heavy Soul’,  ‘Cosmic Country’ looks at the beginnings of country rock in the late ‘60s and follows its trails through the heady days of the 1970s. It includes tracks both classic and rare from a stunning array of artists, including Gram Parsons, the Byrds, Emmylou Harris, The Band, Bob Dylan, The Grateful Dead, David Crosby, Michael Nesmith, Judee Sill, Gene Clark, The Beau Brummels, Doug Sahm, Townes Van Zandt, John Prine and Kris Kristofferson.

‘Cosmic Country’ features nearly two and a half hours of music and comprehensive liner notes by co-compiler and esteemed UK DJ and compilation producer Dean Rudland (the man responsible for countless classic soul and funk compilations on labels like Blue Note, Kent, BGP and Ace).

TRACKLISTING:
CD1    

1. The Lovin' Spoonful - Butchie's Tune
2. The Beau Brummels - Deep Water
3. The Charlatans - Alabama Bound
4. Dillard & Clark - Don’t Let Me Down
5. David Crosby - Cowboy Movie
6. The Everly Brothers - I Wonder If I Care As Much
7. The Band - Whispering Pines
8. The Byrds - Chestnut Mare
9. Jesse Davis - Tulsa County
10. Little Feat - Truck Stop Girl
11. The Dillards - Close The Door Lightly (When You Go)
12. Grateful Dead - Sugar Magnolia
13. The Monkees - Some Of Shelly's Blues
14. The Flying Burrito Brothers - Sin City
15. Delaney & Bonnie & Friends - Do Right Woman - Do Right Man
16. Vern Gosdin - Catch The Wind
17. Bob Dylan & The Band - Yea! Heavy And A Bottle Of Bread
18. Jerry Jeff Walker - Mr. Bojangles
19. Jim Ford - Harry Hippie 

CD2    

1. Gram Parsons - $1000 Wedding
2. Emmylou Harris - Boulder To Birmingham
3. John David Souther - Jesus In 3/4 Time
4. John Prine - Sam Stone
5. Townes Van Zandt - Poncho & Lefty
6. Linda Ronstadt - Desperado
7. Warren Zevon - Carmelita
8. Guy Clark - Desperados Waiting For A Train
9. Willie Nelson - Pretend I Never Happened
10. Kris Kristofferson - Jesus Was A Capricorn (Owed To John Prine)
11. Doug Sahm - Wallflower
12. Crazy Horse - Dance, Dance, Dance
13. New Riders Of The Purple Sage - Dirty Business
14. Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen - Seeds And Stems
15. Gene Clark - From A Silver Phial
16. Michael Nesmith And The First National Band - Propinquity (I've Just Begun To Care)
17. Judee Sill - Ridge Rider
18. Leon Russell - A Song For You
19. Lowell George - 20 Million Things