Thursday, September 2, 2010

Warren Zevon - The Wind (2003)

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Near Mint Original U.S. 1st Pressing
180g Audiophile Vinyl
Artemis Records: ATM-LP 51156
Format: 12" LP, 180g Audiophile Vinyl
Includes: Original Custom Lyrics/Liner Notes Innner Sleeve
Cover Condition: NEAR MINT! Hardly ever pulled from the shelf and always stored vertically in a protective poly sleeve.
Vinyl Condition: NEAR MINT! Hardly ever played. Real Nice! Custom inner sleeve also Near Mint!

Release Info: The Wind is the last studio album by American singer/songwriter Warren Zevon, released in 2003. Zevon began recording the album shortly after he was diagnosed with inoperable mesothelioma, and it was released just two weeks before his death on September 7, 2003. The album was awarded the Grammy award for Best Contemporary Folk Album. "Disorder in the House," performed by Zevon and Bruce Springsteen, won Best Rock Vocal Performance (Group or Duo). Songs from the album were nominated for an additional three Grammys.
1."Dirty Life and Times" (Zevon) – 3:15
2."Disorder in the House" (Jorge Calderón, Zevon) – 4:36
3."Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (Bob Dylan) – 4:05
4."Numb as a Statue" (Calderón, Zevon) – 4:08
5."She's Too Good for Me" (Zevon) – 3:12
6."Prison Grove" (Calderón, Zevon) – 4:51
7."El Amor de Mi Vida" (Calderón, Zevon) – 3:34
8."The Rest of the Night" (Calderón, Zevon) – 4:41
9."Please Stay" (Zevon) – 3:34
10."Rub Me Raw" (Calderón, Zevon) – 5:44
11."Keep Me in Your Heart" (Calderón, Zevon) – 3:28

I don't usually do this but, I feel compelled to list the personnel involved in this recording. It truly is amazing how many people felt they HAD to participate on this, Warren Zevon's last album. It certainly is a testament of how many lives this man touched.

Warren Zevon - acoustic guitar, piano, electric guitar, keyboards, vocals
Gil Bernal - saxophone
Jackson Browne - background vocals in "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" and "Prison Grove"
T-Bone Burnett - background vocals in "Prison Grove"
Jorge Calderón - acoustic guitar, bass, electric guitar, maracas, background vocals, tres, Spanish vocals
Mike Campbell - electric guitar
Luis Conte - percussion, bongos, conga, drums, maracas
Ry Cooder - slide guitar in "Dirty Life and Times" and "Prison Grove"
Brad Davis - electric guitar, background vocals
Steve Gorman - drums in "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"
Reggie Hamilton - upright bass
Emmylou Harris - background vocals in "Please Stay"
Don Henley - drums in "Dirty Life and Times" and "She's Too Good for Me"
Jim Keltner - drums
David Lindley - background vocals, lap steel guitar, electric saz
Randy Mitchell - background vocals, slide guitar
Tom Petty - background vocals in "The Rest of the Night"
James Raymond - piano
Timothy B. Schmit - background vocals in "She's Too Good for Me"
Tommy Shaw - background vocals, 12 string acoustic guitar
Bruce Springsteen - background vocals and electric guitar in "Disorder in the House", electric guitar in "Prison Grove"
Billy Bob Thornton - background vocals in "Dirty Life and Times" and "Prison Grove"
John Waite - background vocals
Joe Walsh - slide guitar in "Rub me Raw"
Dwight Yoakam - background vocals
Jordan Zevon - background vocals

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