Title: The Gram Parsons Strategy
Product review: The best sales strategy for box sets is to offer what the hard-core fans crave, but have never had. The Beach Boys offered tracks from the legendary, unreleased SMILE; the Byrds give us the Gram Parsons lead vocals that Lee Hazelwood succeeded in getting wiped off the original SWEETHEARTS OF THE RODEO. Very hard to resist at the time. (Are these the same tracks included on the later issued single CD?)Besides providing a complete, idealized version of the beloved country-rock classic, this box well programs the the output of the original line-up, though a couple of more tracks from NOTORIOUS would have been appreciated. Fans of the 70's material may feel a little slighted, but this terrific collection does sort of peter out by the end. Still, a pretty terrific purchase.
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