Name: Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel
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Gram Parsons – Grievous Angel

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Parsons’ final studio album — breathtaking fusion of country, soul and rock. Part of the Acoustic Sounds 40 Series. Pre-order now due July 2026

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Gram Parsons – Grievous Angel

Parsons’ final studio album — breathtaking fusion of country, soul and rock

Part of the Acoustic Sounds 40 Series

Releasing 40 titles to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Acoustic Sounds

Mastered from the original analogue master tape

180-gram 45 RPM double LP pressed at Quality Record Pressings

Housed in a Stoughton Printing tip-on gatefold jacket

After a summer tour, Gram Parsons dashed off a couple of new songs (“Return Of The Grievous Angel,” “In My Hour Of Darkness”), dusted off a few old ones (including “Hickory Wind” and “$1000 Wedding” from his days with The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers, respectively) and convened his band in the studio to cut his second Reprise album.

With Grievious Angel in the can, Parsons headed for Joshua Tree, California, and history.

Released a few months after his untimely demise there, this 1974 album stands among his best work as a shining example of the cosmic American music he pioneered, with superb playing from the likes of guitarist James Burton, and some beautiful harmonising from Emmylou Harris (and on the final track, Linda Ronstadt).

Tracks such as “Brass Buttons,” “Return of the Grievous Angel,” and “Love Hurts” (a duet for the ages) carry emotional weight and effortless beauty, delivered with the warmth and immediacy only analogue recording can capture.

Every note feels alive — the pedal steel sighs, the harmonies soar, and Parsons’ voice, tender and world-weary, sits perfectly in the centre of the soundstage.

Though Parsons passed away before the album’s release, Grievous Angel became his legacy — the work that turned cult admiration into lasting influence.

Its impact can be heard in generations of artists, from the Eagles to Wilco, from Lucinda Williams to Sturgill Simpson.

Cut from the original analogue masters, Grievous Angel offers that unmistakable ’70s depth and presence.

Grievous Angel endures because it’s a pure, analog expression of beauty, longing, and timeless sound.

Track List: Gram Parsons – Grievous Angel

LP 1 Side A

1. Return Of The Grievous Angel

2. Hearts On Fire

3. I Can’t Dance

LP 1 Side B

1. Brass Buttons

2. $1000 Wedding

LP 2 Side A

1. Medley Live From Northern Quebec

~ a. Cash On The Barrelhead

~ b. Hickory Wind

2. Love Hurts

LP 2 Side B

1. Las Vegas

2. In My Hour Of Darkness

Brand

Analogue Productions

Analogue Productions It was in 1992 that Acoustic Sounds owner Chad Kassem reissued his first Analogue Productions title, Virgil Thompson's The Plow That Broke The Plains, originally on Vanguard. Analogue Productions began as a vehicle for Kassem to license his favorite all-time recordings and reissue them as remastered and as a superior version to the original release. Since its inception AP has reissued hundreds of titles, ranging from classical to folk, pop, rock, blues and jazz. Included in the many highlights of Analogue Productions' history are the Fantasy 45 Jazz Reissues, the Blue Note Reissues, and premium box sets of the music of such legendary acts as The Doors, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Nat "King" Cole and Norah Jones. True to its name, Analogue Productions works with the original analogue master tapes - more than any other reissue label! The result is superior sound - richer, warmer and more lifelike, than digital.