TRANSMISSION IMPOSSIBLE (3CD)
by JOHN PRINE
Compact Disc - 3 CD Box Set
ETTB123
Label: EAT TO THE BEAT
EXCELLENT TRIPLE DISC SET OF RARE LIVE JOHN PRINE RECORDINGS
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Widely cited as one of the most influential, yet criminally underrated, songwriters of his generation, John Prine was known for humorous
lyrics about love, life, and current events, as well as for serious songs with social commentary and others that recollect melancholy tales
from his life. In 2020, he received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Hi sad passing on April 7th 2020, following complications caused by COVID-19, at the age of 73, was a tragic loss for family friends and
fans alike - which numbered many big music names, from Bob Dylan to Billy Brag among hundreds of others.
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This delightful and elegant boxed set stands as a tribute to the life and music of John Prince, featuring as it does a number of live studio
recordings made by John throughout his career, all of which were the subject of live radio broadcasts at the time.
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DISC ONE includes John’s superb performance given at Rockefellers in Houston, Texas, on 6th February 1984. Prine performed 2 shows
that night, and the one here is his quite magnificent late show. DISC TWO, features another extraordinary gig, this time played in Denver,Colorado at the city’s Rainbow Music Hall, on 22nd February 1979. DISC THREE contains all John Prine’s superb BBC Sessions recorded in the BEEB’s studios in 1971 and 1973.
DISC ONE
1. Just Wanna Be With You 2:35 2. Common Sense 3:48
3. Spanish Pipedream 3:19 4. Far From Me 3:31
5. Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness 3:27 6. Fish And Whistle 3:14
7. Come Back To Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard 5:49
8. Unwed Fathers 4:57 9. Illegal Smile 4:51 10. Dear Abby 4:12 11. Souvenirs 3:36
12. That’s The Way The World Goes ‘Round 2:35 13. Iron Ore Betty 3:11
14. People Puttin’ People Down 2:42 15. Aw Heck 5:27 16. Bottomless Lake 3:52
17. One Red Rose 2:59 18. Please Don’t Bury Me 5:02 19. Sailin’ Around 3:59
20. Hello In There 4:55 21. A Boy Like Me 3:52
DISC TWO
1. Spanish Pipedream 4:05 2. Often Is A Word I Seldom Use 3:42
3. Fish And Whistle 3:21 4. Angel From Montgomery 3:59
5. Crooked Piece Of Time 3:10 6. Blue Umbrella 4:31 7. Illegal Smile 3:23
8. Sabu Visits The Twin Cities Alone 5:01 9. The Bottomless Lake 5:15
10. Dear Abby 3:56 11. Sam Stone 4:33
12. That’s The Way The World Goes ‘Round 3:24 13. There She Goes 3:43
14. Living In The Future 3:36 15. Hello In There 4:47 16. Onomatapoeia 3:43
17. Sailin’ Aroun 5:24 18. Sweet Revenge 3:47 19. Souvenirs 3:52
20. Saigon 4:00
DISC THREE
1. Spanish Pipedream 4:03 2. Donald And Lydia 4:00 3. Sam Stone 5:58
4. Paradise 4:51 5. The Great Compromise 7:38 6. Everybody 2:58
7. Spanish Pipedream 3:21 8. Illegal Smile 5:12 9. Donald And Lydia 4:32
10. Sam Stone 4:25 11. Pretty Good 3:12 12. Rocky Mountain Time 3:59
13. Hello In There 5:09 14. Everybody Needs Somebody 5:08
