Warren Zevon CD

Warren Zevon Music

List Price	$24.98 (You save $3.69)
Category	Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Singer/Songwriter
Label	Rhino
Orig Year	1976
All Time Sales Rank	24910
CD Universe Part number	7750429
Catalog number	512737
Discs	2
Release Date	Nov 11, 2008
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Producer	Jackson Browne; Cheryl Pawelski (Reissue)
Engineer	Ken Caillat
Personnel	Bobby Keys - saxophone Jai Winding - piano, organ, synthesizer Bob Glaub - bass instrument Rosemary Butler - background vocals Gary Mallaber - drums Jorge Calderon Warren Zevon - vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano, electric piano John David Souther Waddy Watchel - guitar Larry Zack - drums Roy Marinell - bass Marty David Also: Don Henley, Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Bonnie Raitt, David Lindley, Jackson Browne, Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, Phil Everly, Waddy Wachtel, R.E.M., J.D. Souther, Carl Wilson, Billy Hinsche, Gentlemen Boys, done years of session work, stephanie nicks
Additional Info	Collector's Edition; Remastered

Warren Zevon Songs

	Warren Zevon CD DISC 1:
1.	Frank And Jesse James
2.	Mama Couldn't Be Persuaded
3.	Backs Turned Looking Down The Path
4.	Hasten Down The Wind
5.	Poor Poor Pitiful Me	$0.99
6.	French Inhaler, The
7.	Mohammed's Radio
8.	I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
9.	Carmelita	$0.99
10.	Join Me In L.A.	$0.99
11.	Desperados Under The Eaves	$0.99
	Warren Zevon Songs DISC 2:
1.	Frank And Jesse James [Solo Piano Demo] - (previously unreleased)
2.	French Inhaler [Solo Piano Demo], The - (previously unreleased)
3.	Hasten Down The Wind [Band Demo] - (previously unreleased)
4.	Carmelita [1974 Demo] - (previously unreleased)
5.	Mohammed's Radio [Solo Piano Demo] - (previously unreleased)
6.	Backs Turned Looking Down The Path [Take 1 - 1/28/76] (previously unreleased, take)
7.	Join Me In L.A. [Take 2 - 11/20/75] (previously unreleased, take)
8.	Poor Poor Pitiful Me [Alternate Version] - (previously unreleased, alternate take)
9.	Frank And Jesse James [Alternate Version] - (previously unreleased, alternate take)
10.	Mohammed's Radio [Take 2 - 11/6/75] (previously unreleased, take)
11.	French Inhaler [Take 1 - 1/13/76], The (previously unreleased, take)
12.	Carmelita [Alternate Version] - (previously unreleased, alternate take)
13.	Deperados Under The Eaves [Take 2 - 1/13/76] (previously unreleased, take)
14.	Mama Couldn't Be Persuaded [Live WMMS 10/13/76] - (previously unreleased, live)
15.	I'll Sleep When I'm Dead [Alternate Version] - (previously unreleased, alternate take)

Warren Zevon Music Review

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5 stars FINALLY!!!
Great remastering and facinating demo tracks...a historical event not to be missed...
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5 stars Excellent remastering on this masterpiece
Fabulous record of Warren. This is a must have materpiece.
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5 stars thanks very good from italy Agostini Giancarlo
very good
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