Warren Zevon to be Reissued as 2CD

The late Warren Zevon’s self-titled album will be reissued on November 11.

Originally produced by Jackson Browne and featuring celebrity members of the 1970s, this version will include fifteen unreleased tracks on a second CD.

According to Rhino,

[The second disc] contains 15 unreleased tracks, including different versions of every song on the album. Several demos capture Zevon alone at the piano, including a poignant take on Frank And Jesse James, a song he wrote while touring with The Everly Brothers. A demo Zevon recorded for Hasten Down The Wind features a full band. In addition, the collection presents alternate versions of Poor Poor Pitiful Me and Carmelita along with different takes from the sessions for Join Me In L.A. and Desperados Under The Eaves. The live bonus track of Mama Couldn’t Be Persuaded was recorded in October 1976 during an appearance on the Cleveland radio station WMMS.

As with other Rhino releases, you can stream some of the tracks here.

Track list:

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
6. The French Inhaler
7. Mohammed’s Radio
8. I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead
9. Carmelita
10. Join Me In L.A.
11. Desperados Under The Eaves

Disc 2 (Previously Unissued)

1. Frank And Jesse James (Solo Piano Demo)
2. The French Inhaler (Solo Piano Demo)
3. Hasten Down The Wind (Band Demo)
4. Carmelita (1974 Demo)
5. Mohammed’s Radio (Solo Piano Demo)
6. Backs Turned Looking Down The Path (Take 1 – 1/28/76)
7. Join Me In L.A. (Take 2 – 11/20/75)
8. Poor Poor Pitiful Me (Alternate Version)
9. Frank And Jesse James (Alternate Version)
10. Mohammed’s Radio (Take 2 – 11/6/75)
11. The French Inhaler (Take 1 – 1/13/76)
12. Carmelita (Alternate Version)
13. Desperados Under The Eaves (Take 2 – 1/13/76)
14. Mama Couldn’t Be Persuaded (Live WMMS 10/13/76)
15. I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead (Alternate Version)

Zevon with Jackson Browne: “Mohammad’s Radio”

One thought on “Warren Zevon to be Reissued as 2CD”

  1. Sounds like a must-buy.Zevon is simply one of the best singer-songwriters of the 20th (and a lil’ bit of the 21st) century. His stuff just gets richer every time you listen…

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