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VOL № E70 — October 2018

For the Sake of the Song

Townes Van Zandt
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Townes Van Zandt’s work, as far-reaching and as universal as it has become, begs for possessorship. It’s a love language understood by all who find it, yet one that remains acutely difficult to translate to those who haven’t.

 

No one understood this better than his earliest fans. It’s perhaps why his first studio album, For the Sake of the Song, remains a point of controversy among anyone who discovered Townes Van Zandt outside of these LP’s grooves. Townes Van Zandt the songwriter was the antithesis of bells and whistles, and so an album with such accoutrements, as this album has in spades, rings false — however unfairly — among purists. Taken in context, though, For the Sake of the Song is a gorgeous study in polarity. Each anchor is an artist from wildly differen...

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Label
Fat Possum
Original Release Year
1968
Release Type
Reissue
Format
1 LP
Speed
33 1/3 rpm
Vinyl Size
12 INCH
Weight
180 
Foil Stamped
Yes
Color
Midnight Blue
Jacket
Tip-On; Single
Mastering Studio
Chicago Mastering
Mastering Engineer
Jason Ward
Pressing Location
GZ
Remastering Details
Remastered
Extras
Exclusive liner notes booklet, 12x12 art print
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