TOWNES VAN ZANDT - TOWNES VAN ZANDT (LP)

2015 REISSUE, BLACK VINYL LP or 50th ANNIVERSARY EDITION, 2019 REISSUE, 180 BLACK VINYL LP IN TIP-ON JACKET w/ OBI STRIP. "The classic 1969 recording, originally released on the poppy label, was Texas country blues and folk singer Townes Van Zandt's third full-length release. Influenced by Hank Williams, Bob Dylan and Lightnin' Hopkins, Van Zandt's unique style - at times brooding and introspective, at times relentlessly forceful and dynamic - spoke to the dark corners of the human soul, and has been claimed as an influence by everyone from Sonic Youth to Willie Nelson. Townes Van Zandt’s music doesn’t jump up and down, wear fancy clothes, or beat around the bush. Whether he was singing a quiet, introspective country-folk song or a driving, hungry blues, Van Zandt’s lyrics and melodies were filled with the kind of haunting truth and beauty that you knew instinctively. His music came straight from his soul by way of a kind heart, an honest mind, and a keen ear for the gentle blend of wo