Parsons, Gram – Another Side of This Life [Sky Blue Vinyl] – New LP

 Another Side of This Life is 13 originally unheard demo recordings of Gram Parsons, country-rock pioneer, former member of the Byrds and founding member of the Flying Burrito Brothers. It features Parsons, singing and playing acoustic guitar, recorded from March 1965 to April 1966 at the home of his Winter Haven, Fla. friend Jim Carlton. Another Side of This Life also features rare photos and a detailed liner essay by noted writer Stanley Booth (The True Adventures of the Rolling Stones). Another Side of This Life: The Lost Recordings of Gram Parsons 1965-1966 by Gram ParsonsFor those who don’t know, Gram was influenced by such artists as Buck Owens, Don Rich, Albert King, George Jones, Gene Pitney, Van Dyke Parks and even the country pop star, Jim Stafford. Truth is, Stafford was the one who encouraged Gram to play country music. Most of these recordings were made on a splendid Sony 500 reel-to-reel machine that a family friend had brought back from Tokyo. By March of ‘65 his Harvard