THE FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS – FLYING AGAIN LP – Nr MINT UK COUNTRY ROCK

The Flying Burrito Bros – Flying Again
(Columbia Records  1975  PC33817. US Press)

Sleeve in Very Good+ condition
– some wear to edges & some ringwear on the back & a little on the front

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition

The Flying Burrito Brothers were an early country rock band, best known for its influential debut album, The Gilded Palace of Sin (1969). Although the group is most often mentioned in connection with country rock legends Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman, the group underwent many personnel changes.

Flying Again is an album by the country rock group The Flying Burrito Brothers, released in 1975.

After Gram Parsons’ death in 1973, posthumous interest in his music grew. This interest caused the band’s original label, A&M Records, to release the compilation album Close Up the Honky-Tonks. Since Rick Roberts had dissolved the Flying Burrito Brothers after a brief 1973 European tour with no original members, former manager Eddie Tickner started to think about the possibilities of reviving the band.

After Tickner received booking interest from a number of clubs, founding members “Sneaky” Pete Kleinow and Chris Ethridge agreed to re-form the Burritos. They hired former Byrds drummer Gene Parsons, Joel Scott Hill from Canned Heat, and Gib Guilbeau to round out the “refried” Burritos. Tickner then got the new band a deal with Columbia Records, of which Flying Again was their label debut.

Track listing

1. “Easy to Get On” (Traditional) – 3:18
2. “Wind and Rain” (Gene Parsons/Gib Guilbeau) – 4:28
3. “Why Baby Why” (Darrell Edwards/George Jones) – 2:24
4. “Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music)” (Max Fidler/Joe Maphis) – 2:16
5. “You Left the Water Running” (Oscar Frank/Rick Hall/Dan Penn) – 2:23
6. “Building Fires” (Johnny Christopher/Dan Penn) – 4:18
7. “Sweet Desert Childhood” (Gene Parsons) – 3:44
8. “Bon Soir Blues” (Gib Guilbeau) – 4:11
9. “River Road” (Gib Guilbeau) – 2:59
10. “Hot Burrito #3” (Chris Ethridge/Gib Guilbeau/Joel Scott Hill/Pete Kleinow/Gene Parsons) – 2:07

Personnel

• “Sneaky” Pete Kleinow: pedal steel guitar
• Chris Ethridge: bass
• Joel Scott Hill: vocals, guitar
• Gib Guilbeau: vocals, fiddle
• Gene Parsons: vocals, drums, guitar, harmonica