Willie Nelson – Phases And Stages
Willie Nelson – Phases And Stages
Willie Nelson – Phases And Stages
Willie Nelson – Phases And Stages
Willie Nelson – Phases And Stages
Willie Nelson – Phases And Stages
Willie Nelson – Phases And Stages
Willie Nelson – Phases And Stages
Willie Nelson – Phases And Stages
Willie Nelson – Phases And Stages

Willie Nelson – Phases And Stages (Bloody Mary Marble vinyl)

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RARITY - SEALED

Willie Nelson – guitar, vocals [click here to see more vinyl featuring Willie Nelson]

Fred Carter Jr. – acoustic, 12-string, & electric guitars, Dobro

Pete Carr – acoustic & electric guitars, Dobro, backing vocals on "Pick Up the Tempo"

John Hughey – pedal steel guitar

Johnny Gimble – fiddle, mandolin

Barry Beckett – keyboards

David Hood – bass guitar

Roger Hawkins – drums

Eric Weissberg – banjo on "Down at the Corner Beer Joint"

Al Lester – fiddle on "Bloody Mary Morning"

Jeanie Greene – backing vocals on "Pick Up the Tempo"

George Soulé – backing vocals on "Pick Up the Tempo"

Mike Lewis – string arrangements on "I Still Can't Believe You're Gone" and "It's Not Supposed to Be that Way"

All songs written by Willie Nelson


 

1LP, Gatefold jacket

Original analog Master tape : YES

Heavy Press : 180g

Record color : Red with Black Marble ("Bloody Mary Marble")

Speed : 33 RPM

Size : 12'’

Stereo

Studio

Record Press : GZ Media

Label :  Vinyl Me Please – Essentials Series

Original Label : Atlantic

Recorded in 1973 at Muscle Shoals Studio (Sheffield, Alabama)

Engineered by Jerry Masters, Steve Melton

Remixed by Tom Dowd at Criteria Recording Studios

Produced by Jerry Wexler

Lacquer cut by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound

Liner Notes by Willie Nelson, Andrew Winistorfer

Photography by Slick Lawson

Artwork by Mike Mitchell

Originally released in March 1974

Reissued in 2024

 

Tracks:

Side A:

  1. Phases and Stages (Theme) / Washing the Dishes
  2. Phases and Stages (Theme) / Walkin'
  3. Pretend I Never Happened
  4. Sister's Coming Home / Down At The Corner Beer Joint
  5. (How Will I Know) I'm Falling In Love Again

Side B:

  1. Bloody Mary Morning
  2. Phases and Stages (Theme) / No Love Around
  3. I Still Can't Believe You're Gone
  4. It's Not Supposed To Be That Way
  5. Heaven and Hell
  6. Phases and Stages (Theme) / Pick Up The Tempo / Phases and Stages (Theme)

 


 

Reviews:

“If Shotgun Willie played a bit like a concept album, Phases and Stages was a full-blown one, tracing the dissolution of a marriage and devoting one side to the wife's perspective, the second to the husband's. If anything, Willie overplays his hand a bit, insisting on grafting the "Phases and Stages" theme between crucial songs to the point of genuine irritation. But, pretend that never happened, erase it from your mind, and Phases and Stages is easily the equal of its remarkable predecessor, a wonderful set of music that resonates deeply, as deeply as the words. Make no mistake -- the deceptively relaxed arrangements, including the occasional strings, not only highlight Nelson's clever eclecticism, but they also heighten the emotional impact of the album. And this is a hell of an emotional record, where even each side's celebratory honky tonk numbers (the medley "Sister's Coming Home/Down at the Corner Beer Joint" and "Pick Up the Tempo," respectively) are muted by sadness. Then, there are the centerpieces: "Walkin'," where the woman decides it's time to move on; "Pretend I Never Happened," perhaps the coldest ending to a relationship ever written; "Bloody Mary Morning," a bleary-eyed morning-after tale that became a standard; "It's Not Supposed to Be That Way," a nearly unbearably melancholy account of a love gone wrong; and "Heaven and Hell," a waltz summary of the relationship. Any two of these would have formed a strong core for an album, but placed together in a narrative context, their impact is even more considerable. As a result, this is not just one of Willie Nelson's best records, but one of the great concept albums overall.” AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

 

Ratings :

AllMusic : 5 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.51 / 5

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