Merle Haggard And The Strangers – I'm A Lonesome Fugitive (Mono, Burgundy vinyl)
Rarity - Sealed
Guitar, Vocals – Merle Haggard
Harmony Vocals – Bonnie Owens
Bass – Jerry Ward
Drums – Jim Gordon
Guitar – Billy Mize, Glen Campbell, James Burton, Lewis Talley
Piano – Glen Hardin
Steel Guitar – Ralph Mooney
Written by Merle Haggard (A2 to B2, B4, B6), Casey Anderson (A1), Liz Anderson (A1), Jelly Sanders (A4), Jerry Ward (B3), Jimmie Rodgers (B5), Tommy Collins (B6)
1LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : Burgundy
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Mono
Studio
Record Press : GZ Media
Label : VMP- Vinyl Me Please Country
Original Label : Capitol Records
Recorded August and November 1966 at Capitol Studio
Produced by Ken Nelson
Mastered at Quality Record Pressings
Lacquer cut by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound
Originally released in 1967
Reissued in 2021
Tracks:
Side A:
- I'm A Lonesome Fugitive
- All Of Me Belongs To You
- House Of Memories
- Life In Prison
- Whatever Happened To Me
- Drink Up And Be Somebody
Side B:
- Someone Told My Story
- If You Want To Be My Woman
- Mary's Mine
- Skid Row
- My Rough And Rowdy Ways
- Mixed Up Mess Of A Heart
Review :
« This early Capitol album contains the haunting "House of Memories." Haggard begins to really let his roots show on this one -- see "Rough and Rowdy Ways," the Jimmie Rodgers classic. In this great early period Haggard, while seeming entirely contemporary, could evoke the Ghosts of Country Past in an absolutely convincing way without nostalgia or imitation. » AllMusic Review by George Bedard
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4.5 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.59 / 5