Long Ryders State Of Our Union CD

Digitally remastered and expanded three CD edition. The Long Ryders were formed in 1982 by young American musicians influenced by Gram Parsons, C&W, The Byrds, and the punk scene found in their hometown of Los Angeles. The Long Ryders were an anecdote to formula stadium rock and wimpy synth-pop. The band featured Sid Griffin on guitar, autoharp, and harmonica, Stephen McCarthy on guitar, steel guitar, mandolin, and banjo, Tom Stevens, bass, and Greg Sowders, playing drums and percussion. With a sound reminiscent of the Buffalo Springfield and The Flying Burrito Brothers, but with a harder edge, they anticipated the alternative country music of the 1990s by a decade. This version overseen by Tom Stevens contains the remastered album, a set of demos from the band's archive, and a legendary show from London's Mean Fiddler. Remastered by Andy Pearce the recordings, in Sid's opinion, have never sounded so good. A new booklet designed by Phil Smee contains many rare photos and memorabilia from the band's own collections as well as liner notes by bassist Tom Stevens.

1. Looking for Lewis and Clark 2. Lights of Downtown 3. Wdia 4. Mason-Dixon Line 5. Here Comes That Train Again 6. Years Long Ago 7. Good Times Tomorrow, Hard Times Today 8. Two Kinds of Love 9. You Just Can't Ride the Boxcars Anymore 10. Capturing the Flag 11. State of My Union 12. If I Were a Bramble and You Were a Rose (B-Side) 13. Southside of the Story (B-Side) 14. Child Bride (B-Side) 15. Christmas in New Zealand 16. (Spinning Wighats Session) 17. Good Times Tomorrow, Hard Times Today 18. Mason Dixon Line 19. South Side of the Story 20. State of My Union 21. Lights of Downtown 22. Child Bride 23. Looking for Lewis and Clark 24. Two Kinds of Love 25. Wdia 26. Here Comes That Train Again 27. You Just Can't Ride the Boxcars Anymore 28. Years Long Ago (Demo / Tom Stevens) 29. Tell It to the Judge on Sunday 30. Still Get By 31. You Just Can't Ride the Boxcars Anymore 32. Good Times Tomorrow 33. Wreck of the 809 34. Lights of Downtown 35. Run Dusty Run 36. Years Long Ago 37. Capturing the Flag 38. I Had a Dream 39. Final Wild Son 40. Baby We All Gotta Go Down 41. State of My Union 42. Sweet Mental Revenge 43. Looking for Lewis ; Clark 44. Send Me a Postcard 45. Highway 61 Revisited 46. Encore from Hell 47. 10-5-60