Long Ryders Two Fisted Tales CD

Digitally remastered and expanded three CD edition. The Long Ryders were formed in Los Angeles in 1982 by young American musicians influenced by Gram Parsons and the Byrds, with country and punk rock influences wedded together to create the Alt-country of today. Stephen McCarthy went on to the Jayhawks while Sid Griffin moved to London and became a writer and a broadcaster. The band featured Sid Griffin on 12-string Rickenbacker guitar, autoharp, and harmonica, Stephen McCarthy, guitar, steel guitar, mandolin, and banjo, Tom Stevens on bass, and Greg Sowders, playing drums and percussion. With a sound reminiscent of Gram Parsons and the Buffalo Springfield, but with a harder edge, the Long Ryders anticipated the alternative country music of the 1990s by a decade. This version overseen by Tom Stevens contains the re-mastered album, a disc of demos from the band's personal archives and a memorable live show from Palm Springs. Re-mastered 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 and liner notes by Sid Griffin.

1. Gunslinger Man 2. I Want You Bad 3. A Stitch in Time 4. The Light Gets in the Way 5. Prairie Fire 6. Baby's in Toyland 7. Long Story Short 8. Man of Misery 9. Harriet Tubman's Gonna Carry Me Home 10. For the Rest of My Days 11. Spectacular Fall 12. Ring Bells 13. 17 Ways 14. Blues Theme 15. Prairie Fire 16. He's Got Himself a Young Girl 17. Baby's in Toyland 18. Man of Misery 19. Flak Jacket 20. Harriet Tubman's Gonna Carry Me Home 21. 17 Ways 22. Gunslinger Man 23. How Do We Feel What's Real? 24. Basic Black 25. Light Gets in the Way 26. A Stitch in Time 27. Long Story Short 28. He Can Hear His Brother Calling 29. The Upper Hand 30. Pushin' Uphill 31. Ring Bells 32. Sad Sad Songs 33. For the Rest of My Days 34. Spectacular Fall 35. Gunslinger Man 36. Man of Misery 37. Prairie Fire 38. Lights of Downtown 39. A Stitch in Time 40. State of My Union 41. Baby's in Toyland 42. Harriet Tubman's Gonna Carry Me Home 43. The Light Gets in the Way 44. Long Story Short 45. Capturing the Flag 46. I Had a Dream 47. Spectacular Fall