ZEVON,WARREN - PRELUDES - RECORD

Following Warren Zevon's death in 2003, his son Jordan Zevon discovered 126 unreleased outtakes and demos in a piano-sized touring case. This discovery would be distilled down to the best of these recordings and eventually released as a 2CD set titledPreludesreleased on May 1, 2007. When the album was released, it featured 16 unreleased recordings from Zevon's personal archives, as well as six never-before released songs and a five-part 2000 interview with KGSR's Jody Denberg.

Tracks:

Side One

1. Empty Hearted Town
2. Steady Rain
3. Join Me in L.A.
4. Hasten down the Wind
5. Werewolves of London
6. Tule's Blues
7. The French Inhaler

Side Two

1. Going All the Way
2. Poor Poor Pitiful Me
3. Studebaker
4. Accidentally Like a Martyr
5. Carmelita
6. I Used to Ride So High
7. Stop Rainin' Lord
8. Back in the Highlife

Side Three

1. The Rosarita Beach Cafe
2. Desperados under the Eaves
3. Workin' Man's Pay
4. Frozen Notes
5. Some Kind of Rider
6. I Was in the House When the House Burned Down
7. Don't Let Us Get Sick (Solo Acoustic) - Recorded Live 12/3/99 at Austin City Limits Studios for 107.1 KGSR Radio Austin 9th Anniversary Concert

Side Four

1. Discourse: Warren speaks on songwriting and the early days of his career
2. Discourse: musings on mortality, song noir and The King Of Rock N' Roll
3. Discourse: A chat about producers and the stark sounds on the album Life'll Kill Ya
4. Discourse: Warren's take on Winwood's classic and Warren's inspirations
5. Discourse: Talk of TV, movies, acting and performing

Label: New West Records