Willie Nelson -- Phases and Stages LP

Willie Nelson - Phases and Stages [RSD 4/20/24] (Vinyl) (RSD Exclusive, 140 Gram Vinyl) Releases will be available in-store over the counter om Saturday April 20th, 2024. The remaining stock being made available online from 8am (to be confirmed) on Sunday April 21, 2024. Please note stock is very limited so place your order ASAP. Stock is not held in cart so please check out quickly. Please bear in mind that due to the nature of many people trying to place orders at the same time, we cannot guarantee that stock is yours until an Order Fullfilled/Shipped email has been sent. Unfortunately we are not able to combine orders for shipping. If there are any issues we will email as quickly as we can so please use an email address that you check regularly. All orders will be dispatched as quickly as possible, but overseas orders obviously take longer to be delivered. Willie Nelson's 1974 classic, celebrating it's 50th Anniversary in March, just prior to RSD. 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... Phases and Stages is easily the equal of it's 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. 140g black viny Tracklist Side One 1. Phases And Stages (Theme) [0:20] Washing The Dishes [1:22] 2. Phases And Stages (Theme) [0:24] Walkin’ [3:41] 3. Pretend I Never Happened [2:59] 4. Sister’s Coming Home [1:48] Down At The Corner Beer Joint [1:57] 5. (How Will I Know) I’m Falling In Love Again [3:25] Side Two 1. Bloody Mary Morning [2:48] 2. Phases And Stages (Theme) [0:32] No Love Around [1:51] 3. I Still Can’t Believe You’re Gone [4:15] 4. It’s Not Supposed To Be That Way [3:27] 5. Heaven And Hell [1:52] 6. Phases And Stages (Theme) [0:24] Pick Up The Tempo [2:41] Phases And Stages (Theme) [0:21] Side Three 1. Phases And Stages (Theme) (Alternate Version) [2:41] Washing The Dishes (Alternate Version) 2. Sister’s Coming Home (Alternate Version) [3:58] Down At The Corner Beer Joint (Alternate Version) 3. Phases And Stages (Theme) (Alternate Version) [4:00] (How Will I Know) I’m Falling In Love Again (Alternate Version) 4. Bloody Mary Morning (Alternate Version) [3:40] 5. No Love Around (Alternate Version) [1:54] Side Four 1. I Still Can’t Believe You’re Gone (Alternate Version) [4:15] 2. It’

Willie Nelson - Phases and Stages [RSD 4/20/24] (Vinyl)