Willie Nelson – Live At The Texas Opry House, 1974 2xLP Vinyl Record (2022 Record Store Day Exclusive)

Willie Nelson – Live At The Texas Opry House, 1974 2xLP Vinyl Record (2022 Record Store Day Exclusive)

In celebration of Record Store Day 2022, Willie Nelson has released the Record Store Day Exclusive of “Live At The Texas Opry House, 1974”! Held on one Saturday every April and every Black Friday in November to celebrate the culture of the independently owned record stores, RSD brings together fans, artists, and thousands of independent record stores around the world. With a wide range of releases and limited stock, be sure to check out Popcultcha’s full catalogue of RSD exclusives here.

Recorded over the course of two nights in 1974, just a few months after Phases and Stages was released, these early concerts by the newly-minted Willie Nelson Family Band were meant to capture the sound and feel of the burgeoning Outlaw Country scene in Austin, TX. Produced by Jerry Wexler, the album was scrapped at the time and was only released on CD in 1992 and in this complete form in 2006 on the The Complete Atlantic Sessions. The set captures a rising star twelve years in the making, whose fame and fortune lurked just around the corner.

This Record Store Day release marks its first time on vinyl.

Pressed on Classic Black Vinyl

TRACKLISTING

Side A: 

1. Whiskey River
2. Me And Paul
3. Funny How Time Slips Away
4. Crazy
5. Night Life