Gene Parsons - The Kindling Collection

Label:

Sierra Records, Sierra Records

Catalog#:

SXCD 6007, 25105561B00300RO

Format:

CD, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered

Country:

Released:

1994

Genre:

Folk, World, & Country, Pop, Rock

Style:

Folk Rock, Country Rock, Classic Rock, Rock & Roll

Tracklist

		The Byrds Era
1	Byrds, The -	Gunga Din
		Written-By - Parsons*
2	Byrds, The -	Nashville West
		Written-By - White* , Parsons*
3	Byrds, The -	There Must Be Someone
		Written-By - Cathy Gosdin , Rex Gosdin , Vern Gosdin
4	Byrds, The -	Yesterday's Train
		Written-By - Parsons* , Skip Battin
5	Byrds, The -	Bristol Steam Convention Blues
		Written-By - White* , Parsons*
6	Byrds, The -	Get Down Your Line
		Written-By - Parsons*
7	Byrds, The -	B.B. Class Road
		Written-By - Parsons* , S. Dawson*
		The 'Kindling' Album
8	Gene Parsons -	Monument
		Written-By - Parsons*
9	Gene Parsons -	Long Way Back
		Written-By - Parsons*
10	Gene Parsons -	Do Not Disturb
		Written-By - Kim Fowley , Skip Battin
11	Gene Parsons -	Willin'
		Written-By - Lowell George
12	Gene Parsons -	On The Spot
		Written-By - White* , Parsons* , Guilbeau*
13	Gene Parsons -	Take A City Bride
		Written-By - Guilbeau*
14	Gene Parsons -	Sonic Bummer
		Written-By - Parsons*
15	Gene Parsons -	I Must Be A Tree
		Written-By - Parsons* , Guilbeau*
16	Gene Parsons -	Drunkard's Dream
		Written-By - Carter Stanley
17	Gene Parsons -	Banjo Dog
		Written-By - Parsons*
18	Gene Parsons -	Back Again
		Written-By - Parsons*
		The Flying Burrito Bros. Era (1975-1976)
19	Flying Burrito Bros, The -	Wind And Rain
		Written-By - Parsons* , Guilbeau*
20	Flying Burrito Bros, The -	Sweet Desert Childhood
		Written-By - Parsons*
21	Flying Burrito Bros, The -	Out Of Control
		Written-By - Parsons* , Guilbeau*
22	Flying Burrito Bros, The -	Northbound Bus
		Written-By - Nickey Barclay

Credits

Accordion - Nick DeCaro (tracks: 11)
Acoustic Guitar [Open Tuned] - Gene Parsons (tracks: 14)
Autoharp - Gene Parsons (tracks: 10)
Banjo - Gene Parsons (tracks: 8, 10, 14, 17)
Banjo [5-string] - Gene Parsons (tracks: 5)
Banjo [String] - Gene Parsons (tracks: 22)
Bass - Chris Ethridge (tracks: 19, 20) , Gene Parsons (tracks: 8, 9, 14, 15, 18) , John York (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4) , Roger Bush (tracks: 10, 16) , Skip Battin (tracks: 4, 5, 6, 7, 21, 22)
Drums - Andy Newmark (tracks: 14, 15) , Gene Parsons (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
Electric Guitar [12-string] - Roger McGuinn (tracks: 6)
Engineer - Bobby Hata (tracks: 8-18) , Donn Landee (tracks: 8-18) , Lee Herschberg (tracks: 8-18)
Fiddle - Gib Guilbeau (tracks: 12, 13, 14) , Vassar Clements (tracks: 16)
Guitar - Clarence White (2) (tracks: 12) , Gene Parsons (tracks: 8, 9, 10, 11, 18, 21)
Guitar [Acoustic 12-string] - Gene Parsons (tracks: 19)
Guitar [Acoustic] - Clarence White (2) (tracks: 5, 14, 15, 17) , Gene Parsons (tracks: 1, 3, 4) , Gene Parsons (tracks: 16, 20, 22)
Guitar [Lead] - Gene Parsons (tracks: 13)
Guitar [Les Paul Electric] - Joel Scott Hill* (tracks: 19)
Guitar [Rhythm] - Gene Parsons (tracks: 13, 15)
Guitar [Stringbender Electric] - Clarence White (2) (tracks: 15)
Guitar [Telecaster] - Clarence White (2) (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7) , Gene Parsons (tracks: 22)
Harmonica - Gene Parsons (tracks: 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 20, 22)
Mandolin - Clarence White (2) (tracks: 5, 10, 16, 17, 18) , Gib Guilbeau (tracks: 19)
Organ [B-3 Hammond] - Glen D. Hardin* (tracks: 1)
Percussion - Gene Parsons (tracks: 18)
Photography [Kindling Collection] - Greg Corman
Piano - Luis Cabaza (tracks: 22) , Skip Battin (tracks: 7)
Producer - Bob Johnston (tracks: 2) , Byrds, The (tracks: 5, 6, 7) , Flying Burrito Bros, The (tracks: 20, 22) , Gene Parsons (tracks: 5, 6, 7, 20, 21, 22) , Gib Guilbeau (tracks: 21) , Norbert Putnam (tracks: 19) , Russ Titelman (tracks: 8-18) , Terry Melcher (tracks: 1, 3, 4)
Producer [Co-ordination] - Trudy Portch (tracks: 8-18)
Producer [Compilation] - John M. Delgatto* (tracks: 1-22)
Programmed By [Moog & Arp Synthesizers] - Malcolm Cecil (tracks: 8-18) , Robert Margouleff (tracks: 8-18)
Remastered By - Bob Katz
Remix - Donn Landee (tracks: 8-18) , Lee Herschberg (tracks: 8-18)
Steel Guitar [Pedal] - Gene Parsons (tracks: 8, 9) , Sneeky Pete* (tracks: 4, 19, 20, 21)
Synthesizer - Bill Payne (tracks: 18) , Roger McGuinn (tracks: 2)
Vocals - Gene Parsons (tracks: 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18)
Vocals [Harmony] - Gib Guilbeau (tracks: 21) , Roger McGuinn (tracks: 6)
Vocals [Lead & Harmony] - Gene Parsons (tracks: 1, 4, 6, 20, 21, 22)
Vocals [Lead] - Gene Parsons (tracks: 3, 7, 16, 19)
Vocals [Low 3rd] - Clarence White (2) (tracks: 16)
Vocals [Tenor] - Ralph Stanley (tracks: 16)

Notes

CD Matrix: 25105561B00300RO.

Gene Parsons was brought in to The Byrds by his friend Clarence White, who had recently become the band's guitarist, to replace previous drummer Kevin Kelley. Parsons remained with the band for four years, principally as a drummer but he also contributed guitar, banjo, harmonica and a number of his own songs to the albums Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde, Ballad of Easy Rider, Untitled, Byrdmaniax and Farther Along.

Track 1 originally released on Ballad Of Easy Rider CBS CS9942.
Tracks 2 & 3 originally released on Dr. Byrds & Mr.Hyde CBS CS9755.
Track 4 originally released on Untitled CBS CS G 38127..
Tracks 5-7 originally released on Farther Along CBS KC31050.

Tracks 8-18: 'Kindling' album was recorded between Fall 1972 through Spring 1973 entirely at Warner Brothers (Amigo) Studios in North Hollywood. It was released on Warner Bros. label on August 1973 (27:02 duration) BS-2687. Debut solo album. Credits: Photography - Greg Corman.

"Kindling", was released in 1973 after the disbandment of The Byrds. Following this, Gene Parsons joined The Flying Burrito Brothers, like other ex-Byrds Chris Hillman, Gram Parsons and Michael Clarke had done before him. While he was a member of The Flying Burrito Brothers, along with Sneaky Pete Kleinow, Chris Ethridge, Skip Battin, Joel Scott Hill and Gib Gilbeau [aka Floyd Guilbeau], Parsons contributed a number of songs to the band's "Flying Again" and "Airborne" albums, including: Tracks 19-22.

Track 19: Unreleased Flying Burrito Bros Master.Recorded 1974-75, CBS Studios, San Francisco.
Track 20 Recorded 1975, Pacific Studios, Hollywood. Originally released on "Flying Again" CBS PC33817.
Tracks 21-22 Recorded May 1976, Crystal Studios, Hollywood. Originally released on "Airborne" CBS PC 34222.

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