John Prine – German Afternoons (LP Vinyl)
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$ 24.95
Est. 1974, Curated by Heads
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By 1986, Prine had spent over a decade proving that independence suited him far better than the major label machinery that had handled his earlier work. German Afternoons deepened that freedom, finding him fully at home in Nashville's acoustic circles while his songwriting continued to do what it always did, locate the profound inside the plainspoken. "The Speed of the Sound of Loneliness" alone is worth the price of admission.
John Prine's 1986 album German Afternoons was his second release on Oh Boy Records, the independent label he formed with his manager Al Bunetta, and delves further into the country-flavored sound established on his 1984 release Aimless Love. Like Aimless Love, German Afternoons was co-produced by Nashville veteran Jim Rooney but also features contributions from the progressive bluegrass band New Grass Revival, and this accounts for Prine's return to the folk-sound of his early albums on songs like "Lulu Walls" and "Paradise", the latter a rerecording of the self-penned classic which appeared on the singer's debut John Prine in 1971. Perhaps the most significant song that appears on German Afternoons is "The Speed of the Sound of Loneliness", which became a concert staple and an instant classic for many Prine devotees.
German Afternoons received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Contemporary Folk Recording.
Available on LP for the first time since its original pressings.
Tracklist
Side A
1. Lulu Walls
2. Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness
3. Out Of Love
4. Sailin' Around
5. If She Were You
6. Linda Goes To Mars
Side B
1. I Just Want To Dance With You
2. Love, Love, Love
3. Bad Boy
4. They'll Never Take Her Love From Me
5. Paradise
UPC: 793888792265
Label: Oh Boy
Release Date: 9.16.22
Format: LP Vinyl