{"product_id":"john-prine-german-afternoons-lp-vinyl","title":"John Prine – German Afternoons (LP Vinyl)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"relix-editorial\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Prine's 1986 album \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGerman Afternoons\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewas 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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAimless Love.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLike\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAimless Love, German Afternoons\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewas 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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Prine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein 1971. Perhaps the most significant song that appears on\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGerman Afternoons\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis \"The Speed of the Sound of Loneliness\", which became a concert staple and an instant classic for many Prine devotees.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eGerman Afternoons\u003c\/i\u003e received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Contemporary Folk Recording.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eAvailable on LP for the first time since its original pressings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003c!-- TRACKLIST_START --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide A\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1. Lulu Walls\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2. Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3. Out Of Love\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e4. Sailin' Around\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e5. If She Were You\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e6. Linda Goes To Mars\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide B\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1. I Just Want To Dance With You\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2. Love, Love, Love\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3. Bad Boy\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e4. They'll Never Take Her Love From Me\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e5. Paradise\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- TRACKLIST_END --\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 793888792265\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oh Boy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.16.22\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e LP Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Broadtime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48600471142555,"sku":"569678","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/7172\/files\/packshot-john-prine-german-afternoons-vinyl-lp-relix.jpg?v=1779325349","url":"https:\/\/relix.shop\/products\/john-prine-german-afternoons-lp-vinyl","provider":"relix.shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}