Ry Cooder-Into The Purple Valley Live
A Compilation

1. Billy The Kid (Cooder & Lindley, August 25, 1990; French's Camp-Eel River, Piercy, California)
2. Money Honey (September 13, 1989; NOAAH Benefit, Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans)
3. FDR In Trinidad (December 15, 1976; Great American Music Hall, San Francisco)
4. Teardrops Will Fall (Cooder & Nick Lowe, June 18, 2009; Royal Theatre Carre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands)
5. Denomination Blues (May 7, 1982; Royal Theatre Carre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands)
6. On A Monday (Jerry Douglas, March 7, 2020; Felton Music Hall, Felton, California)
7. Hey Porter (Cash & Cooder, November 3, 2019; The Met Philly, Philadelphia)
8. Great Dream From Heaven (May 20, 1974; Ebbets Field, Denver)
9. Taxes On The Farmer Feeds Us All (July 28, 1979; Cambridge Music Festival, Cambridge, England)
10. Vigilante Man (October 18, 2018; Cadogan Hall, London)


My MO and caveats: I have roughly 75 Ry shows in my collection, ranging from 1970-2019, which I figure is enough of a sample. Still, it seems that for every one of his early albums, there is a song, sometimes two, that he didn't perform live often, or often enough that I have a version in my collection. For this album, I couldn't find any versions of How Can You Keep On Moving (Unless You Migrate Too) nor could I find any versions by anybody else. I also couldn't find any Ry versions of On A Monday but, in keeping with the spirit of this album, I found a version by Jerry Douglas that I think fits nicely. As for the selection process, sound was important but I tried, and was able, to use only one song from any given year.

Thanks and gratitude to all the tapers, masterers and seeders who make this sort of thing possible.


https://rycooder.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Into_the_Purple_Valley
https://www.allmusic.com/album/into-the-purple-valley-mw0000194839
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