"Deeper Blues"
A Townes Van Zandt compilation
Live recordings, 1973-1995
I've spent hours enjoying the recent flood of Townes Van Zandt shows. After I made a compilation for my own use I decided to share it. I've selected a good recording (two in a few cases) of songs that Townes wrote and performed.
I used Cool Edit 2000 to trim a bit of talk and applause from the beginning and end of the tracks and I adjusted the level of a few tracks that were very low.
Thanks to Stripeydave and all of the others for making this music available.
My lineage: DIME torrents > TLH > WAV > Cool Edit > TLH > FLAC
- Al Nino
Feb 7, 2009
Disc 1
101 If I needed You
102 Tecumseh Valley
103 Pancho And Lefty
104 To Live's to Fly
105 For the Sake of the Song
106 Dollar Bill Blues
107 Mr Mudd And Mr Gold
108 White Freightliner Blues
109 BW Railroad Blues
110 Ain’t Leavin’ Your Love
111 Talkin' Fraternity Blues
112 Nothing
113 Hey Willie Boy
114 Baby Sometimes You Almost Look Chinese
115 Gone, Gone Blues
116 I'll Be Here in the Morning
117 Pueblo Waltz
118 Goin' Down To Memphis
119 Still Looking For You
120 Colorado Girl
121 Blaze's Blues
Disc 2
201 Buckskin Stallion Blues
202 Don't Take It Too Bad
203 Greenboro Woman
204 Lover's Lullaby
205 No Lonesome Tune
206 St. John The Gambler
207 The Tower Song
208 The Rake
209 Get Down, Darlin’
210 Snake Mountain Blues
211 Talking Karate Blues
212 The Catfish Song
213 No Place To Fall
214 Loretta
215 Gone Too Long
216 The Hole
217 Second Lover Song
218 The Highway Kind
219 None but the Rain
220 Where I Lead Me
221 Snowing On Raton
Disc 3
301 If I Needed You
302 Rex's Blues
303 Lungs
304 A Song For
305 Flyin' Shoes
306 For the Sake of the Song
307 Tecumseh Valley
308 Two Girls
309 You Are Not Needed Now
310 Talking Thunderbird Blues
311 No Deal
312 (Quicksilver Daydreams of) Maria
313 Marie
314 To Live is to Fly
315 Kathleen
316 Our Mother The Mountain
317 Snowin' on Raton
318 Pancho and Lefty
319 Waiting Around To Die
320 Katie Belle Blue
* John Townes Van Zandt *
* Mar 7, 1944–Jan 1, 1997 *
* Singer-Songwriter, Poet *
Sources: (As of Feb. 1, 2009 many of these shows are still on the DIME Tracker)
101 If I needed You - 1984, Houston TX, Rockefeller's, SBD
102 Tecumseh Valley - 1973, Minneapolis MN, Whole Coffeehouse, FM/SBD
103 Pancho And Lefty - 1978, East Lansing MI, The Mariah Coffeehouse, unknown lineage
104 To Live's to Fly - 1978, East Lansing MI, The Mariah Coffeehouse, unknown lineage
105 For the Sake of the Song - 1973, Minneapolis MN, Whole Coffeehouse, FM/SBD
106 Dollar Bill Blues - 1978, East Lansing MI, The Mariah Coffeehouse, unknown lineage
107 Mr Mudd And Mr Gold - 1978, East Lansing MI, The Mariah Coffeehouse, unknown lineage
108 White Freightliner Blues - 1995, County Kilkenny Ireland, Unknown venue, unknown lineage
109 BW Railroad Blues - 1993, Bethlehem PA, Godfrey Daniels, unknown lineage
110 Ain’t Leavin’ Your Love - 1989, Birmingham AL, unknown venue, unknown lineage
111 Talkin' Fraternity Blues - 1978, East Lansing MI, The Mariah Coffeehouse, unknown lineage
112 Nothing - 1973, Minneapolis MN, Whole Coffeehouse, FM/SBD
113 Hey Willie Boy - 1995, Hanau, Germany, Alter Schlachthof, SBD
114 Baby Sometimes You Almost Look Chinese - 1978, East Lansing MI, The Mariah Coffeehouse, unknown lineage
115 Gone, Gone Blues - 1984, Houston TX, Rockefeller's, SBD
116 I'll Be Here in the Morning - 1995, County Kilkenny Ireland, Unknown venue, unknown lineage
117 Pueblo Waltz - 1984, Houston TX, Rockefeller's, SBD
118 Goin' Down To Memphis - 1994, Ljubljana Slovenia, Club K4, FM
119 Still Looking For You - 1995, Hanau, Germany, Alter Schlachthof, SBD
120 Colorado Girl - 1989, Tuebingen, Germany, Unknown venue, SBD
121 Blaze's Blues - 1994, Frankfurt Germany, Klub Negativ, SBD(?)
201 Buckskin Stallion Blues - 1989, Tuebingen, Germany, Unknown venue, SBD
202 Don't Take It Too Bad - 1993, Bethlehem PA, Godfrey Daniels, unknown lineage
203 Greenboro Woman - 1990, Wellington, New Zealand, Paisley Park, unknown lineage
204 Lover's Lullaby - 1989, Tuebingen, Germany, Unknown venue, SBD
205 No Lonesome Tune - 1990, Staffordshire UK, Trysull Village Hall, SBD
206 St. John The Gambler - 1989, Tuebingen, Germany, Unknown venue, SBD
207 The Tower Song - 1989, Tuebingen, Germany, Unknown venue, SBD
208 The Rake - 1993, Bethlehem PA, Godfrey Daniels, unknown lineage
209 Get Down, Darlin’ - 1984, Houston TX, Rockefeller's, SBD
210 Snake Mountain Blues - 1987, Steenwijk Netherlands, De Witte Paarden, SBD
211 Talking Karate Blues - 1989, Birmingham AL, unknown venue, unknown lineage
212 The Catfish Song - 1988, Hamilton New Zealand, Oranga Hall, SBD/FM
213 No Place To Fall - 1989, Tuebingen, Germany, Unknown venue, SBD
214 Loretta - 1995, County Kilkenny Ireland, Unknown venue, unknown lineage
215 Gone Too Long - 1994, Frankfurt Germany, Klub Negativ, SBD(?)
216 The Hole - 1993, Bethlehem PA, Godfrey Daniels, unknown lineage
217 Second Lover Song - 1988, Hamilton New Zealand, Oranga Hall, SBD/FM
218 The Highway Kind - 1992, Austin TX, Cactus Cafe, SBD
219 None but the Rain - 1990, Staffordshire UK, Trysull Village Hall, SBD
220 Where I Lead Me - 1973, Minneapolis MN, Whole Coffeehouse, FM/SBD
221 Snowing On Raton - 1990, The Netherlands, VPRO Radio, FM
301 If I Needed You - 1993, Bethlehem PA, Godfrey Daniels, unknown lineage
302 Rex's Blues - 1978, East Lansing MI, The Mariah Coffeehouse, unknown lineage
303 Lungs - 1992, Austin TX, Cactus Cafe, SBD
304 A Song For - 1993, Bethlehem PA, Godfrey Daniels, unknown lineage
305 Flyin' Shoes - 1989, Tuebingen, Germany, Unknown venue, SBD
306 For the Sake of the Song - 1990, Staffordshire UK, Trysull Village Hall, SBD
307 Tecumseh Valley - 1995, County Kilkenny Ireland, Unknown venue, unknown lineage
308 Two Girls - 1993, Bethlehem PA, Godfrey Daniels, unknown lineage
309 You Are Not Needed Now - 1994, Ljubljana Slovenia, Club K4, FM
310 Talking Thunderbird Blues - 1993, Bethlehem PA, Godfrey Daniels, unknown lineage
311 No Deal - 1989, Birmingham AL, unknown venue, unknown lineage
312 (Quicksilver Daydreams of) Maria - 1973, Minneapolis MN, Whole Coffeehouse, FM/SBD
313 Marie - 1993, Bethlehem PA, Godfrey Daniels, unknown lineage
314 To Live is to Fly - 1995, San Francisco CA, GAMH, unknown lineage
315 Kathleen - 1987, Steenwijk Netherlands, De Witte Paarden, SBD
316 Our Mother The Mountain - 1988, Hamilton New Zealand, Oranga Hall, SBD/FM
317 Snowin' on Raton - 1995, San Francisco CA, GAMH, unknown lineage
318 Pancho and Lefty - 1995, San Francisco CA, GAMH, unknown lineage
319 Waiting Around To Die - 1993, Bethlehem PA, Godfrey Daniels, unknown lineage
320 Katie Belle Blue - 1995, San Francisco CA, GAMH, unknown lineage