View basket “Fe” has been added to your basket. New Beginnings Larry Jon Wilson SKU: BEWITH052LP Barcode: 4260544826597 21.00 £21.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Be With Records Released Date: 14th December 2018 Buying Format: 180g 1LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info “Larry Jon Wilson? He can break your heart with a voice like a cannonball.” – Kris Kristofferson. Includes his classic track ‘Ohoopee River Bottomland’ as featured in the Heartworn Highways film/soundtrack and the best-selling Country Funk compilation on Light In The Attic. 180G STRICTLY LIMITED TO 500 COPIES WORLDWIDE – NO REPRESS 2018 REISSUE – REMASTERED FROM ORIGINAL TAPE TRANSFERS, CAREFULLY REPRODUCED ORIGINAL ART. Larry Jon Wilson came to the party late. When he arrived in Nashville, country soul pioneer Tony Joe White had already made six albums. Townes Van Zandt had made seven, Mickey Newbury eight. Kristofferson, the accepted High Priest of the New Nashville, had made five. Larry Jon, by the time he arrived, had spent ten years in corporate America. He did not start playing guitar until the age of 30, but five years later he released his debut, New Beginnings (1975) and followed it just a year later with Let Me Sing My Song To You, both on Monument Records. A revelation among the hipsters and critics of Nashville, the LPs ensured Larry Jon was immediately embraced as part of the mid-70s “outlaw country movement” that eschewed slick production in favour of a raw, gritty approach. When a film crew came to document this burgeoning sound, they made straight for Larry Jon’s door. The legendary Heartworn Highways (1981) featured his mesmerising performance of “Ohoopee River Bottomland”, a boogaloo funk monster. He was a singer and writer of intensely private, painfully moving tales of southern life. With his deep, papa-bear voice, funky southern groove, and richly evocative narratives of rural Georgia, Larry Jon was a unique stylist but his gutsy, greasy sound did not translate into sales. Too funky for the country crowd, too heartfelt for pop radio, he fell between the cracks. We hope the long-overdue reissue of his first two albums will go some way to rectifying this. Indeed, both New Beginnings and Let Me Sing My Song to You – so similar they play like two halves of a double album – showcase his unique mix of country, folk, soul and swampy blues. Driven by a crack rhythm section that included Elvis guitarist Reggie Young, New Beginnings is a rich, literate record. Anyone with even a passing interest in the union between soul and country music will be able to tell they’ve located solid gold as soon as Larry Jon’s deep baritone utters the first appreciative “mm-hmm” a few bars into the opening ‘Ohoopee River Bottomland’, a fat-bottomed swamp-funk account of hard times in the city and country alike. Funny, nostalgic, sad, wistful, righteously pissed-off: New Beginnings is country-influenced American songwriting at its finest, from the feverish country-got-soul groove pulsating behind the weary sigh of “Through The Eyes of Children” to the elemental lament “Things Ain’t What It Used to Be (and Probably Never Was)”, a country standard that somehow got away, Wilson’s compelling presence and rich voice keeping saccharine and self-pity at bay at all times. The audio for New Beginnings comes from the original analogue tape transfers and has been remastered for vinyl by Be With regular Simon Francis. We’ve taken the same care with the striking cover art and we were honoured when Larry’s close friend Jeb Loy Nichols kindly agreed to contribute wonderfully unique liner notes, presented beautifully on the printed inner sleeve opposite a gorgeous black and white shot of Larry, mid-performance. Artist Larry Jon Wilson Genre Americana / Country Label Be With Records Buying Options 180g 1LP Format 180g , 1LP Condition New Country UK Track Listings Ohoopee River Bottomland Through The Eyes Of Little Children New Beginnings (Russian River Rainbow) The Truth Ain'y In You Canoochee Revisited (Jesus Man) Broomstraw Philosophers And Scuppernong Wine Lay Me Down Again Melt Not My Igloo Things Ain't What They Used To Be (And Probably Never Was) Bertrand My Son Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Larry Jon Wilson and more from Americana / Country View Product Quick View Larry Jon Wilson Let Me Sing My Song To You Americana / Country | Be With Records | 180g, 1LP Released 14th December 2018 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Larry Jon Wilson Let Me Sing My Song To You £21.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Be With Records SKU: BEWITH053LP Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 14th December 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Giant Sand Swerve Americana / Country | Fire Fidelity | 1LP Released 21st January 2011 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Giant Sand Swerve £21.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Fire Fidelity SKU: FF172 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 21st January 2011 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Redlands Palomino Company Broken Carelessly Americana / Country | Clubhouse Records | CD Released 14th April 2014 £11.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Redlands Palomino Company Broken Carelessly £11.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Clubhouse Records SKU: CRUK0016CD Formats: CD Released Date: 14th April 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Jessicas Brother Jessicas Brother Americana / Country | Fika Recordings | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 20th July 2018 £15.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Jessicas Brother Jessicas Brother £15.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Fika Recordings SKU: FIKA065LP Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 20th July 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Matt's picks View Product Quick View Margo Price That’s How Rumors Get Started Americana / Country | Loma Vista | 1LP Includes 7" Released 10th July 2020 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Margo Price That’s How Rumors Get Started £20.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Loma Vista Released Date: 10th July 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Wovenhand Early Wovenhand Americana / Country | Glitterhouse | 4LP, Box Set Released 14th December 2018 £99.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Wovenhand Early Wovenhand £99.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Glitterhouse SKU: GRBOX966 Formats: 4LP, Box Set Released Date: 14th December 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View David Allan Coe Biketoberfest ’01: Live From the Iron Horse Saloon (20th Anniversary Edition LP) Americana / Country | Cleveland International Records | 1LP Released 21st May 2021 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders David Allan Coe Biketoberfest ’01: Live From the Iron Horse Saloon (20th Anniversary Edition LP) £18.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Cleveland International Records SKU: CIR16011 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 21st May 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Johnny Cash Orange Blossom Special Americana / Country | Speakers Corner | 180g, 1LP Released 24th September 2013 £34.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Johnny Cash Orange Blossom Special £34.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Speakers Corner SKU: CS9109 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 24th September 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Sarah Jarosz Polaroid Lovers Americana / Country | UMC | 1LP Released 26th January 2024 £26.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Sarah Jarosz Polaroid Lovers £26.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: UMC SKU: 7251691 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 26th January 2024 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket Paul's picks View Product Quick View One Eleven Heavy Desire Path Americana / Country | Beyond Beyond Is Beyond | 1LP Released 27th September 2019 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders One Eleven Heavy Desire Path £22.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Beyond Beyond Is Beyond SKU: LPBBIB058 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 27th September 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Johnny Cash Sings The Songs That Made Him Famous (Remastered 2023) Americana / Country | Virgin | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 13th October 2023 £24.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Johnny Cash Sings The Songs That Made Him Famous (Remastered 2023) £24.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Virgin SKU: 5047808366 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 13th October 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Americana / Country Start again
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