Title: Our Mother The Mountain: Deluxe Edition Artist: Townes Van Zandt Label: Charly Records Uk Product Type: VINYL LP UPC: 5061110805225 Genre: Country Release Date: 2026-07-31 Number of Discs: 1 Additional Details: UNITED KINGDOM - IMPORT, DELUXE EDITION
For the first time ever, Townes Van Zandt's 1969 Our Mother The Mountain receives the audiophile treatment with a Half-Speed Master Edition, cut at StarDelta Studios in the UK by Grammy Award-winning mastering engineer Lewis Hopkin. Widely regarded as one of Van Zandt's greatest achievements, Our Mother The Mountain showcases the emotional depth, poetic brilliance, and lyrical craftsmanship that cemented his place among the finest songwriters in modern folk and country music. Featuring classics such as 'Be Here To Love Me', 'Snake Mountain Blues', and 'My Proud Mountains', the record balances intimate performances with subtle orchestral touches, creating a warm and evocative atmosphere that remains uniquely it's own. This new half-speed master reveals the recording with outstanding clarity, greater detail, and a remarkably wide and stable stereo image. Van Zandt's haunting voice, delicate guitar work, and rich arrangements are presented with exceptional presence and realism, offering the most immersive listening experience yet. More than fifty years after it's release, Our Mother The Mountain stands as a singular work of art. Intimate and timeless, it continues to offer solace and connection, resonating far beyond it's era.
Tracks: 1.1 Be Here to Love Me 1.2 Kathleen 1.3 She Came and She Touched Me 1.4 Like a Summer Thursday 1.5 Our Mother the Mountain 1.6 Second Lovers Song 1.7 St. John the Gambler 1.8 Tecumseh Valley 1.9 Snake Mountain Blues 1.10 My Proud Mountains 1.11 Why She's Acting This Way
