McMurtry, James

Vinyl Records and Rare LPs:

	Interchords Used - LP - CAS 1743 1989 White Label Promo Only. Produced By John Mellencamp. Mint, Unplayed Condition. more
	It Had To Happen Audiophile - LP - GL 105 New, Unplayed 1998 180gm HQ Original. Produced By The Lone Star State's Legendary Steel Guitar Player And Stealth Producer Lloyd Maines, This Is The James McMurtry Album That Had To Happen! James Retains All The Alienation And Disaffection That Have Endeared Him To Fans And Critics Alike. His Ability To Conjure A Bygone Place, Person, Or Time Is The Storyteller's Gift Or Burden, Depending On Your Point Of View. As Dan Oellette Noted In Last Year's Acoustic Guitar Feature, James Creates An " Intriguing Batch Of Rock-Inflected Story-Songs That Probe The Messiness, Dysfunction, And Turmoil Of Life In The Heartland." His Songs Are Steeped In Reality Sometimes With Quiet Irony Sixty Acres, Sometimes With Biting Sarcasm 12 O'Clock Whistle. more
	It Had To Happen New - LP - GL 105 180gm HQ Vinyl. more
	Live In Europe New - LP - LRR 14449 Sealed 2009 Original Recorded During McMurtry's First European Tour. Includes Full CD Of The Album Plus A Bonus DVD. more
	The Horses And The Hounds Colored Vinyl - Used - NW5515 2021 US original 2LP gatefold Indie Exclusive pressing on Grey marble vinyl. "James McMurtry knows how to tell stories and fashion memorable characters, skills he picked up from his father, the great Texas novelist Larry McMurtry. James was already a memorable tunesmith when he released his debut, Too Long in the Wasteland, in 1989, but while his craft as a writer has steadily improved in the decades since then, it took him quite a bit longer to figure out how to make a record as good as his songs, something he finally nailed with 2008's Just Us Kids. 2021's The Horses and the Hounds confirms he hasn't stopped learning, and he's delivered what may well be his finest album to date, a tremendous meeting of form and content where neither side lets the other down. Working with producer Ross Hogarth and a band anchored by guitarist David Grissom, The Horses and the Hounds finds McMurtry working with a broader musical palette that deepens the dynamics and boosts the tonal colors of his music. Quite simply, he's never made a record where the musical performances serve his material as well as they do here. Though there's plenty of nuance in these performances, this isn't a contemporary folk album, but a rock & roll record through and through -- a smart one, and one that reflects the age and experience of the songwriter, yet it snaps with an authority and confidence that's taut and steeped in natural energy. The production and arrangements are not only memorable, they serve the songs well, and McMurtry's vocals are superb evocations of the protagonists of these stories: the man whose failing life and marriage are teetering on the edge of one trivial annoyance, the soldier eating an MRE in a war being run by KBR, a cowboy pondering the news of a friend's death, a couple still making sense of one of another after many years together, or an old man summing up the details of what's left of his life. McMurtry's songs deal with the stuff of adult lives and the disillusionment of the real world, but he doesn't write or sing in a way that makes them sound stodgy. His work is full of the messy energy and surprising turns of a life lived hard, and on The Horses and the Hounds, the music speaks as vividly as his excellent songs. Not many artists pushing 60 get to deliver as satisfying a breakthrough as this one." All Music Guide - Mark Deming. more
	Too Long In The Wasteland Used - LP - FC 45229 Superb And Hard To Find 1989 Debut Album From This Little-Known Singer/Songwriter From Texas. Recommended. Appears Glossy, Unplayed. Includes Custom Inner Sleeve. more
	Too Long In The Wasteland New - LP - FC 45229 Factory Sealed, Superb And Hard To Find 1989 Debut Album From This Little-Known Singer/Songwriter From Texas. Recommended. Cut-Out Hole. more