For those unaware, formed in 1968 by departing Byrds Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman, the Flying Burrito Brothers boasted a stellar lineup of talent during their first half-decade of incarnations, including the Eagles’ Bernie Leadon and pedal steel legend “Sneaky” Pete Kleinow.

But by 1972, soon-to-be Firefall founder Rick Roberts needed to recruit virtually a whole new band to fulfill tour dates already contracted for the Burritos.

A double vinyl LP capturing this show was released in Europe in 1973 but was never picked up in the U.S. until now. Live in Amsterdam 1972 features an entire bluegrass set followed by a selection of country-rock standards including “Wild Horses”, “Sin City,” and ‘Christine’s Tune.”

This reissue will be available on double CD and download. CD booklet features liner notes, rare photos, and a band family tree.

CD 1:
1. Six Days On The Road
2. The Image Of Me
3. Four Days of Rain
4. My Uncle
5. Bugle Call Rag
6. Shenandoah Valley Breakdown
7. Sing Me Back Home
8. I Already Know
9. White Line Fever
10. Why Are You Crying
11. Roll In My Sweet Baby’s Arms
12. The Salty Dog Blues

This alive, and full-bodied new recording opens on the rocking funk of Six Days On The Road, the lonesome yearn within The Image Of Me, and the banjo/harmonica-driven beauty Four Days of Rain and amongst others, then proceeds to bring us the frenetic Shenandoah Valley Breakdown and then we get the harmoniously laid back White Line Fever, the upbeat and joyful Why Are You Crying, and the amusingly frenetic Roll In My Sweet Baby’s Arms.

CD 2:
13. Wild Horses
14. She Thinks I Still Care
15. The Wild Side Of Life
16. Reuben’s Train
17. Foggy Mountain Breakdown
18. Dixie Breakdown
19. Colorado
20. She Made Me Lose My Blues
21. Sin City
22. Christine’s Tune
23. Roll Over Beethoven
24. Six Days On The Road
25. Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down
26. Oklahoma Breakdown
27. Listen To The Mocking Bird
28. Uncle Penn
29. Orange Blossom Special

Recorded on January 14th, 1972 at The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Netherlands, along next on the second disc is their ornate cover of the Stones’ Wild Horses, a cover of an old George Jones song She Thinks I Still Care, and the old country song The Wild Side Of Life, and amongst others, the twanging guitar of She Made Me Lose My Blues, the Chuck Berry/ELO smash Roll Over Beethoven, the set closing on the upbeat Uncle Penn and their cover of a song written by Ervin T. Rouse, the fiddle-tastic Orange Blossom Special.

Musicians:
RICK ROBERTS guitar, lead vocals
BYRON BERLINE fiddle, vocals
ROGER BUSH acoustic & electric bass, vocals
KENNY WERTZ guitar, vocals
ALAN MUNDE banjo, electric guitar
ERIC DALTON drums
DON BECK pedal steel, mandolin

Tracks 15-19 recorded in 1970 and 1972 with the Flying Burritos Brothers.

Tracks 20-24 recorded in 1982 by Clark, Chris Hillman, and Michael Clarke for the Nyteflyte reunion.

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