Out November 11th - Warren Zevon Reissued with 15 Unreleased Tracks

Warren Zevon moved to Spain in the summer of 1975, dropping out of the music business after nearly a decade. During his self-imposed exile, he performed regularly at the Dubliner, a colorful bar owned by a former mercenary who helped Zevon pen the classic Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner. Zevons luck changed when his friend Jackson Browne contacted him about a recording deal. He signed with Asylum Records in 1975 and began recording his major-label debut, WARREN ZEVON. Today, many consider his self-titled album a high water mark not only for Zevon, but for the decade as well. Rhino will reissue a Collectors Edition of WARREN ZEVON that includes the original album remastered, along with a bonus disc filled entirely with unreleased demos and alternate versions of album tracks. The two-CD set will be available November 11 from all retail outlets, including rhino.com, for a suggested list price of $24.98 (CD) and $13.99 (digital).

Jackson Browne produced the album and also enlisted some of the West Coasts biggest names to help out, including members of the Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, David Lindley and J.D. Souther. Providing Zevon with an outlet for his pent-up creativity, he unleashed a barrage of sharply observed songs that pulse with dark wit and sophisticated melodies. Many of his best-known tracks are included here, such as Hasten Down The Wind, Poor Poor Pitiful Me, Carmelita and Mohammeds Radio all of which were later covered by Linda Ronstadt. The album also contains Ill Sleep When Im Dead, Frank And Jesse James and Desperados Under The Eaves, a song Zevon wrote about staying at the Hollywood Hawaiian Motel with no way to pay his bill.

The bonus disc uncovers 15 unreleased tracks, including different versions of every song on the album. Several demos capture Zevon alone at the piano, including a poignant take on Frank And Jesse James, a song he wrote while touring with The Everly Brothers. A demo Zevon recorded for Hasten Down The Wind features a full band. In addition, the collection presents alternate versions of Poor Poor Pitiful Me and Carmelita along with different takes from the sessions for Join Me In L.A. and Desperados Under The Eaves. The live bonus track of Mama Couldnt Be Persuaded was recorded in October 1976 during an appearance on the Cleveland radio station WMMS.

WARREN ZEVON (COLLECTOR'S EDITION) Track Listing Disc 1

1. Frank And Jesse James
2. Mama Couldnt Be Persuaded
3. Backs Turned Looking Down The Path
4. Hasten Down The Wind
5. Poor Poor Pitiful Me
6. The French Inhaler
7. Mohammeds Radio
8. Ill Sleep When Im Dead
9. Carmelita
10. Join Me In L.A.
11. Desperados Under The Eaves

Disc 2 (Previously Unissued)

1. Frank And Jesse James (Solo Piano Demo)
2. The French Inhaler (Solo Piano Demo)
3. Hasten Down The Wind (Band Demo)
4. Carmelita (1974 Demo)
5. Mohammeds Radio (Solo Piano Demo)
6. Backs Turned Looking Down The Path (Take 1 - 1/28/76)
7. Join Me In L.A. (Take 2 - 11/20/75)
8. Poor Poor Pitiful Me (Alternate Version)
9. Frank And Jesse James (Alternate Version)
10. Mohammeds Radio (Take 2 - 11/6/75)
11. The French Inhaler (Take 1 - 1/13/76)
12. Carmelita (Alternate Version)
13. Desperados Under The Eaves (Take 2 - 1/13/76)
14. Mama Couldnt Be Persuaded (Live WMMS 10/13/76)
15. Ill Sleep When Im Dead (Alternate Version)