Long Ryders - State of Our Union (CD)

Digitally remastered and expanded three CD edition. The Long Ryders were formed in 1982 by young American musicians influenced by Gram Parsons, C&W, The Byrds, and the punk scene found in their hometown of Los Angeles. The Long Ryders were an anecdote to formula stadium rock and wimpy synth-pop. The band featured Sid Griffin on guitar, autoharp, and harmonica, Stephen McCarthy on guitar, steel guitar, mandolin, and banjo, Tom Stevens, bass, and Greg Sowders, playing drums and percussion. With a sound reminiscent of the Buffalo Springfield and The Flying Burrito Brothers, but with a harder edge, they anticipated the alternative country music of the 1990s by a decade. This version overseen by Tom Stevens contains the remastered album, a set of demos from the band's archive, and a legendary show from London's Mean Fiddler. Remastered by Andy Pearce the recordings, in Sid's opinion, have never sounded so good. A new booklet designed by Phil Smee contains many rare photos and memorabilia from the band's own collections as well as liner notes by bassist Tom Stevens.

Disc 1
1 Looking for Lewis and Clark
2 Lights of Downtown
3 Wdia
4 Mason-Dixon Line
5 Here Comes That Train Again
6 Years Long Ago
7 Good Times Tomorrow, Hard Times Today
8 Two Kinds of Love
9 You Just Can't Ride the Boxcars Anymore
10 Capturing the Flag
11 State of My Union
12 If I Were a Bramble and You Were a Rose (B-Side)
13 Southside of the Story (B-Side)
14 Child Bride (B-Side)
15 Christmas in New Zealand
16 (Spinning Wighats Session)

Disc 2
1 Good Times Tomorrow, Hard Times Today
2 Mason Dixon Line
3 South Side of the Story
4 State of My Union
5 Lights of Downtown
6 Child Bride
7 Looking for Lewis and Clark
8 Two Kinds of Love
9 Wdia
10 Here Comes That Train Again
11 You Just Can't Ride the Boxcars Anymore
12 Years Long Ago (Demo / Tom Stevens)

Disc 3
1 Tell It to the Judge on Sunday
2 Still Get By
3 You Just Can't Ride the Boxcars Anymore
4 Good Times Tomorrow
5 Wreck of the 809
6 Lights of Downtown
7 Run Dusty Run
8 Years Long Ago
9 Capturing the Flag
10 I Had a Dream
11 Final Wild Son
12 Baby We All Gotta Go Down
13 State of My Union
14 Sweet Mental Revenge
15 Looking for Lewis & Clark
16 Send Me a Postcard
17 Highway 61 Revisited
18 Encore from Hell
19 10-5-60