Van Zandt, Townes - Flyin' Shoes (2024 Reissue)

This reissue celebrates the album’s enduring legacy and its importance as Townes’ debut release on Tomato Records – the label run by his long-time manager, Kevin Eggers. Originally recorded at Nashville’s famed American Studios and produced by Chips Moman, 'Flyin’ Shoes' features some of Van Zandt’s finest work, including standout tracks like the heartfelt ‘Loretta’, the haunting ‘No Place to Fall’ the mystical title track, and the standout ‘Rex’s Blues’. The album also introduces ‘Pueblo Waltz’, a song that, alongside others, solidified Van Zandt’s reputation as a master of blending poetic lyricism and melancholic storytelling. In addition to its timeless tracks, 'Flyin’ Shoes' has a unique history. Indeed, the album includes material from a previously abandoned 1973 project, '7 Come 11', that would be released years later under the title 'The Nashville Sessions' in 1993, also available on Charly Records. Many of the songs from that unfinished album were re-recorded for 'Flyin’ Shoes', and these fresh takes represent Van Zandt’s growth as an artist while staying true to the raw authenticity that fans have come to cherish.