Changes: The First Sessions

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The First Sessions is a compilation album of Warren Zevon's early works from the 1960s released in 2003. It contains tracks recorded while Zevon was in lyme & cybelle and many other tracks created before Wanted Dead or Alive, as well as an early demo for "A Bullet for Ramona". The album also includes two lyme & cybelle songs from after Wayne Erwin replaced Zevon as lyme.

Track listing[]

"Follow Me" - lyme & cybelle
"Like the Seasons" - lyme & cybelle for The Turtles
"I've Just Seen a Face" [Demo Version] - lyme & cybelle from The Beatles
"Peeping and Hiding" [Harmonica Version] - lyme & cybelle from Jimmy Reed
"If You Gotta Go, Go Now" - lyme & cybelle from Bob Dylan
"I'll Go On" - lyme & cybelle
"Follow Me [Demo Version] - lyme & cybelle
"(You Used To) Ride So High" [Demo Version] - The Motorcycle Abeline (Zevon and Bones Howe)
"Outside Chance" [Demo Version] - Warren Zevon for The Turtles
"I See the Lights" [Demo Version] - Warren Zevon
"And If I Had You" [Demo Version] - Warren Zevon
"A Bullet for Ramona" [Demo Version] - Warren Zevon
"Song 7" - lyme & cybelle (Wayne Erwin vocals)
"Write If You Get Work" - lyme & cybelle (Wayne Erwin vocals)

Personnel[]

Warren Zevon - vocals, guitar, bass
Bob Thompson - conductor
Tommy Tedesco - guitar
Dennis Budimir - guitar
Lenny Malarsky - violin
Joe DiFiore - viola
Joe Saxon - cello
Jessie Erlich - cello
Ollie Mitchell - trumpet
Jules Chaiken - trumpet
Dick Leith - trombone
Lou Blackburn - trombone
Larry Knechtel - piano, organ
Lyle Ritz - bass
Bones Howe - drums, percussion
Toxie French - drums
Michelle O'Malley - background vocals
Sandy Salisbury - background vocals
Violet Santangelo - vocals
Wayne Erwin - vocals

Producers: Bones Howe, Warren Zevon, Curt Boettcher.

Compilation producers: Cary E. Mansfield, Bones Howe.

Principally recorded in 1966. Includes liner notes by Dawn Eden.

Liner Note Author: Dawn Eden.

Photographer: Laura Kenyon (Violet Santangelo)

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-'''The First Sessions''' is a compilation album of [[Warren Zevon]]'s early works from the 1960s released in 2003. It contains tracks recorded while Zevon was in [[lyme & cybelle]] as well as many other tracks created before ''[[Wanted Dead or Alive]]'' as well as an early demo for "[[Bullet for Ramona]]". The song also includes two lyme & cybelle songs from after Wayne Erwin replaced Zevon as lyme.
+'''The First Sessions''' is a compilation album of [[Warren Zevon]]'s early works from the [[Time Line#1960s|1960s]] released in [[Time Line#2000s|2003]]. It contains tracks recorded while Zevon was in [[lyme & cybelle]] and many other tracks created before ''[[Wanted Dead or Alive]]'', as well as an early demo for "[[A Bullet for Ramona]]". The album also includes two lyme & cybelle songs from after Wayne Erwin replaced Zevon as lyme.
 == Track listing ==
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 # "[[I'll Go On]]" - [[lyme & cybelle]]
 # "[[Follow Me]] [Demo Version] - [[lyme & cybelle]]
-# "[[(You Used To) Ride So High]]" [Demo Version] -  The Motorcycle Abeline
+# "[[Ride So High|(You Used To) Ride So High]]" [Demo Version] -  [[The Motorcycle Abeline]] (Zevon and [[:wikipedia:Bones Howe|Bones Howe]])
 # "[[Outside Chance]]" [Demo Version] - Warren Zevon for [[:wikipedia:The Turtles|The Turtles]]
 # "[[I See the Lights]]" [Demo Version] - Warren Zevon
 # "[[And If I Had You]]" [Demo Version] - Warren Zevon
-# "[[Bullet for Ramona]]" [Demo Version] - Warren Zevon
+# "[[A Bullet for Ramona]]" [Demo Version] - Warren Zevon
 # "[[Song 7]]" - [[lyme & cybelle]] (Wayne Erwin vocals)
 # "[[Write If You Get Work]]" - [[lyme & cybelle]] (Wayne Erwin vocals)
+== Personnel ==
+* Warren Zevon - vocals, guitar, bass
+* Bob Thompson - conductor
+* Tommy Tedesco - guitar
+* Dennis Budimir - guitar
+* Lenny Malarsky - violin
+* Joe DiFiore - viola
+* Joe Saxon - cello
+* Jessie Erlich - cello
+* Ollie Mitchell - trumpet
+* Jules Chaiken - trumpet
+* Dick Leith - trombone
+* Lou Blackburn - trombone
+* Larry Knechtel - piano, organ
+* Lyle Ritz - bass
+* Bones Howe - drums, percussion
+* Toxie French - drums
+* Michelle O'Malley - background vocals
+* Sandy Salisbury - background vocals
+* Violet Santangelo - vocals
+* Wayne Erwin - vocals
+Producers: Bones Howe, Warren Zevon, Curt Boettcher.
+Compilation producers: Cary E. Mansfield, Bones Howe.
+Principally recorded in 1966. Includes liner notes by Dawn Eden.
+Liner Note Author: Dawn Eden.
+Photographer: Laura Kenyon (Violet Santangelo)
+----
+<center>[[The Wind|&lt;&lt; The Wind]] | [[Dad Get Me Out Of This: The String Quartet Tribute To Warren Zevon|Dad Get Me Out Of This: The String Quartet Tribute To Warren Zevon &gt;&gt;]] <br> [[Genius: The Best of Warren Zevon|&lt;&lt; Genius: The Best of Warren Zevon]] | [[Reconsider Me: The Love Songs|Reconsider Me: The Love Songs &gt;&gt;]] </center>
+[[Category:Featured media]]
 [[Category:Warren Zevon Compilation Albums]]