Flying Burrito Brothers' The Gilded Palace of Sin

In 1968, the Flying Burrito Brothers released "The Gilded Palace of Sin "on A&M Records,selling a disappointing 400,000 copies. Almost forty years later, front man Gram Parsons, is still spoken of with almost messianic reverence. Patron saint of alt-country, emblazoned with a shining cross, dead at 26. Overshadowed by Parsons, this album remains an anomaly in the country rock genre, a map in miniature of a moment in music, and warrants discussion as more than part of the Gram Parsons legacy. [Publisher's Text]

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