Kris Kristofferson - The Austin Sessions (25th Anniversary Edition) [Turquoise]

Kris Kristofferson - The Austin Sessions (25th Anniversary Edition) [Turquoise]The world recently lost one of its greatest singer songwriters of recent memory with the untimely passing of Kris Kristofferson. The all around journeyman truly lived life like no other, a Rhodes Scholar who traveled the world with his songs, concerts, and movies, becoming one of the first Nashville songwriters to throw away the boundaries of polished studio sounds and, like his pals Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Roger Miller and others of the ilk

The world recently lost one of its greatest singer-songwriters of recent memory with the untimely passing of Kris Kristofferson.

The all-around journeyman truly lived life like no other, a Rhodes Scholar who traveled the world with his songs, concerts, and movies, becoming one of the first Nashville songwriters to throw away the boundaries of polished studio sounds and, like his pals Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Roger Miller and others of the ilk would go on to become the outlaws of country music.

25 years ago, Kris got together with some of the world's greatest players and singer-songwriters and created his masterwork, "The Austin Sessions." Along with friends Jackson Browne, Vince Gill, Allison Krauss, Mark Knopfler, Steve Earle and many others, Kris Kristofferson and his dear friends collaborated on some of his biggest hit songs like Help Me Make It Through The Night, Why Me?, Sunday Morning Coming Down and Me and Bobby McGee. Out of print for a long time, Friday Music is pleased to announce the

To further enhance your Kris Kristofferson listening experience, we are also pressing this fine album for a very limited time on Turquorise Vinyl, and it will be featured in its long out-of-print LP cover artwork.

FEATURES:

• HIS AMAZING "THE AUSTIN SESSIONS" FEATURING STELLAR COLLABORATIONS ON HIS GREATEST SONGS WITH HIS FRIENDS JACKSON BROWNE, VINCE GILL, ALLISON KRAUSS, STEVE EARLE, MARK KNOPFLER, MATRACA BERG, MARC COHN & OTHERS.
• NOW FEATURING 2 BONUS TRACKS NEVER ON VINYL
• PRODUCED BY FRED MOLLIN * MASTERED IMPECCABLY FROM THE ATLANTIC RECORDINGS BY JOE REAGOSO (WILLIE NELSON/BIG & RICH) AT FRIDAY MUSIC STUDIOS, LEIPERS FORK, TN
• FEATURES HIS CLASSICS: HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT, WHY ME?, ME & BOBBY McGEE, THE PILGRIM CHAPTER 33, FOR THE GOOD TIMES & SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN, PLUS 2 CLASSIC KRIS KRISTOFFERSON BONUS TRACKS: JODY & THE KID and BEST OF ALL POSSIBLE WORLDS.
• ORIGINAL ALBUM COVER GRAPHICS NOT SEEN IN YEARS. REST IN PEACE KRIS KRISTOFFERSON (1936-2024)