18/10/2025

Warren Zevon "The First Sessions" (2003) -Pop Rock-



Label : Varèse Sarabande


États-Unis 01 - Follow Me (Warren Zevon & Violet Santangelo)
02 - Like The Seasons (Warren Zevon & Violet Santangelo)
03 - I've Just Seen A Face (Demo) (John Lennon & Paul McCartney)
04 - Peeping And Hiding (Jimmy Reed)
05 - If You Gotta Go, Go Now (Bob Dylan)
06 - I'll Go On (Warren Zevon & Violet Santangelo)
07 - Follow Me (Demo) (Warren Zevon & Violet Santangelo)
08 - (You Used To) Ride So High (Demo) (Warren Zevon)
09 - Outside Chance (Demo) (Glenn Crocker & Warren Zevon)
10 - I See The Lights (Demo) (Warren Zevon)
11 - And If I Had You (Demo) (Warren Zevon)
12 - A Bullet For Ramona (Demo) (Warren Zevon)

Bonus Tracks

13 - Song 7 (Joe Glenn)
14 - Write If You Get Work (Joe Glenn)


Collection Produced by Cary E. Mansfield & Bones Howe
Compiled by Cary E. Mansfield
Digitally Remastered by Dan Hersch, DigiPrep, Hollywood

Musicians :
"Follow Me", "Peeping And Hiding" & "I'll Go On"
Guitars Tommy Tedesco, Dennis Budimir
Piano & Organ Larry Knechtel
Fender Bass : Lyle Ritz
Drums : Hal Blaine
Percussion : Bones Howe

"Like The Seasons"
Guitars : Tommy Tedesco, Dennis Budimir
Piano & Organ Larry Knechtel
Fender Bass : Lyle Ritz
Drums : Hal Blaine
Percussion : Bones Howe
Violin : Lenny Malarsky
Viola : Joe DiFiore
Celli : Joe Saxon, Jessie Erlich

"(You Used To) Ride So High"
Guitar & Bass Guitar : Warren Zevon
Drums & Percussion : Bones Howes

"If You Gotta Go, Go Now"
Guitars : Tommy Tedesco, Dennis Budimir
Piano & Organ : Larry Knechtel
Fender Bass : Lyle Ritz
Drums : Hal Blaine
Trumpets : Ollie Mitchell, Jules Chaiken
Trombones : Dick Leith, Lou Blackburn

Personnel Info for "Song 7" & "Write If You Get Work" is believed to be :
Mike Deasy & Ben Benay on Guitar
Jerry Scheff on Bass
Jim Troxell or Toxie French on Drums
The Backing Vocalists more likely includes Curt Boettcher, Lee Mallory, Michele O'Malley, Sandy Salisbury & Jim Bell


01 - Follow Me

Lyme & Cybelle
White Whale Single 228; Pop #65, 1966
Produced by Bones Howe
Conducted by Bob Thompson

02 - Like The Seasons

Lyme & Cybelle
White Whale Single 228 (B); 1966
Produced by Bones Howe
Conducted by Bob Thompson

03 - I've Just Seen A Face 

Lyme & Cybelle
Previously Unreleased Demo

04 - Peeping And Hiding

Lyme & Cybelle
Harmonica Version
Previously Unreleased Recording
Produced by Bones Howe
Conducted by Bob Thompson

05 - If You Gotta Go, Go Now

Lyme & Cybelle
White Whale Single 232; 1966
Produced by Bones Howe
Conducted by Bob Thompson

06 - I'll Go On

Lyme & Cybelle
White Whale Single 232 (B); 1966
Produced by Bones Howe
Conducted by Bob Thompson

07 - Follow Me

Lyme & Cybelle
Previously Unreleased Demo

08 - (You Used To) Ride So High

The Motorcycle Abeline
Previously Unreleased Demo
Recorded July 22-24, 1966
Produced by Bones Howe for Mr. Bones Productions

09 - Outside Chance

Warren Zevon
Previously Unreleased Demo

10 - I See The Lights

Warren Zevon
Previously Unreleased Demo

11 - And If I Had You

Warren Zevon
Previously Unreleased Demo

12 - A Bullet For Ramona

Warren Zevon
Previously Unreleased Demo
Produced by Warren Zevon for Mr. Bones Productions

13 - Song 7

Lyme & Cybelle
Male Vocal by Wayne Erwin
White Whale Single 245; 1966
Produced by Curt Boettcher

14 - Write If You Get Work

Lyme & Cybelle
Male Vocal by Wayne Erwin
White Whale Single 245 (B); 1966
Produced by Curt Boettcher