{"product_id":"willie-nelson-phases-and-stages-vinyl-lp","title":"Willie Nelson: Phases and Stages - VINYL LP","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003ePhases and Stages\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eWillie Nelson\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eAtlantic\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eVINYL LP\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e603497827176\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eCountry\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2024-04-20\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e2\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eAdditional Details: \u003c\/b\u003e140 GRAM VINYL\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         Restock inventory available. Willie Nelson's 1974 classic, celebrating it's 50th Anniversary in March, just prior to RSD. If Shotgun Willie played a bit like a concept album, Phases and Stages was a full-blown one, tracing the dissolution of a marriage and devoting one side to the wife's perspective, the second to the husband's... Phases and Stages is easily the equal of it's remarkable predecessor, a wonderful set of music that resonates deeply, as deeply as the words. Make no mistake - the deceptively relaxed arrangements, including the occasional strings, not only highlight Nelson's clever eclecticism, but they also heighten the emotional impact of the album. And this is a hell of an emotional record, where even each side's celebratory honky tonk numbers (the medley \"Sister's Coming Home\/Down at the Corner Beer Joint\" and \"Pick Up the Tempo,\" respectively) are muted by sadness. Then, there are the centerpieces: \"Walkin',\" where the woman decides it's time to move on; \"Pretend I Never Happened,\" perhaps the coldest ending to a relationship ever written; \"Bloody Mary Morning,\" a bleary-eyed morning-after tale that became a standard; \"It's Not Supposed to Be That Way,\" a nearly unbearably melancholy account of a love gone wrong; and \"Heaven and Hell,\" a waltz summary of the relationship. Any two of these would have formed a strong core for an album, but placed together in a narrative context, their impact is even more considerable. As a result, this is not just one of Willie Nelson's best records, but one of the great concept albums overall. 140g black viny\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Willie Nelson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42766040793159,"sku":"44168643","price":34.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2976\/0132\/files\/4301027-3121850.jpg?v=1778529795","url":"https:\/\/tower.com\/products\/willie-nelson-phases-and-stages-vinyl-lp","provider":"Tower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}