Visions of the Country

Visions of the Country
Studio album by Robbie Basho
Released 1978 (1978)
Recorded Recording Etc. Productions, Berkeley, CA
Genre American Primitivism
Length 49:19
Label Windham Hill
Producer William Ackerman
Robbie Basho chronology
Zarthus
(1974)Zarthus1974		 Visions of the Country
(1978)		 Art of the Acoustic Steel String Guitar 6 & 12
(1979)Art of the Acoustic Steel String Guitar 6 & 121979
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork Media(8.7/10)[1]
PopMatters(8/10)[2]

Visions of the Country is the tenth studio album by composer and guitarist Robbie Basho, released in 1978 by Windham Hill Records.[3] It was restored and remastered by Joe Churchich, Kyle Fosburgh, and John Dark and re-issued by Grass-Tops Recording and Gnome Life Records on September 25, 2013.[4]

Track listing

All music composed by Robbie Basho.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Green River Suite"7:46
2."Rodeo"2:32
3."Rocky Mountain Raga"7:38
4."Variations on Easter"4:01
5."Blue Crystal Fire"4:49
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Orphan's Lament"3:46
2."Leaf in the Wind"4:46
3."Night Way"6:14
4."Elk Dreamer's Lament"4:14
5."Call on the Wind"3:04

Personnel

Adapted from the Visions of the Country liner notes.[5]

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1978 Windham Hill LP WHS C-1005
Germany 1981 Pastels B-ST-2026
United States 2013 Grass-Tops Recording CD GTR-0007
Gnome Life LP GNM-026

References

  1. ↑ Currin, Grayson Haver (August 15, 2013). "Robbie Basho: Visions of the Country". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  2. ↑ Caldwell, Rob (August 27, 2013). "Robbie Basho: Visions of the Country". PopMatters. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Robbie Basho: Visions of the Country > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Visions of the Country". Grass-Tops Recordings. 2013. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  5. ↑ Visions of the Country (sleeve). Robbie Basho. Stanford, California: Windham Hill Records. 1978.
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