June 24 street date. Unreleased rare radio sessions from 1970 & 1971. Features acoustic versions of some classic and some rare Denver songs along with a candid and relaxed interview format. These tapes have been restored and remastered. Skip Weshner hosted a popular radio show on KRHM-FM in Los Angeles. Denver says on air that he had been up all night writing this new song, Starwood In Aspen, and most likely this is the first performance of this fan favourite. He stops mid-song to figure out the next chord. While there are some stumbles here and there, this is a very young John Denver sounding quite mournful on tracks like Follow Me and Gospel Changes. Two Months after the first 1970 session the album 'Take Me Tomorrow' was released .
June 24 street date. Limited Edition 180 Gram "RCA Orange" Colored Vinyl. Remastered From The Original Tapes. Poems, Prayers & Promises is arguably the album that put John Denver on the map. Featuring Denver's first worldwide hit and signature song, “Take Me Home, Country Roads” the album includes the enduring classics “Sunshine On My Shoulders,” "I Guess He'd Rather Be In Colorado" and the title track "Poems, Prayers and Promises." This 1971 Platinum-certified release features a total of 6 self-penned tracks along with covers such as The Beatles' “Let It Be" and James Taylor's "Fire and Rain."
June 24 street date. Limited edition Clear-Blue splatter colored, 180 Gram vinyl with gatefold sleeve. Remastered From The Original Tapes. Rocky Mountain High found Denver committing more original songs to his albums, most notably the smash title track. The album features a wealth of favorites including, "Goodbye Again", "For Baby (For Bobbie)", "Darcy Farrow" and "Prisoners." The second side of the album is devoted to the beautiful Season Suite: "Summer, Fall, Winter, Late Winter, Early Spring (When Everybody Goes To Mexico), Spring." In 2007 the song "Rocky Mountain High" was made the official state song of Colorado. Denver was awarded with over 2 million in domestic sales of this album.
June 24 street date. Limited edition Gold colored, 180 Gram vinyl with gatefold sleeve. Remastered From The Original Tapes. Multi-award winning and triple-Platinum 1974 album Back Home Again found Denver further cementing his superstar status with hit singles such as the # 1 Country title track and #1 Pop hit “Annie’s Song.” The original version of “Thank God I’m A Country Boy” can also be found here; a single release from subsequent live album An Evening with John Denver was a #1 multi-format hit in 1975. Fan favorites, "Matthew", "Sweet Surrender", Grandma's Feather Bed" and "This Old Guitar" are featured as well.
March 11 street date. This 2CD set is taken from a show recorded at Cedar Rapids in December 1987. I would list some of the songs but it would bring back horrible memories.
September 16 street date. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the "Rocky Mountain High" album and song, John Denver's Windstar Records is reissuing the album on limited edition blue vinyl. Originally released September 15, 1972, "Rocky Mountain High" was Denver's first Top 10 album, propelled by the self-titled single. In 2007, the title track was made a state song of Colorado. "Rocky Mountain High" was written while Denver was camping in the Rocky Mountains during the Perseid Meteor Shower, with lyrics expressing the love and wonder her felt for his adopted state of Colorado, and speaking of environmental sustainability. The album also features Denver's take on songs by The Beatles and John Prine, and the five-part Season Suite finds reflection through the seasons.