''Bradley's Barn'' is the fifth studio album by
American rock
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group
The Beau Brummels. Released in October 1968, it contains the singles "Long Walking Down to Misery" and "Cherokee Girl." The album has received critical acclaim as an early example of
country rock.
[
] Bradley's Barn is actually a
recording studio in
Nashville owned by
Owen Bradley.
Recording
By 1968, bassist Ron Meagher had left the Beau Brummels after having been drafted into military service, reducing the band to a duo consisting of
lead vocalist Sal Valentino and composer-guitarist
Ron Elliott.
They worked on a new album at Bradley's Barn, a recording studio in
Wilson County, Tennessee
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,
joined by prominent Nashville
session musicians such as
Kenny Buttrey, a drummer on
Bob Dylan
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's albums from 1966–1969, and guitarist
Jerry Reed
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.
The Beau Brummels were so pleased with the results at the studio that they named the album ''Bradley's Barn''.
According to Elliott, the sound was not too different from the band's previous album, ''
Triangle
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'', just with more country accents.
The Beau Brummels split up shortly after the album was completed, though they would reunite briefly in 1975.
The Everly Brothers
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covered album track "Turn Around" for their 1968 ''
Roots
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'' album, on which Elliott worked as an arranger.
Track listing
2011 re-issue
In June 2011, ''Bradley's Barn'' was re-issued by
Rhino Handmade
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History
Founded in 1978, Rhino was original ...
as a deluxe hardback set, expanded to two discs that include alternate takes, unreleased songs and an October 1968 radio interview with the two band members.
This expanded edition was named one of the '10 Best Reissues of the Year' by ''
Rolling Stone
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''.
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]
Personnel
*
David Briggs – keyboards
*
Kenny Buttrey – drums
* Ron Elliott – guitar, vocals
*
Norbert Putnam
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– bass
*
Jerry Reed
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– guitar
* Sal Valentino – vocals
References
External links
*
''Bradley's Barn''at
Allmusic
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1968 albums
Warner Records albums
The Beau Brummels albums
Albums produced by Lenny Waronker