''Complete First National Band Recordings'' (or simply ''Complete'') is a compilation album by

Michael Nesmith Robert Michael Nesmith or Mike Nesmith, (December 30, 1942 – December 10, 2021) was an American musician, songwriter, and actor. He was best known as a member of the pop rock band the Monkees and co-star of the TV series ''The Monkees'' (1966� ...

, released in 1993. It contains the three albums Nesmith recorded with the First National Band in 1970 and 1971 on a two-CD set. '' Magnetic South'' (minus "First National Rag") and ''

Loose Salute ''Loose Salute'' is the second solo album by American singer-songwriter Michael Nesmith released during his post-Monkees career. Issued by RCA Records in 1970 and dedicated to Tony Richland, it peaked at No. 159 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart ...

'' are on the first CD, while ''

Nevada Fighter ''Nevada Fighter'' is the third solo album by American singer-songwriter Michael Nesmith during his post-Monkees career. The album is also the third and final album with Nesmith backed by the First National Band. Released by RCA Records in 1971, ...

'' is on the second CD. ''Magnetic South'' was previously reissued in 1999 as ''16 Original Classics'' with five bonus tracks. It was also reissued with ''

'' on CD by BMG International in 2000. Both albums were remastered for this release.

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/ref> ''Complete'' does not include remastered tracks. Despite being billed as the complete recordings of the First National Band, the 2-disc set does not include "First National Rag" from ''Magnetic South'', "First National Dance" (a bonus track on ''Loose Salute'') or "Rose City Chimes", the B-side to "Little Red Rider".

Track listing

All songs written by Michael Nesmith except where otherwise noted. # "Calico Girlfriend" – 2:37 # "Nine Times Blue" – 1:39 # "Little Red Rider" – 2:34 # "The Crippled Lion" – 3:10 # "Joanne" – 3:10 # "Mama Nantucket" – 2:36 # "Keys to the Car" – 2:52 # "Hollywood" – 5:03 # "One Rose" (D. Lyon, L. McIntyre) – 3:27 # "

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Leo Robin Leo Robin (April 6, 1900 – December 29, 1984) was an American composer, lyricist and songwriter. He is probably best known for collaborating with Ralph Rainger on the 1938 Oscar-winning song "Thanks for the Memory," sung by Bob Hope and Shirl ...

) – 5:55 # "Silver Moon" – 3:15 # "

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) – 2:56 # "Thanx for the Ride" – 2:48 # "Dedicated Friend" – 2:27 # "Conversations" – 3:27 # "Tengo Amore" – 3:00 # "Listen to the Band" – 2:35 # "Bye, Bye, Bye" – 3:17 # "Lady of the Valley" – 2:57 # "Hello Lady" – 3:49 # "Grand Ennui" – 2:07 # "Propinquity (I've Just Begun To Care)" – 2:59 # "Here I Am" – 3:15 # "Only Bound" – 3:23 # "Nevada Fighter" – 3:06 # "Texas Morning" (

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) – 3:00 # "

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) – 4:10 # "I Looked Away" (

Eric Clapton Eric Patrick Clapton (born 1945) is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is often regarded as one of the most successful and influential guitarists in rock music. Clapton ranked second in ''Rolling Stone''s list of ...

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) – 3:13 # "Rainmaker" (

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, Bill Martin) – 3:17 # "René" (

Red Rhodes Orville J. Rhodes, better known as Red Rhodes or O. J. Rhodes (December 30, 1930 – August 20, 1995), was an American pedal steel guitarist. His mother taught him to play the Dobro at the age of five, but at the age of fifteen he switched to ...

) – 1:40

Personnel

* Michael Nesmith – vocals, guitar *

John London John Carl Kuehne (February 6, 1942 – February 12, 2000), better known as John London, was an American musician and songwriter, and was involved in several Hollywood television and movie productions. He was most notably associated with both the ...

– bass * John Ware – drums * O.J. "Red" Rhodes – pedal steel guitar *

Glen D. Hardin Glen Dee Hardin (born April 18, 1939) is an American piano player and arranger. He has performed and recorded with such artists as Roy Orbison, Elvis Presley, Emmylou Harris, John Denver, and Ricky Nelson. Career Hardin was born in Welling ...

– piano * Earl P. Ball – piano *

Joe Osborn Joseph Osborn (August 28, 1937 – December 14, 2018Max Bennett – bass *

– keyboards * Michael Cohen – keyboards *

Ron Tutt Ronald Ellis Tutt (March 12, 1938 – October 16, 2021) was an American drummer who played concerts and recording sessions for Elvis Presley, the Carpenters, Roy Orbison, Neil Diamond, and Jerry Garcia. Early life Born in Dallas, Texas, United ...

– drums *

James Burton James Edward Burton (born August 21, 1939, in Dubberly, Louisiana) is an American guitarist. A member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame since 2001 (his induction speech was given by longtime fan Keith Richards), Burton has also been recognized ...

– guitar * Al Casey – guitar

References

{{Michael Nesmith 1993 compilation albums Michael Nesmith albums