The Late Great Townes Van Zandt (1972)
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Recorded far from Music Row's hit-seeking corridors, this album houses the poetic bedrock of Texas outlaw country, including Pancho and Lefty. Van Zandt's fingerpicked acoustic guitar and desolate imagery established a haunting standard of artistic autonomy, treating songcraft as literature rather than commercial product.
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