Townes Van Zandt - Live at the Old Quarter (2xLP)

Barely five years into his recording career in 1973, TOWNES VAN ZANDT classics like "Pancho and Lefty," "Rex's Blues" and "Lungs" helped carve out the man's folk hero status among luminaries like Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, and Steve Earle. Live at the Old Quarter, a set recorded in 1973 and first released in 1977, helped seal his critical reputation—while perhaps simultaneously driving yet another nail into the coffin of Van Zandt's cult status.