The Flying Burrito Brothers - Burrito Deluxe

Burrito Deluxe is the second studio album by American country rock band The Flying Burrito Brothers, originally released in April 1970 via A&M Records.

Gram Parsons had a habit of taking over whatever band he happened to be working with, and on the first three albums on which he appeared - the International Submarine Band's Safe at Home, the Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo, and the Flying Burrito Brothers' The Gilded Palace of Sin - he became the focal point, regardless of the talent of his compatriots.

Burrito Deluxe (1970), the Burritos' second album, is unique in Parsons' repertoire in that it's the only album where he seems to have deliberately stepped back to make more room for others.

The album includes songs like "Cody, Cody", and "Older Guys". It also contains the first issued version of the song "Wild Horses", released almost a year before its appearance on Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones.

The band sounds tight and they play with genuine enthusiasm. Burrito Deluxe is certainly better than your average Country-Rock album.

This album is a 2015 reissue on 180 gram audiophile black vinyl housed in a single pocket sleeve, pressed in Europe via Music On Vinyl.