{"product_id":"john-prine-prime-prine-rhino-reserve","title":"John Prine - Prime Prine (Rhino Reserve)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePrime Prine gathers the best of John Prine's early Atlantic years onto a single 180-gram LP, presented as part of the Rhino Reserve series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReleased in 1976, the compilation draws on the four albums he made between 1971 and 1975, the run that turned a former mail carrier from Maywood, Illinois into one of the most admired songwriters in America. Prine had a rare gift for saying enormous things in ordinary words, and other writers noticed long before the wider world caught up. This set works as a primer for newcomers and a well-chosen shelf of favourites for anyone who already knows the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe heavy hitters are here. Sam Stone tells the story of a returning soldier undone by addiction with devastating plainness, while Hello in There sits with the loneliness of old age and refuses to look away. Then the mood flips: Illegal Smile winks through a haze of sly humour, and Dear Abby turns a pile of complaint letters into a gleeful comic routine. The playing stays warm and unfussy, acoustic guitars and easy country rhythm, leaving plenty of room for that cracked, conversational voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew compilations make the case for an artist this efficiently. By the final song it is obvious why so many songwriters still speak his name with reverence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67757927792930,"sku":"081227804299","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1020\/2080\/8994\/files\/John_Prine-Prime_Prine_Rhino_Reserve_4b4037b6-2d75-41ce-9f6f-7229b1834779.jpg?v=1794293963","url":"https:\/\/soulfulvinyl.com\/products\/john-prine-prime-prine-rhino-reserve","provider":"Soulful Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}