Alternative Country Gold from FBBs and much cherrished solo artist Gram Parsons.Cosmic American Music is a collection of demos made in various homes and hotel rooms in 1972 in an informal environment. This 22 song CD had a short lived release in the early 2000's, was out of print for some time and an instant collector's item. Parsons works through embryonic versions of songs and old favorites with friends Emmylou Harris, Barry Tashian, and Ric Grech (among others).For fans of Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers, Emmylou Harris, Jayhawks'Cosmic American Music' is a hybrid of country, rhythm and blues, soul, folk, and rock and was out of print for many years."enormously influential' for country and rock, 'blending the two genres to the point that they became indistinguishable from each other" _Stephen Erlewine , Allmusic Guide