It has all started with an idea - the idea of publishing a record to tell people about Townes Van Zandt.

The general public knows a precious few Van Zandt songs and those sung by other artists, for example Willie Nelson who landed a hit with the Van Zandt song Pancho &Lefty.

Within the scene the support for Van Zandt was enormous: his friend, country singer Steve Earle, for example, was quoted that Van Zandt was the best songwriter of the world and he would stand on Bob Dylan's coffee table to repeat this.

After Bob Dylan has played Van Zandt songs as well one could think that everybody has heard of Townes Van Zandt, but label founder Ansgar Glade never did.

And so a lot of other people never did. So the idea was born and My Proud Mountain released the first Songs of Townes Van Zandt album with Scott Kelly, Steve Von Till and Wino in 2012 recording 3 Songs each.

The feedback to this release was mind overwhelming. More and more people showed up asking about Townes Van Zandt and telling his story.

A lot of musicians offered to participate for a 2nd record. By getting John Baizley, singer and guitar player of Baroness, Nate Hall from US Christmas, and Mike Scheidt from YOB recording songs for My Proud Mountain has found another dream team.

Each participant focuses the songs and especially the text of Van Zandt in his personal way by reducing the already minimalistic songs even more to their essentials.

This exclusive limited International Record Store Day 2013 10" features four Townes Van Zandt songs from different releases: one song by John Baizley from the upcoming Songs Of Townes Van Zandt and an exclusive track by Nate Hall on Side A and a song of Steve Von Tills "A Grave is A Grim Horse" record of 2008 as well as Scott Kellys version of "St.

John The Gambler" on Side B.