GREG HARRIS (Part 5)

Sneaky Pete / Greg / Skip

In Feb. 1985 the Burrito Brothers duo of John Beland and Gib Guilbeau broke up so Sneaky Pete Kleinow, Greg Harris, Skip Battin and Jim Goodall picked up the name "Flying Burrito Brothers" and started touring again.

Sneaky Pete / Greg / Skip

Same month (Feb. 1985) Gene Clark did a few shows billed as "20th Anniversary Tribute To The Byrds" with Michael Clarke, John York, Rick Danko, Blondie Chaplin and Rick Roberts.
The Flying Burrito Brothers opened most shows and later members of the Burrito Brothers joined the Gene Clark Byrds show on-stage.

Greg Harris remembers:

Relix Records released a live album titled "Cabin Fever" recorded during their performances on the "Byrds Anniversary Tour" 1985. 1989 Relix Records released the album on CD:
 

	THE FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS: Cabin Fever
	- THE FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS: Cabin Fever (Relix RRLP/CD 2008) Produced by Skip Battin with Greg Harris, Skip Battin, Sneaky Pete Kleinow & Jim Goodall. Side A: Whells/Hot Burrito # 2/Hickory wind/Do right woman/Uncle Pen Side B: Louisiana man/She belongs to me/Six days on the road/Mr. Spaceman/Bugler

Rest of this year the Flying Burrito Brothers (Greg Harris, Sneaky Pete Kleinow, Skip Battin and Jim Goodall) toured the Netherlands, France, Belgium, Italy, Germany, United Kingdom, USA etc .. .

Skip / Greg / Sneaky Pete

Greg Harris

Jim Goodall

The Burritos also did a live radio performance in the KRO studio at Hilversum, Holland (26th October 1985) in front of a small audience which was eventually released in an edited version by the Relix label on the "Live in Europe" album (on LP and CD):

THE FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS: Live From Europe
- THE FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS: Live From Europe (Relix RRLP/CD 2022) Produced by The Flying Burrito Brothers with Greg Harris, Skip Battin, Sneaky Pete Kleinow & Jim Goodall Side A: Streets of Baltimore/Cash on the barrellhead/Mystery train/Christine's tune (Devil in disguise)/Take a city bride Side B: Come a little closer/Blue eyes/Citizen Kane/Don't go down the drain/Help is on it's way

Sneaky Pete

Greg Harris

Skip Battin

1997 Relix records released the same album as "Live in Amsterdam 1985" which contains the complete show adding 5 extra songs:

THE FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS: Live from Amsterdam 1985

- THE FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS: Live from Amsterdam 1985 (Relix RRCD 2090) with Greg Harris, Skip Battin, Sneaky Pete Kleinow & Jim Goodall. Tracks: Streets of Baltimore/Cash on the barrellhead/Help is on it's way/Star of the show/ Christine's tune (Devil in disguise)/Take a city bride/Burrito jam/Come a little closer/ Wheels/Blue eyes/Citiuzen Kane/Don't go down the drain/Mystery train/ You ain't going nowhere/Uncle Pen

Note: A few compilations CD's were released. 1993 a release by Castle Communications with the title "The Live Collection" with the "Live In Tokyo" and "Live From Europe" albums both with Greg Harris.
"The Best Of The Relix Flying Burrito Brothers" (Relix RRCD 2069 ) 1995. A compilation containing tracks from Relix albums RRLP 2008, RRLP 2022 & RRCD 2044.

Jim Goodall

Burritos 1985

Sneaky Pete

Another live show from the 1985 tour was released on the Dutch Marlstone label as "Flying Burrito Bros Live" recorded at "The Altstadt" Eindhoven/Holland. The album was released with two different covers:

	THE FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS: Flying Burrito Bros Live
	- THE FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS: Flying Burrito Bros Live (Marlstone TLP 16004 ) with Greg Harris, Skip Battin, Sneaky Pete Kleinow & Jim Goodall. Side A: Streets of Baltimore/Cash on the barrelhead/Help is on it's way/Roll on brother/Come a little closer/Star of the show/Spittin' image Side B: Sin city/Christine's tune (Devil in disguise)/Foggy Mountain breakdown/Sitting in a 747/Mistery train

Note: A cd from dutch "Disky records" (MDCD 5014) released the "Marlstone album" 1987 with different front-cover. Just a non-professional picture, with no info on the back at all, but saying "Printed in Sweden".

There is a video in circulation of a US TV show from this period with Gene Clark, John York, Greg Harris & Mike Clarke performing an impromptu acoustic version of Gene's song "Full Circle" with Greg heavily featured on Banjo.