A brand new 2 CD set of early Eric Taylor performances is now available here at the Official Eric Taylor store. Early Eric Taylor is a soulful record. A 19-song collection (10 songs unpublished until now) that comes from a handful of Eric’s performances in the 1970s, mainly from two concerts (1975 and 1978) at Anderson Fair Retail Restaurant in Houston, Texas, recorded on a Pioneer reel-to-reel machine with a Tapco 6-channel mixer set on a front table by the stage. “Charlie Ray McWhite” was taped at Bill Flanagan’s house (1979). “Chicken Fried Steak” comes from a KPFT appearance with Don Sanders hosting.

Remarkable that this is Eric Taylor in his 20s.

Already brilliant. Already a storyteller. Already tuning his guitar to sound like a piano. And sing-alongs!