by phund » Fri Jul 28, 2023 3:58 pm
I never understood the dust-up regarding his departure from Poco. Was it a union regulation preventing him from attending the final-mix playback of the first album? Or was it a clashing of egos? At any rate, it'd be great if "Pickin' Up the Pieces" could be reissued with all of Randy's lead vocals restored, a la Gram Parsons and the Byrds for the "Sweetheart of the Rodeo" reissue in 2003. For now, it looks like Randy's version of "Anyway Bye Bye" is the closest we'll get to hearing him sing lead on a Poco song (not counting his three songs on the 1989 "Legacy" reunion album). At the least, he deserves a decent compilation.