On his manifold fourth album (from 1983), acclaimed songwriter and visual artist Terry Allen contemplates kinship... the ways sex and violence stitch and sever the ties of family, faith, and society... with skewering satire and affection alike. 'Bloodlines' compiles thematically related but disparate recordings from miscellaneous sources both theatrical and historical: two songs written for plays, two full-band reprises of selections from 'Juarez,' the irreverent hellfire-hitchhiker-on-highway ballad 'Gimme A Ride To Heaven Boy' (featuring Joe Ely) and the poignant eponymous ode to the arteries of ancestry and landscape (the debut recording of eight-year-old Natalie Maines, later covered by Lucinda Williams). This first-ever vinyl reissue, remastered from the original analog tapes, includes a gatefold jacket and inner sleeve with restored, new, and alternate artwork and photos by Allen and friends, an insert with lyrics and original notes and a high-res download code.