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Exotica-Foreign | Mid-East Links below are to the Hyp Records guide to records & artists: 
Pertinent records listed & rated: See the Odd Pop section for the Truck Driver page for a list of all pertinent trucker records, Steel Guitar, & pages on related idioms. Unprecedented free resource -- use it or lose it! Only Hip Wax items are for sale!
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The Word: Is it even possible for corn-fed, "Hee Haw" music to be hip? Sure is, as old Starday-King (the latter being James Brown's first major label, after all) records prove handily. It's only contemporary country (blech!) that's guaranteed to be stuck in the trough of Squaresville. Old truck-driver songs are among the least-known and least-appreciated gems of true Americana, and, as no less a sagebrush swinger than Jello Biafra tells us, you gotta get hip to 'em. Comedy, sentiment, pathos, swinging tunes, hard living, law breaking, you name it! Trucker songs have it, and how. You'll find the very best of the lot plus great steel-guitar and even the odd rockabilly, country-western, etc. record of note (if it's too good to resist). Roll on.
Discounts (usually free mailing or $5 off per item) for all multi-item orders--buy 2 or more!
Kay Adams: Wheels & Tears; Capitol/Tower ST-5033; cutout E+/N- S $50 -- trucker/country; rare!; "Little Pink Mack," "That'll Be the Day," "Six Days A'Waiting" (answer to "Six Days on the Road"), & "Big Mac" are the 4 holy grails for trucker fans (& the rest is top-notch country); yes, it's on Capitol but very tough to find
Kay Adams: Make Mine Country; Capitol/Tower T-5069; cutout N/N $40 -- trucker/country; has the terrific "Six Days A'Waiting" (answer to "Six Days on the Road" from the lady left at home's perspective)--one of the biggest holy grails of the idiom & a real prize for the collector
Jerry Byrd: The Polynesian Suite -- see exotica-foreign
Country Road: Big Rig Hits; Pickwick JS-6185; 1976; E-/E S $15 (3+ $15 LPs -> $10 each) -- trucker/CB; scarce & fascinating LP from the CB era gives decent covers of smash hits "Convoy" and (even better!) Cledus Maggard's "The White Knight" plus a CB glossary & other juicy covers: Phantom 309, Old Home Filler-Up An' Keep On-A-Truckin' Cafe, Me & Ole C.B., Wolf Creek Pass, Movin' On, Roll On Big Mama, A Tombstone Every Mile
Dave Dudley: Truck Drivin' Son of Gun; Mercury MG-21028; 1st E-/N- S $20 -- trucker; a stone killer, w/a full dozen terrific, new/original trucker songs (essential for all trucker-record collectors); the best is "[My Baby's Just] Two Six Packs Away" (which we rank even higher than "Six Days on the Road," in fact it's our all-time favorite Dave Dudley mastepiece, if not trucker song period)
Dave Dudley's Greatest Hits; Mercury SR-61046; N/N shrink S $15 (3+ $15 LPs -> $10 each) -- trucker/country; perfect, uncut, stereo original!!!; [My Baby's Just] Two Six Packs Away (best-ever trucker tune, about drinking & driving), Six Days on the Road, I Got Lost, Mad, If I Had One, Cowboy Boots, Big Ole House, Last Day in the Mines..
Dora Hall: Country Western; Cozy/Premore 1005; N-/N- S $15 (3+ $15 LPs -> $10 each) -- personality/golden throat does King of the Road, How's My Baby Tonight, Party Line, We'll Sing in the Sunshine, Hotel Happiness..
Rod Hart: Breakeroo!; Plantation PLP-500; 1976; sealed S $20 -- truck; one of the best truck LPs, esp. late ones; "CB Savage" is a smash put-on ostensibly by a gay trucker (until surprise twist at the end); other highlights include even some hip, funky(!) stuff: It's My Dog, Asphalt Cowboy, Big Fanny, Truck Driving Son-of-a-Gun, Hooked on Honky Tonks..
Wanda Jackson; Capitol T-1041; [Capitol logo at top] N-/N- $100 -- rockabilly; not 1st press but spectacular condition (jacket & disc)--plays flawlessly; Long Tall Sally, Let's Have a Party, Money Honey..
Wanda Jackson: Wonderful Wanda; Capitol T-1776; 3rd press N-/E+ $20 (or later cutout E/E+ $15, specify) -- one of her earliest country LPs is one of the toughest to find; has hit "In the Middle of a Heartache"
Wanda Jackson: The Best of; Capitol Starline ST-2883; Singapore issue N/E+ S $20 -- the one to have if you're not going to get all her great country LPs; Santo Domingo (in German!), Let's Have a Party, Right or Wrong, Reckless Love Affair, Tears Will be the Chaser for Your Wine..; and, as a bonus, nice EMI-Singapore inner sleeve shows Malay LPs
Lonesome Valley Singers: Truck Driving Songs; Diplomat DS-2620; E-/E S $15 -- trucker; 10 mercifully fresh songs (mainly uptempo originals); excellent studio group has a terrific Dave Dudley soundalike & all the requisite chops on guitar, steel, etc.; priced low for being on a budget label, it's nevertheless one of the best little pleasures in the trucker idiom; Big Wheels A-Hummin', One Million Miles, Runnin' Rig, What a Heck of a Way to Go, Fast Moving Machine, It's the Highway for Me, Curve Tanker, Lonely Road, Up & Down the Road Again, Sneaky Radar
C.W. McCall: Black Bear Road; MGM M3G-5008; 1975; Unipak gatefold; sealed cutout $15 (3+ $15 LPs -> $10 each) -- trucker/CB; the classic (but by no means only good) LP by McCall is essential for "Convoy" & other great ones including "Lewis & Clark" (about hippies & herbicide, etc.); McCall sounds like Simpsons/Spinal Tap hero Harry Shearer's Dick Cheney voice, as heard on "Le Show" (http://www.harryshearer.com/)
C.W. McCall: Wilderness; Polydor PD-1-6069; 1976; gatefold; N-/N S $15 (3+ $15 LPs -> $10 each) -- trucker/CB; terrific!; several standouts include "Roy" w/mouth harp, "Riverside Slide" (hip, sinister song about snow plows at night) & "Crispy Critters," another "Convoy"-like number (but better) about hippies!!!
C.W. McCall: Rubber Duck; Polydor PD-1-6094; 1976; sealed S $15 (3+ $15 LPs -> $10 each) -- trucker/CB; far from a one-hit wonder, the passing lane's greatest rapper does it again: Round the World with the Rubber Duck, Super Slab Showdown, Windshield Wipers in the Rain, Ratchetjaw, Two-Way Lovin', Camp Bird Main..
Leon McAuliffe & his Swingin' Western Band: The Dancin'est Band Around; Capitol T-2016; N/N $15 (3+ $15 LPs -> $10 each) -- steel guitar; ex-Bob Wills steel-guitar/Western swing hero; I Fall to Pieces, Walk on By, Under Your Spell Again, Still, From a Jack to a King, Cozy Inn, Ramblin' Rose..
Jim Nesbitt: Truck Drivin' Cat with Nine Wives; RCA/Chart CHS-1005; 1968; E+/E- S $20 -- trucker/country; one of the very best trucker jackets!; quite scarce & unusual, as it's from Nashville on an oddball label (RCA-made); A Tiger in My Tank, Intoxicated Frustrated Me, I Ain't Never Been Passed..
Old & in the Way; Round BX-103 (w/UA distribution sticker but original); 1975/1973; E/N- S $20 -- classic "high lonesome"-sounding bluegrass; unique; David Grisman, Vassar Clements, Jerry Garcia, Peter Rowan, John Kahn; live SF recording by Owsley
Del Reeves Sings Girl on the Bilboard; United Artists UAL-3441; 1968; N/N shrink $15 (3+ $15 LPs -> $10 each) -- trucker/country; a great original w/King of the Road, Tiger by the Tail, The Race is On..
Reno & Smiley: Another Day With; King 816; black label N/E+ $15 (3+ $15 LPs -> $10 each) -- bluegrass
Alvino Rey: Swingin' Fling; Capitol T-1085; E+/E $20 -- steel guitar; "freshly styled, big-band music for dancing fun"; 1 of a scarce pair by the beloved bandleader & Esquivel guitarist (this LP has that signature sound); terrific jacket, music; Warren Barker arranged some of it; Chukkar, Rock Gently, Softly as in a Morning Sunrise, I Love Paris, How High the Moon, Swingin' Fling, Night Train..
Alvino Rey: Ping-Pong!; Capitol T-1262; E-/N- $25 -- steel guitar; 1 of a scarce pair by the beloved bandleader & Esquivel guitarist (this LP has that signature sound); bongos & some vocals on some cuts; arrangements by Warren Barker; fetching jacket of 2 female ping-pongers; first-rate "space-age pop" all the way!; Peanut Vendor, Aloha Oe, Blues in the Night, Temptation, The Man I Love, Mama's Gone Good Bye..
Alvino Rey: His Greatest Hits; Dot DLP-25391; 1st E/E S $35 (or deep groove mono DLP-3391; E/E+ $20, specify) -- steel guitar; WOW! not a compilation at all but a new album of early hits (78s) remade in glorious, modern, hi-fi stereo w/top orchestration, arrangements, & playing; this is not a "lazy" steel-guitar album but an exciting, unique, mainly uptempo pop wonder; features some of the instrument adaptations for which the steel-guitar pioneer is famous (besides leading top orchestras, backing the King Sisters, & playing guitar for Esquivel); on top of all that, it's the greatest stereo showcase on Dot; Steel Guitar Rag, Mama Blues (the original talking-guitar tune), Rose Room, Hindustan, Bloop Bleep, Tiger Rag, St. Louis Blues, Cement Mixer, Idaho, On the Alamo, Near You, Guitar Boogie
Jeannie C. Riley: The Generation Gap; Plantation PLP-11; N/N S $15 (3+ $15 LPs -> $10 each) (or E+/V shrink S $10, specify) -- countrypolitan queen in one of her best mod/sitar/miniskirt wonders; love that psychedelic jacket!; even some funky drums; He Made a Woman Out of Me (GREAT), To the Other Woman, Games People Play, My Man..
Santo & Johnny: Encore; Canadian American SCALP-1002; deep groove N-/N- S $20 -- steel; top copy, original, stereo, great loud stuff!
Santo & Johnny: The Best that Could Happen; Imperial LP-12435; V+/N S $15 (3+ $15 LPs -> $10 each) -- steel/mod; 4th LP for the label; prod. Mort Garson(!); mod like the 1st 3 but better, w/psyche & even some funky-drum elements; You Showed Me, Where Do I Go?, Try a Little Tenderness, Cycles, Traces, Street of Dark Flowers..
Red Simpson: Truck Drivin' Fool; Capitol T-2691; promo N/N shrink $20 -- trucker; great LP, top copy, hard-to-find; nab it!
Red Simpson: I'm a Truck; Capitol ST-881 (or SM-881); N/N shrink S $15 (3+ $15 LPs -> $10 each) -- trucker; great new title track plus his very best trucker hits; whole package one of the best from Capitol & you can't beat the price/shape/value; Nitro Express, Old Sam, Runaway Truck, Black Smoke Blowin' over 18 Wheels, Big Mack, Roll Truck Roll..
Red Sovine: Teddy Bear; Starday/Gusto SD-968X; 1976/1975; N/N shrink S $15 (3+ $15 LPs -> $10 each) -- trucker; great one (won Gold Recording Award); light on the trucking (just 2 or 3 cuts) but VERY heavy on the hanky-wetting stories (particularly Teddy Bear & Daddy), whew!
The Willis Brothers: Road Stop--Juke Box Hits; Capitol/Starday SLP-353 (T-90585); N-/N- $25 -- trucker/country; Capitol repress gives you all the superior mono sound & groovy '60s jacket you'd get with the pricier original in top shape
Uncredited: Everything You Need to Know to Operate a C.B. Radio; Gateway GSLP-4500; 1976; E-/E+ S $15 (3+ $15 LPs -> $10 each) -- spoken/trucker/CB; great, scarce, narrated guide to CB talk & rules on our favorite quirky regional label (lots of great stuff on it); worth it just for the terrific glossary & other info in the liners; includes enrollment form for the CB Club of America; there are only a couple of LPs like this & they're great (samplers of strange narrated stuff should grab it quickly)
Various: Heavy Haulers; Starday/Gusto/Power Pak PO-290; 1975; E+/E+ S $15 (3+ $15 LPs -> $10 each) -- trucker; great, scarce comp of Starday classics w/some later surprises; cartoon jacket is another rare treat; GiddyUp-Go, Big Casey, Endless Black Ribbon, Long Lonesome Road, Truck Driving Buddy, That's Truck Driving, Gears, Give Me 40 Acres, 18 Wheels, The Last Mile
Various: Overloaded Diesel; Starday/Gusto/Power Pak PO-222; 1973 (Gusto pressing); N/N- S $15 (3+ $15 LPs -> $10 each) -- truck; later Starday artists, prod. Tommy Hill, seems not to overlap other records!; Benny Martin (Don't Let Your Deal Go Down), Pam Gilbert (I'm Movin' On), Calhoun Twins (Midnight Cowboy), Jimmy Griggs, Bobby Hodge, Tiny Harris, Earl Scott..; Endless Black Ribbon, Truck Driver's Blues, Double Clutchin' Truck Line, Truck Stop Cafe, Bus Drivin' Son of a One..
Various: Put the Hammer Down!; Capitol Special Products/Realistic SL-8017; 1976; N/N S $15 (3+ $15 LPs -> $10 each) -- trucker; great jacket (5 rigs shown); 10 solid tracks, including Cledus Maggard: "White Knight," McCall: "Convoy," Red Simpson: "Nitro Express" as well as lesser-knowns (such as Merle Haggard's Movin' On, White Line Fever)
Various: Radar Blues; Starday/King KSD-1050; N-/N- shrink ES $50 -- trucker; rarer & better-pressed than the classic (King 866) but similar, & if you have that one, you know you need this too; more bluegrass/less rockabilly than the earlier LP, but it's all the real thing (GREAT!) & the top songs & truck-driver narrations are absolutely priceless
Various: The Steel Guitar Hall of Fame; Starday/Nashville NLP-2055 (budget version of SLP-233); E/E- $15 (3+ $15 LPs -> $10 each) -- steel guitar; "memorable instrumentals by master performers"--the real deal; missing from the Starday version, apart from a change in liner photos, are notes about each cut & 4 lesser tunes (by Deacon Brumfield, Cousin Jody, Tommy Hill/Wiggins, & Speedy West) but you gain good shape, low price, & (most important!) availability; Jerry Byrd: Hilo March, Jimmy Day: Steel Driver, Pete Drake: Pleading, Buddy Emmons: Singing Strings, Don Helms: Opry Express, Shot Jackson: Salty Dog, Leon McAuliffe: Columbus Stockade, Bashful Brother Oswald: Beneath the Willow, Herbie Remington: Nashville Glide, Little Roy Wiggins: Tennessee Plowboy)
Various: Thunder on the Road!; Starday SLP-386; E/E- $25 -- trucker; "the excitement, danger, girls, & fun of the highways by Red Sovine, Johnny Bond, The Willis Brothers"; one of our favorite rare, early comps; worth it just for "Hell's Angels" (a great tune!) but you also get Minnie Pearl's "Giddyup Go Answer" & a whole lot more great ones not found elsewhere; great jacket too!; Thunder on the Road, Hitch Hiking Girl, Motorcycle Bill, Big Ben Dorsey the Third, Diesel Smoke on Danger Road, Giddyup Hobo, Hell's Angels, Soft Shoulders & Dangerous Curves, Wildcat Run, Taxicab Man, Highway Patrol, Giddyup Go Answer (the one cut by Minnie Pearl)
Various: Truck Driver Songs; King 866; black/mono in 1st jacket E/E+ $75 (or heavy vinyl, blue-label stereo N/V+ shrink [E?]S $50, specify) -- trucker/rockabilly; THE LP to have--on pre-Starday King!: first, best, classic, definitive truck LP (very little redundancy w/later comps & reissues) & one of the best things on the label; uniquely, several tunes really are trucker-themed rockabilly & they rock!; the final great thing is even the few standards (e.g., Six Days on the Road) are rare, early versions by other artists; Wild Catter, Gear Jammer, Haulin' Freight, A Green Truck Driver's First Experience w/Radar, Truck Drivin' Daddy, Truck Driver's Queen, Truck Driving Man, Passing Zone Blues..; expect a little noise w/the stereo; mono has the rare 1st jacket back w/illustrations & liner notes
Various: Truck Drivers Queen; Starday/Nashville NLP-2075; white-label promo cutout N/N shrink S $25 (or cutout--just 2 tiny staple holes N-/N- S $20, specify) (or white-label promo E/N- S $20, specify) -- trucker; great comp, top shape, groovy jacket; rare, early, fantastic classics by Jimmy Logsdon ("Gear Jammer" & "Truck Drivin' Daddy") w/the rest by Moore & Napier and Reno & Smiley; Truck Drivers Queen, Long White Line, Hot Rod Kids & Women Drivers, Truck Drivers Woman, Open Road, Cross Roads..
Various: Truck Stop; Starday/Nashville NLP-2052; white-label promo N-/E+ S $25 -- trucker; superior collection of relative rarities & top lesser-known material, including a couple of 1st-rate narrated weepers, full of the pathos that make this idiom so special (while other cuts rock!); mainly lesser-known artists not found much on other Starday/King LPs; Sleeper Cab Blues, Truck Driving Buddy, Big Rig Guitar, Big Footed Dan, Pinball Machine, Wheels a Turning, Gears, Hitch Hiking Girl, Long Haul Weekend, Man Behind the Wheel
Various: Truckin' On; Starday/Gusto GT-0054; 1979; N/N shrink S $15 (3+ $15 LPs -> $10 each) -- trucker; Del Reeves-Girl on the Billboard, Sovine/Bond-Gear Jammer & the Hobo, Moore & Napier-Truck Driver's Queen, George Jones-One is a Lonely Number, Del Reeves-Looking at the World through a Windshield, Red Sovine-Giddyup Go, Grandpa Jones-8 More Miles to Louisville, Jimmy Martin-Truck Drivin' Man, Claude Gray-I'll Have Another Cup of Coffee, Red Sovine-Woman Behind the Man Behind the Wheel
The Word: Some of the most interesting records reflect excesses of faith and taste. Christian rock, songs and stories by converted druggies, and [usually evangelistic] puppet records rank high among "incredibly strange" records, at least when appreciated ironically.
Discounts (usually free mailing or $5 off per item) for all multi-item orders--buy 2 or more!
Gertrude Behanna: God Isn't Dead!; Word W-3179-LP; E-/E+ $15 (3+ $15 LPs -> $10 each) -- spoken; author of "The Late Liz" winsomely tells her story of pulling herself up from the bottom (drugs, booze, despair) with a little help from her faith
Gail & Ezra: It's a Happy Day; Paragon PR-33068; E/E+ AUTOGRAPHED! S $25 -- puppet/religion; signed, some Moog, but the best thing is it's just terrific--one of the all-time greatest treasures in the bizarro world of puppet records!; as if it weren't already a great value, we'll throw in this BONUS: jacketless, as-is copy of Gail & Ezra Jesus Loves All Little Children LP (Paragon 33017; 1976)
Geraldine & Ricky: Trees Talk Too!; World WLP-1011; blue label E-/N- S $50 -- puppet; live comedy; easily the greatest of all puppet records
Rickie Layne's Velvel: Fairy Tales (for Adults) You Wouldn't Believe!; Venise 7028 sealed $35 -- puppet--not only that but the rarer variety, the Puppet of Color; Snow White, Jake & the Beanstalk, Cinderella, King Midas; jacket photo (great!) caption reads "posed by a professional dummy"
Little Marcy: Happy Day Express--Sing with Marcy; Corner Stone MT-111-LP; V/V $15 -- puppet/religion/kids; her 1st LP!; original label!; "Big" Marcy speaks to Little Marcy!
Little Marcy: Marcy Sings Hymns; Corner Stone MT-114-LP; E-/E+ $25 -- last of the 4 original Corner Stone LPs; 16 songs; water-stained jacket edge but otherwise top copy (scarce!)
Little Marcy: Marcy Favorites: 20 Songs from her Best-Selling Albums; Cornerstone MT-115; N/N shrink S $25 -- compilation from 4 of her rarest, earliest, best LPs; worth it just for the 2 Christmas songs (from her fantastic first Christmas LP); impeccable shape too!
Little Marcy: Sings to Children; Zondervan ZLP-664; deep groove E+/V+ $20 (or Singcord E+/E+ $20, specify) -- our favorite LM jacket (for the kid w/the buck teeth & bow tie); also features ad for the Marcy doll & song "When Mr. Satan Knocks at My Heart's Door"
Little Marcy: Favorite Songs & Choruses by Marcy; Singcord/Zondervan ZLP-710; E/E+ $20 (or E-/V $15, specify) (or Sunshine Mountain sealed $25, specify) -- notable for "Count Your Blessings" which features multi-tracking (overdubs)
Little Marcy: Sing with Marcy; Zondervan/Singcord ZLP-657; 1st press, deep groove E/as is $15 (3+ $15 LPs -> $10 each)
Little Marcy: Songs for You by Marcy; Zondervan ZLP-723; deep groove E/E- $20 (or Singcord N/E- $20, specify)
Little Marcy Sings Sunday School Songs; Word K-701; N/V $15 (3+ $15 LPs -> $10 each)
Little Marcy: Marcy Sings [Jesus Loves Me & 14 Other Children's Songs; Word K-704; E-/E $20 (or V+/V+ $15, specify)
Little Marcy: Happy Am I--Song By Little Marcy; Word K-721; E-/E+ $20 -- LM swings her way through 19 cheerful ditties
Little Marcy: Sing and Be Happy with Little Marcy; Word K-722; E-/E+ $20
Little Marcy & the Bible Story Book Volume One; Word K-733; E-/E+ S $20
Fred Lowery: Walking Along Kicking the Leaves...; Decca DL-8476; 1957; deep groove E/N- $40 (or 1st/deep groove E-/E- $25, specify) -- whistling; classic, mono-only, 1st 12" LP by the greatest, most virtuosic whistler ever; piercing, haunting, mind-boggling whistling talent backed by Owen Bradley's orchestra; Indian Love Call (remake of his greatest hit for Columbia), Moon Love, Moon of Manakoora, Far Away Places, Indian Summer, Sunrise Serenade, Happy Hobo, Pagan Love Song, Sentimental Journey..
Fred Lowery Whistles Your Gospel Favorites; Word WST-8326; E-/V+ S $35 -- whistling; his later gospel whistling LPs are even rarer than the Decca & Columbia LPs; some marks & noise but not bad, certainly much better than these usually are (if you can find them)
Fred Lowery w/Anita Kerr Singers: Whistle a Happy Tune; Decca DL-8995; pink-label promo 1st/deep groove DL-8995 E/E+ $40 (or black-label 1st/deep groove E/N- $35, specify) -- whistling; the greatest whistler ever's highly desirable, all-fantastic 2nd of 2 LPs for the label (also his only secular LPs); w/organ & steel guitar in the backing group as well as chorus; excellent hi-fi production!; Over the Rainbow, William Tell Overture, Estrellita, Marie, Tammy, Mockin' Bird Hill, Whispering..
Fred Lowery w/Anita Kerr Singers: Whistle a Happy Tune; Decca DL-78995; 1959; E/N S $75 -- whistling; the all-time greatest whistler ever's only album of secular tunes in stereo!; rare!
Lowery special: free w/any copy of "Whistle a Happy Tune"--the 10" 78 of the original Columbia hit "Indian Love Call"
Victor Lundberg: An Open Letter; Liberty LST-7547; sealed $30 (or N/N shrink S $25, specify) (or E/E S $20, specify) -- political/commentary/humor/strange; spoken w/music; wow! hilarious & "smart," like a right-wing answer to John Rydgren's Silhouette Segments, as if Charlton Heston were channelling Art Linkletter; "To the Flower Power" is the favorite piece; frightening as it sounds, we love it for being hysterically funny or insightful (or both) & always entertaining; plus the man's voice is compelling (as w/Ken Nordine & Rydgren); WAY TOO HIP FOR TODAY'S "CONSERVATIVES"; you need this!
Victor Lundberg: An Open Letter to My Teenage Son/My Buddy Carl --45 rpm--; Liberty 55996 -- 7" single available w/any order as a sampler for the above LP (just ask)
Larry Norman: Only Visiting this Planet; Verve V6-5092; 1972; N-/N- S $30 -- probably the best LP by famed godfather of "Jesus Rock" (and leader-founder of legendary psyche/Jesus-rock group People; does his own take on Bob Dylan at least twice; hard to find in top shape!
Buryl Red & Grace Hawthorne: It's Cool in the Furnace; Word WST-8580; 1973/1972; no book N/E- S $25 -- religion/part-spoken; "a children's musical about Shadrach, Meshach, & Abednego"; w/Harold Bradley, Charlie McCoy; one of the hipper things on the label; pops in 1st few seconds of Side 2, otherwise perfect
Jimmie Ruth & "Rusty": Stories & Songs for Children Featuring; Melody Mark 810624 (reissues Diadem DLP-282) E+/N- $30 -- puppet/religion/kids; difficult to find, harder still to get in top shape; jacket stickered "stereo" but it's a mono recording
John Rydgren: Silhouette Segments; new/reissue S $75 -- EXTREMELY STRANGE, HIP, RARE, & HOW!!!; all the necessary best cuts from amazing, ultra-rare, legendary, unique, radio-station promo-only LP of "Silhouettes" by famous HIP-yet-evangelical, lutheran radio DJ; see the scan & learn more; astounding, sexy, funny Ken Nordine-esque raps about LSD, girl-watching, hippies, etc. over killer '60s music ("Dark Side of the Flower's" sitar & everything from "Music to Watch Girls By" to Electric Prunes to "Rinky Dink"); original psychedelic jacket reprinted w/gatefold's liners on a special insert; just 3 left of 1000 pressed!; we recommend also the Victor Lundberg LP above
Merrill Womach: Happy Again; New Life NL-74-1-10; gatefold sealed S $25 -- religion/vocal/jacket; famous for "incredibly strange" film-still photos of his burned face before & after reconstructive surgery (a movie was made), but also has some fervent music that in places is funky rock (waka guitar!); the singing & narrative also is pretty out there, somewhat like Heino on an upbeat religious kick
Uncredited: The Gift of Tongues [Glossolalia]; Scepter/Mace MCM-10040; N/E shrink $50 -- occult/vocal/spoken/religion; famous weird one, jacket & all!
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