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[d-ray657]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

There were two releases, one in a green jacket that was pressed in Portugal and another that was released by Casablanca Records. I have both. The Casablanca version is way better. The Portuguese pressing is more common, but had warping issues.

Dave

Shouldn't this subject matter be in the global politics section.

I think I would rather talk about records than the potential financial collapse of our nation. BTW, a few weeks ago, my wife's uncle gave us a turntable and his record collection - all country. It was real country, however, and included some great music that I was otherwise unfamiliar with - Ernest Tubbs and the Texas Troubadours and Jimmie Rodgers (Had some Bob Wills and Johnny Cash too, but I was plenty familiar with their stuff). Also picked up some early Emmylou Harris - dang she has a sweet voice. Shoot, I might be a country boy after all.

Regards,

D-Ray

[piece-itpete]

Tubbs FTW!! Congrats. I've recently been getting into old country as well.

Pete

[CarlV]

That period of country is awesome, nice to keep it in the family too.


Carl

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by d-ray657

Shouldn't this subject matter be in the global politics section.

I think I would rather talk about records than the potential financial collapse of our nation. BTW, a few weeks ago, my wife's uncle gave us a turntable and his record collection - all country. It was real country, however, and included some great music that I was otherwise unfamiliar with - Ernest Tubbs and the Texas Troubadours and Jimmie Rodgers (Had some Bob Wills and Johnny Cash too, but I was plenty familiar with their stuff). Also picked up some early Emmylou Harris - dang she has a sweet voice. Shoot, I might be a country boy after all.

Regards,

D-Ray

How dare you not tell me what kind of turntable it was.

Dave

[Charles]

Originally Posted by d-ray657

Shouldn't this subject matter be in the global politics section.

I think I would rather talk about records than the potential financial collapse of our nation. BTW, a few weeks ago, my wife's uncle gave us a turntable and his record collection - all country. It was real country, however, and included some great music that I was otherwise unfamiliar with - Ernest Tubbs and the Texas Troubadours and Jimmie Rodgers (Had some Bob Wills and Johnny Cash too, but I was plenty familiar with their stuff). Also picked up some early Emmylou Harris - dang she has a sweet voice. Shoot, I might be a country boy after all.

Regards,

D-Ray

All of this time you've been suppressing your Okie roots.

You need to come out of the closet and start wearing a white sports coat with a pink carnation.

Chas

[JJIII]

Originally Posted by Charles

All of this time you've been suppressing your Okie roots.

You need to come out of the closet and start wearing a white sports coat with a pink carnation.

Chas

Here you go Don....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD8MnvyAi6I

[d-ray657]

Originally Posted by JJIII

Here you go Don....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD8MnvyAi6I

I can't listen to that the same way after hearing a parody put on by a bunch of medical students: "A white discharge and some inflammation, I stayed too long at the dance . . ."

Dave, the turn-table turned out to be the tag-along. It was a cheapie, automatic self-amplified. My wife likes it, however, because she thinks it is too complicated to use my system. She uses it to listen to the Happy Goodmans. I guess we both demonstrate our Okie roots.

Chas, I was at a thrift store yesterday and almost bought a cowboy shirt, but I bought a bunch of cassettes instead.

Carl, I agree with you about that great era of music. The stash also included Hank Williams, Merle Haggard, Porter Wagoner, George Jones and some others (haven't gotten around to listening to all of it yet). Most of the stuff I have listened to sounds like it was made to perform and enjoy, not necessarily to sell records. My wife's uncle was a golf pro, and had some stories about playing golf with Ernest Tubbs. He also saw him perform several times. The older I get, the more I appreciate the stories of the generations before me.

Regards,

D-Ray

[piece-itpete]

My dad used to wear outrageous cowboy shirts, two tone with gold or silver piping and the opelescent buttons.

Pete

[CarlV]

Sounds like the player for the wife is a good thing. I have one of those cathedral radio wannabe's, it is fun to have sitting there and I suppose it may be worth listening to with a different speaker in it.

Here's a couple LP's I got at a neighbors yard sale Sat. Never seen this Scruggs ACL before. I am gonna needledrop both these.


Carl

[CarlV]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

My dad used to wear outrageous cowboy shirts, two tone with gold or silver piping and the opelescent buttons.

Pete

We still have our local western wear shop , it is like walking into 1950. Waaay too cool, I sure hope it stays put.



Carl