KOSMO's VINYL of the Week

Arthur Alexander, "You Better Move On"

9/25/2020

KOSMO's VINYL of the Week:
This week we are in a former tobacco warehouse on Wilson Dam Road, Muscle Shoals, Alabama in 1961 for Arthur Alexander's "You Better Move On", first released on Dot Records...

"I first came to this song on the 1964 "The Rolling Stones" EP, and I'm sure many others came to Arthur Alexander via The Beatles cover of his "Anna (Go To Him)" in 1963. Alabama born and raised, Arthur Alexander was 21 years old when he wrote and recorded what was to become the first hit record out of Muscle Shoals, Alabama, produced by Rick Hill, in the 2nd of 3 locations for Fame Recording Studios.

Sadly, Arthur died aged 53 of a heart attack." - KV

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Amy Rigby & Wreckless Eric, "Vote that Fucker Out"

9/18/2020

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KOSMO's VINYL of the Week:
This week we are in the here and now of The USA for Amy Rigby and Wreckless Eric's "Vote That Fucker Out", recently recorded in Catskill, New York...

"I've known Wreckless Eric ever since he came to Stiff Records in 1977, and in 1978 I stage-managed and cast his "Wonderful World of Wreckless Eric" LP cover. I'd be lying to say I am familiar with all his post Stiff output, but we have a couple of mutual friends and they keep me informed of what he's up to."

"It was "My Man In The South", Shawn Vinson, who hipped me to this one, and it says all that needs to be said on the subject of the upcoming U.S. Presidential Election." - KV

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John Fahey, "Sligo River Blues"

9/11/2020

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KOSMO's VINYL of the Week:
This week we are in St. Michael's and All Angels' Church, Adelphi, Maryland in 1959, for John Fahey's "Sligo River Blues", first self-released on his "Blind Joe Death LP (Takoma Records)...

"The American John Fahey was/is a titan of the steel-string acoustic guitar, and his influence on other guitar players of all kinds, massive. He was also an alcoholic, a prankster, difficult and very much his own man.

There are 3 versions of the "Blind Joe Death" LP: the 1959 original (now re-issued), a 1963 partial re-recording also featuring some of the '59 session, and a 1967 complete re-recording. Fahey covered a lot of ground as a guitar player and died in 2001, aged 61.

This is the only LP of his that I own and in the early days of the Covid 19 Pandemic, I painted to it every day for over a month." - KV

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Ronnie Self, "Big Fool"

9/4/2020

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KOSMO's VINYL of the Week:
This week we are in Nashville, Tennessee on the 16th Feb. 1957, for Ronnie Self's "Big Fool", first released as a b-side on Columbia...

"I first heard of Ronnie Self on the UK "Rockabilly CBS Classics Vol 1" LP when it came out in 1977. "Rockin" Ronnie Self was born in Tin Town, Missouri and only recorded one minor hit himself, but he did have some success as a writer for Brenda Lee. Self is usually cited for his more frenzied deliveries such as "Bop A Lena" and was only 18 years old when he cut this. He only lived to be 43 and by all accounts was prone to extremely wild behavior in his later years (when he was no stranger to his local jail)."

"Authentic is a word that comes to mind." - KV

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