Rodd Rivers and the "Big action sound" ** 45 rpm **  RARE -  primitive bopper

 
• Sing a happy song / Any way you want it -- Record label:  Jay Bird Records, P.O. Box 140 Parsons, Kansas  -- Record#: JB 1010

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Description: Up for your consideration is the next in a series of unique discs, this one by Rodd Rivers and the "Big Action Sound".  I've seen this artist described as a "primitive bopper."

Other Internet information:
"Rodd Rivers and the Big Action Sound Sing a Happy Song B/W Any Way You Want It Jay Bird Records (Unknown Year) CAT# JB 1010
Rodd Rivers is not from Kansas, in fact, this guy's name isn't even Rodd Rivers.  His given name was Rodney Keith Eskelin who primarily performed under the name Rodd Keith.  He was born in California and spent most of his musical career recording song poems for various labels.
A few years back, PBS put out a documentary entitled, Off the Charts: The Song Poem Story, which tells the story better than I could.  But, to paraphrase, song poems were a scheme.  These small labels would place adds in the back of comic books, catalogs, and magazines, telling you to send in your songs or poems to be recorded.  The ads indicated talented song writers may earn royalties or find entry into the music business.  People sent their lyrics then the label would send a response indicating the song had been "chosen" and all the author had to do was send back some money to cover recording costs.
In the 60's and 70's the label would put out a 7" or a compilation LP and send the author back a copy of the hastily put together song or songs.  Later, and even today, tapes and CDs.  Obviously, to remain lucrative the label put out a very small amount of a physical copy.  To also save costs, the recordings were done hastily.  Sometimes using the same tracks to records several different songs, it's usually very amateurish and dull, but that is what makes these songs interesting to collectors who seek it out, occasionally, something blows minds.
That's where Rodd Rivers comes in, as a multi-instrumentalist, the label only need hire him to the cut the tracks, he'd pump out a tune and play all instruments, sing the lyrics and collect a check.  Most these song poem labels existed in Nashville and Hollywood, yet, here's this Jay Bird Records from Parsons, Kansas.  Checking the discography and listed ad, it appears many of the tunes were credited to an Al Monday, the same that's credited here.  So, I'm not sure what to make of the label or it's existence as it didn't put out a substantial amount of records.  The music here is on par with the genre, though, just slapped together and hastily recorded.  The B-Side is kind of loose and creepy, the harmonies are bizarre."

Several unique things about this auction:  Firstly, this disc retains the original shine with no visible imperfections  grading by sight in normal room light.   I'm sure if you took this and put it under a 1000 watt bulb, you'd probably find something that makes it less than mint.  If you're that kind of collector, let me suggest this auction is not for you.

I don't claim this record is mint. I took the time to play it, it plays extremely well.  You can assign your own grade based on my comments and the grading scale shown below. 

Secondly, at the time of this listing, no recent past/present offerings on e-bay!  NO OTHER COPIES FOUND FOR SALE OUT ON THE INTERNET!

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I am using the Goldmine scale of G=Good(1), VG = Very Good(2), VG+ = Very Good Plus(excellent)(3), NM = Near Mint(4) when grading the disc(s). 

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Additional criteria I use when audibly grading records for people:

• NM(4) = absolutely nothing wrong at all (very rarely happens--I've even opened sealed records and they don't play Near Mint)
• 3.5-3.9 = very, very light surface noise
• 3.1-3.4 = very light surface noise, very light pops
• VG+(3) = up to light pops and light surface noise (below this, one's enjoyment is affected, very subjective)
• VG(2) = up to medium pops and moderate surface noise
• G(1) = up to heavy pops and heavy surface noise

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