R Crumb Wild Family Signed Very Rare strange Yolo LP

$

610

 You are bidding on one hell of a rare record: the "Wild Family Orchestra from Zamora, California", released as Yolo Record 001.

The front and back cover were designed by none other than R. Crumb.  This is the rarest R. Crumb related LP that exists, to my knowledge.

This was actually a Crumb family project.  The liner notes were written by Aline Kominsky-Crumb:
    -"The Wild Family Orchestra has been playing music in Yolo County, California since the early 'Thirties.  Their father, Fred Wild Sr., owned and operated the General Store in Zamora and inspired his children by playing trumpet, fiddle, accordian, harmonica, and other instruments.  As a family orchestra the Wilds played for many a Saturday night dance, as well as parties, picnics, and weddings.  Fred Sr. passed away in 1949, but the five children kept the band going.  Another brother, Forrest, who played Saxophone, died in 1940 from a mosquito bite.  Today the Wilds still play together in the fine, old-time traditional style and run the family farm as they have since 1931."

The music was recorded live in the Wild family home during the summer of 1979.  It has a very archaic, one-of-a-kind, old-timey sound.

The cover is signed by the entire Wild Family, along the perimeter of their photo on the cover- a very special touch.

The Wild Family used to frequently host many Yolo county folk musicians on their farm for an informal festival of sorts.  The Crumb's, who lived in nearby Winters, Ca, took a liking to the eccentric family, who lived in a very anachronistic manner.  Eventually, the relationship between the Crumb's and the Wild's  ended, after one of the Wild's became obviously attracted to Crumb's wife Aline, and other Wild Family members discovered that R Crumb was known as a lewd artist.  This LP is the only piece of history I'm aware of that documents this unique relationship.

The LP is in VG condition and plays fine.  The cover is in VG condition with some edge wear and signs of aging.  The cover does have what appears to be a slight water stain on the bottom right corner.  Otherwise, this album really looks nice.

It is very difficult for me to part with this record, since it documents some fascinating local history of the area where I live, but I am in desperate need of some money, so I hope it finds a good home.