ROBERT GORDON Robert Gordon With Link Wray LP PRIVATE STOCK 1977 US orig PS2030
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ROBERT GORDON with LINK WRAY
plus THE WILDCATS: Billy Cross, Rob Stoner, Howie Wyeth, Charlie Messing, Richard Gottehrer
One of the first stars of the rockabilly revival of the late 1970s and early '80s.
For a time back in the late '70s, Robert Gordon was in an extraordinary position for a solo rock artist. The singer, then just over 30 years old, suddenly found himself leading what amounted to a rediscovery (he hates the word "revival") of authentic 1950s-style rockabilly music, two decades out of its own time. The rediscovery didn't quite lead to a revival, which probably suited Gordon just fine -- he never defined himself as a revivalist -- and his records didn't sell the way his label hoped, but Gordon ended up a celebrated figure among open-minded oldies buffs, rock & roll enthusiasts, and, generally, anyone with ears, whether they liked rockabilly music or not
"ROBERT GORDON WITH LINK WRAY"
1977 LP PRIVATE STOCK RECORDS PS 2030
PRINTED IN USA ORIGINAL PRESSING
SINGLE SLEEVE
THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: none
LABEL: PRIVATE STOCK - BROWNISH/TAN LABEL - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: (spine & rear) PS 2030
Catalog on labels: PS 2030 (PS 2030-A) / PS 2030 (PS 2030-B)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): PS 2030-A (Stamped): STERLING
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): PS 2030-B (Stamped): STERLING
On labels: rim text reads "Private Stock Records, Ltd., New York, N.Y."
STEREO
"AN INSTANT RECORD"
Produced by Richard Gottehrer
? 1977 Private Stock Records, Ltd
On back cover: Notes by Richard Robinson
Recorded at Plaza Sound Studios, NYC-April 1977
©? 1977 Private Stock Records, Ltd............Printed in U.S.A.
tracklisting
Side A: RED HOT - I SURE MISS YOU - SUMMERTIME BLUES
BOPPIN' THE BLUES - SWEET SURRENDER
Side B: FLYIN' SAUCERS ROCK & ROLL - THE FOOL - IT'S IN THE BOTTLE
WOMAN (YOU'RE MY WOMAN) - IS THIS THE WAY
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RECORD EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)
Lester Bangs once described Robert Gordon as looking as if he belonged in a natural history museum identified as "Bopcatus Americanus," and while his first album wasn't the one that inspired the comment, the vintage duds and greased-up pompadour he sports on the front cover would have done any pop culture archeologist proud. While Gordon first hit the New York City rock scene as a proto-punk with Tuff Darts, when he struck out on his own in 1977 he was one of America's first rockabilly revivalists, covering the likes of Eddie Cochran, Billy Lee Riley, and Carl Perkins as if he was waiting for Sam Phillips to stop by and discover him. For this album, Gordon paired up with legendary guitarist Link Wray, and the result was a solid and evocative tribute to first-era rock & roll. It would be a few years before the great rockabilly awakening would truly happen in America, but Robert Gordon was one hepcat who already believed in the Big Beat in 1977, and his first album was filled with inspired moments...(AllMusic)
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