From 1960 The Fendermen SOMA Mule Skinner Blues SHRINK
$
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Description
Guaranteed original (1960) LP by the Fendermen: "Mule Skinner Blues" ..SOMA # MG1240. This Minnesota Rockabilly LP is a Rare monster and this one is exceptionally nice!! Still in shrinkwrap and very tight. Torn price stickers shown in photo are on the outside of the shrink. Vinyl rates a very high grade VG+ as does the cover with a couple of very slight storage dings and slight hint of ringwear on all black/white back side. a bit of yellowing is also evident around the edges of the backside. Here's a chance at a real collectors keepsake at a very reasonable starting bid. I will ship to the winning bidder free worldwide and will include insurance if desired.
Biography by Cub Koda for allmusic.com.
The story of the Fendermen is one of those too good to be true stories of the business, but true nonetheless. It's one of two guitarists, Jim Sundquist and Phil Humphries, born on the same day and month in two different towns who didn't meet until they were teenagers. Mutually infused with the rock'n'roll bug, they started playing as a duo, naming themselves after the Fender guitars both of them plugged into a single amplifier. One of the songs that always received the biggest response when the duo played live the local bars was a hopped up, rockabilly rendition of Jimmie Rodgers' "Mule Skinner Blues," complete with goofball yodels and hot guitar licks. A local entrepreneur convinced the boys to record it--sans drummer or bassist--and had it pressed up on the local Cuca label in Wisconsin, then it was re-recorded for a Minnesota label, Soma. Inexplicably, the record caught on nationally, zooming up to the Top Ten in 1960. Humphries and Sundquist grabbed a local drummer and hit the road, touring behind their massive hit and eventually recording an entire album before the duo went their separate ways two years later. A one hit wonder group, the Fendermen nonetheless made full blooded, energetic rock'n'roll and provided one of the last gasps of rockabilly in a teen idol infested era.
I ship worldwide and LOVE my international customers, but the majority of them do not wish their packages to be insured because of customs duties, etc. I WILL provide proof of mailing if needed, but in the rare event that something is lost in the mail, I cannot be responsible. If an item is insured, the Post Office IS responsible!!
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