MICHAEL HURLEY - Armchair Boogie LP Orig 1971 WB White Label Promo w/ Comic Book
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White Label Promo of his legendary 2nd album!
Comes w/ orig inner sleeve and comic book. Singer and songwriter Michael Hurley became a cult hero for his playfully surreal brand of folk music that's witty, thoughtful, and filled with both joy and consternation. Married to simple and engaging melodies steeped in traditional folk styles, Hurley often prefers recording at home to going into a studio. Much of his work has a charmingly lo-fi feel, one of the qualities that made him an influential hero and kindred spirit to the later freak folk scene.
Asch advanced Hurley 100 dollars to make a second album, and he began recording more material with Ramsey, but the LP was never completed, and Hurley, nomadic by nature, spent several years traveling frequently and performing occasionally, but keeping a low profile. However, Hurley's friends in the Holy Modal Rounders began recording his songs, and word about his work began to spread. In time, one of Hurley's pals from Bucks Country, Perry Miller, adopted the stage name Jesse Colin Young and formed a band called the Youngbloods. The group scored a major hit single in 1969 with the song "Get Together," which reached the Top Ten as their contract with RCA Victor Records was about to run out. They signed with Warner Bros., who as an incentive offered them their own label, Raccoon Records, and Young decided Hurley would be a fine addition to their roster. Armchair Boogie, recorded by Young in Hurley's bedroom, arrived in 1971, and Hi-Fi Snock Uptown ("snock" was at once one of Hurley's nicknames and a phrase he used to describe his sound), with several Youngbloods providing backing, was issued in 1972.
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