'70s private TEXAS PRISON BAND LP (funk psych breaks)
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- TITLE: Behind The Walls
- FORMAT: LP plus 1976 Texas Prison Rodeo ticket stub
- RELEASE DATE: mid ‘70s (perhaps 1976)
- LABEL/Location: Texas Prison Rodeo
- CATALOGUE #: HER-A-3
- LABEL DESCRIPTION: see Scan
- COVER INFO: medium-thin cardboard; in TIGHT SHRINK-WRAP
- SELECTED MUSICIANS: Steve Gates, Robert Pierce, Philbrick Grady, Albert Lirette, Ken Price, Nathaniel Gordon, Paul Elliott, Jimmy Young, Gary Howard
- SELECTED INSTRUMENTS: electric guitar, heavy bass, tight horns, electric piano, sax
- NUMBER OF TRACKS: 11 (9 originals)
- SELECTED CUTS: Prison Dust; Dallas Woman; Flashing Crazy; Doin’ Time; Wes Bound; Woman Trouble, We Got The Funk
- DESCRIPTION: WOW! ABSOLUTELY AMAZING, RARE, LO-FI PRIVATE-PRESS mostly FUNK, SOUL and PSYCH LP by TEXAS PRISON INMATES! Presented by the Texas Prison Rodeo, performed by bands from the Ferguson Unit (Side 1) and Eastham Unit (Side 2) at The Texas State Penitentiary in Huntsville. (Hunstville prison has gained international infamy and outrage as the "Death House", where far more prisoners are executed annually than anywhere else in the U.S). Proceeds from sale of the record went toward prison recreation, rehabilitation and education funds.
I’d say this LP will be of most interest to DJs and collectors of funk, as well as of interest to soul and psych collectors (and it will surely be a great find for collectors of oddball and obscure rarities, too!). Almost all original tunes, some REMARKABLE, POIGNANT lyrics about prison life and life in general. Some FINE playing (with some rough edges, as you might imagine) - overall, a very solid effort; and the lo-fi recording gives the whole thing a RAW quality (I believe it was recorded and engineered by prisoners). Especially good are two tunes by the Eastham Band: “Wes’ Bound” (funky rare groove tribute to Wes Montgomery, with nice guitar work) and “Woman Trouble” (funky soul blues by Wayne Talbert); and four tunes by the Ferguson Band: “Dallas Woman” (psych rocker with heavy electric guitar), “Holding Onto You” (excellent sweet soul ballad), “Flashing Crazy” (solid funk-psych) and “We Got The Funk” (heavy funk with BREAKS – a no-brainer for SAMPLING/MIXING! Plus, this comes with a ticket stub to the 1976 Texas Prison Rodeo itself (I’m guessing the LP was sold or given away at he rodeo with the price of admission).
Just A REMARKABLE, RARE GEM - DON’T MISS OUT!
CONDITION (See GRADING GUIDELINES below for further details)
- VINYL: VG++ NOTE: sound quality is uneven. There is hiss in some spots, which is noticeable, but not overwhelming (except during a couple spots of “Woman Trouble”). There’s some milky hue toward end of both sides (probably the result of pressing; doesn’t appear to affect play). I’m almost completely certain the sound quality and “milkiness” are the result of recording/engineering/pressing - which probably was done in large part by the prisoners themselves – because I once had another copy of this and it had the exact same characteristics.
- COVER: NM- (small shrink-wrap tear on back)
- LABELS: NM-
- Guidelines reflect TYPICAL factors determining grade - variations are noted in the description.
- Please note I DO NOT USE EXCELLENT (EX) as a grade.
- Please note my VG and G grades for vinyl generally are BETTER THAN GOLDMINE'S
- Flaws for ALL covers graded VG or less, and labels graded VG+ or less, are noted in the description.
- Vinyl graded VG or less is appropriately spot play-graded to assure sound quality.
- Grades below G are not listed, as I typically do not sell merchandise in such condition.
- Intermediate grades (e.g., NM-, VG/VG+, G+) are used, as applicable.
- MINT - Factory Sealed; cover virtually flawless
- NM+ (Near Mint Plus) - Factory sealed with minor cover flaws, OR an otherwise mint LP recently opened by me and played in spots for demonstration purposes
- NM (Near Mint) - vinyl, cover and labels nearly flawless
- VG+ (Very Good Plus) - what many refer to as "excellent"; pretty close to NM. Full or nearly full-gloss vinyl with a few minor surface or sleeve marks; possibly one or a couple small, light scuffs or scratches (if basically inaudible) on an otherwise NM piece. Expect minimal or very slight (at worst) surface noise in spots. Cover has very slight general wear, OR minimal wear and a couple of very minor flaws (noted as applicable in the description)
- VG (Very Good) - Vinyl still very shiny, has a few light scuffs, sleeve marks and hairline scratches. Expect only slight surface noise in spots
- VG- (Very Good Minus) - Vinyl still shiny or very shiny, has a few light scuffs, surface marks and/or small scratches, plus some sleeve marks and hairline scratches. Expect slight surface noise that's noticeable but NOT overwhelming.
- G (Good) - Vinyl typically still shiny (sometimes very shiny); has some scuffs and some surface marks, generally a few or some light scratches, plus lots of sleeve marks and hairline scratches. Expect some surface noise throughout that's noticeable but NOT overwhelming - NO skips, sticks, heavy scuffs, deep scratches, excessive noise, or loud pops or clicks (unless noted in description) 7¼ % SALES TAX ADDED TO ITEMS SHIPPED WITHIN TEXAS.
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