Rare Shamus M'Cool 45-American Memories/American Humor Perspective 107 MINT HEAR
  $   307

 


$ 307 Sold For
Mar 1, 2020 Sold Date
Feb 23, 2020 Start Date
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Shamus M'Cool Mint unplayed copy!!

Perspective 107

American Memories / American Humor

This 1981 release is the rarest single ever to make the Billboard and Cash Box Top 100 charts.  Very few copies were pressed, with some sources putting the figure as low as 10.  ROCKIN' RECORDS gives a value of $2,000-$3,000.  Joel Whitburn, compiler of the TOP POP SINGLES book series, says "American Memories" is the most valuable 45 in his 150,000-piece archive.

Shamus M'Cool, aka Richard Doyle, was a Los Angeles-based stand-up comic, TV host, songwriter and singer.  After pressing "American Memories," he reportedly used his media contacts to arrange for some radio airplay.  That never happened, but the single nonetheless appeared on the playlists of some L.A. program directors.  The playlists were then submitted to the trade publications. That's how a 45 that sold no copies and received virtually no airplay made the charts.

"American Memories" is a country-rock song with folk elements.  Lyrics mention Elvis, the Beatles and Dylan.  The flip purports to be a live recording of Shamus M'Cool's stand-up act.

Deadwax configurations:  PR-107 RF1 DTM TALILY.


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