Sanford Clark - They Call Me Country - LP

Propelled by his 1956 Lee Hazlewood-produced hit “The Fool,” Sanford Clark was already a rockabilly legend in his own right by the time he swapped his hair gel and switchblade for a pair of cowboy boots on They Call Me Country. Recorded between 1965-67 and originally released as a series of singles for Phoenix’s Ramco label, the 12 tracks on this LP borrow Bakersfield’s outlaw sound and ignore Nashville’s countrypolitan flair, standing as a true lost masterpiece of country music’s third generation. Clark’s booming baritone tells tales of bar fights, heartaches, and drinking til you can’t stand, while Waylon Jennings provides a backdrop of fuzzed out guitar twang. Mastered from the original session tapes and back on vinyl for the first time since the Nixon administration.  

Track List

A1        The Fool
A2        Shades
A3        They Call Me Country
A4        Climbin' The Walls
A5        Step Aside
A6        Once Upon A Time
B1        It's Nothing To Me
B2        Look Out Floor
B3        The Big Lie
B4        Callin' All Hearts
B5        Big Big Day Tomorrow
B6        Black Jack County Chain