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Hillbilly Oddities and Rarities Vol. 1

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At times, melancholic tales call for consonant chugging pastoral backdrop, and such predominates, here. But the sprightly and swinging bounce of "Suicide" is a clever foreshadow of the Ramones' offsetting of mental illness dash-offs with bright bublegum soundtrack. 

Recommended: "I Love You Too Much" (Jimmy Swan), "You Hid Your Cheating Heart" (Jack Crawford), "A Place For Girls Like You" (Sonny Burns), "The Child's Side of Life" (Johnny Horton), "Honky Tonk Baby" (Sam Nichols), "Have a Talk With Your Heart" (Bob Rourk), "Suicide" (Louie Innis)

Video: Entire LP