Lads, thankyou for your generous offers to relieve me off this piece of black plastic and glorious 60's artwork but I wouldn't even sell it to you for $50, let alone 50 cents.
Just giving the rekkid a spin as we speak. Totally adore the songs and the warmth of personality that shines through, especially on the animal songs. Favourite tracks: "Sunshine Cake"; "They Always Pick On Me"; "Remember Your Name And Address" and a beautifully arranged production of "What the World Needs Now Is Love"
Tim was such a maligned figure, and remains so, but the truth is he had a love of music and for the ukulele that demands great respect I believe. Though he sang in falsetto often, he has a great vocal range and his commitment to keeping alive the old material made him a rare figure of his time. This particular recording is bursting with energy and fun, and the songs and the performances are interspersed with some lovely spoken word stuff oozing with good natured humour.
Though many of you may have suspected this would be in *mint* condition LOL it does have some nasty scratches from it's 45 years of life but still very listenable and only one of the 15 songs gets stuck in the groove.
Yesterday was a red letter day in the vinyl bins for me. I also found copies of John Prine's "Sweet Revenge" and Odetta's "Live at Carnegie Hall", but if you asked me which one was most precious to me, it's the Tiny Tim recording hands down.