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"cucurucucu paloma is one of the sadest songs in our latin language,i have been asked to try and translate the mening to the inglish language ,it is not easy,but i think i have come close,it is a hard song for me to sing ,but i did the best that i can,i hope some boby likes it.marin"

My intuition is that is the same Marin Gonzalez who is the writer of the Sterling A-side.

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Information, picture and comments are from "The Wonderful and the Obscure" blog.
See "The Soulful Norm Burns" (and hear both sides).

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This was found at the Wonderful and the Obscure blog.

Bob Purse, purveyor worldwide of good bad records :

Compared with many of the other song-poem stalwarts, [Gary Roberts] didn't make all that many records. (…) On the other hand, the percentage of his records that score high on the weirdness scale is remarkable.

Here's a good one that might just make your mouth drop open. How could it not be special with a title like "Lonesome Al Down on the Farm".

Hear both sides HERE

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In the [1972] general election, the McGovern/Shriver ticket suffered a 61%-37% defeat to Nixon– at the time, the second biggest landslide in American history, with Electoral College totals of 520 to 17. McGovern's two electoral vote victories came in Massachusetts [ed.: home of Sterling Records] and Washington, D.C..

Content removed according to the wish (injunction?) of the artist received through his Business Manager (?).

All this material is copyrighted by the author. Mr. X... does not wish to have his cover art nor his album listed on your blog. Please remove at once.

Be happy, Mary. it's done. Your wish come true.




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Sterling 602

30467 - You Will Reap What You Sow
[dead wax info : 111 30467 PMB Sterling S-602 11-30-72]

30468 - Little Black Shoes
[dead wax info : 111 30468 PMB Sterling S-602 11-30-72]

Weird teen tragedy song "You Will Reap..." about taking too many pills and jumping off a high building - The flip side is Little Black Shoes which has the feel of an old country ballad - not exactly but the general feel.

Ack. : Bruce Smith/Cassidy Collectibles

33113 - It's Nice To Know You
33114 - Deep Love


Update (Jan.22, 2011) :
Label shots and audio files posted HERE (The Wonderful and the Obscure blog)



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