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For Sale is a Merle Haggard Okie From Muskogee Vinyl LP Album 1969 Capital Records ST-384 G+/VG OOP. In G+ to VG USED condition Has been play graded. comes as pictured. we use Goldmine Grading as our grading guideline (we are very conservative when it comes to grading) Please ask Any and All Questions prior to purchasing. Fast Same or Next day shipping with Free Delivery Confirmation within the U.S. Payment Due within 7 days of purchase (if you need more time please let us know In advance) we love to combine shipping is always a Yes and Most of the time Additional Items Ship for free.
Okie from Muskogee is the first live album by Merle Haggard and the Strangers released in October 1969 on Capitol Records. The album was recorded at the Civic Center in Muskogee, Oklahoma the day before the studio version of "Okie from Muskogee" hit the national country charts.
In the documentary Beyond Nashville, Haggard claims the song, which he wrote with drummer Eddie Burris on his bus, was more of a wistful tribute to his late father than any kind of political statement.
Haggard began performing the song in concert in the fall of 1969 and was astounded at the reaction it received. As David Cantwell notes in his 2013 book Merle Haggard: The Running Kind, "The Haggard camp knew they were on to something. Everywhere they went, every show, "Okie" did more than prompt enthusiastic applause. There was an unanticipated adulation racing through the crowds now, standing ovations that went on and on and sometimes left the audience and the band-members alike teary-eyed. Merle had somehow stumbled upon a song that expressed previously inchoate fears, spoke out loud gripes and anxieties otherwise only whispered, and now people were using his song, were using him, to connect themselves to these larger concerns and to one another."
The studio version topped the charts in the fall of 1969, where it remained for a month, and also hit number 41 on the pop charts, becoming Haggard's all-time biggest hit and signature tune.
Tracklist
Side 1
Opening Introduction & Theme
Mama Tried
No Hard Times
Silver Wings
Medley
Swinging Doors
I'm A Lonesome Fugitive
Sing Me Back Home
Branded Man
In The Arms Of Love
Workin' Man Blues
Side 2
Introduction To "Hobo Bill"
Hobo Bill's Last Ride
Billy Overcame His Size
If I Had Left It Up To You
White Line Fever
Blue Rock
Okie From Muskogee
Personnel
Merle Haggard– vocals, guitar
The Strangers:
Roy Nichols – lead guitar
Norman Hamlet – steel guitar, dobro
Gene Price – bass, vocals
Eddie Burris – drums
with
Bonnie Owens – harmony vocals
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Goldmine Grading Standard.
Still Sealed (SS)
Near Mint (NM or M-)
The record should show no obvious signs of wear. A 45 RPM or EP sleeve should have no more than the most minor defects, such as almost invisible ring wear or other signs of slight handling. An LP cover should have no creases, folds, seam splits or other noticeable similar defects. No cut-out holes, either. Basically, an LP in near mint condition looks as if you just got it home from a new record store and removed the shrink wrap.
Very Good Plus (VG+)
A Very Good Plus record will show some signs that it was played and otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it. Record surfaces may show some signs of wear and may have slight scuffs or very light scratches that don't affect one's listening experiences. Slight warps that do not affect the sound are "OK". The label may have some ring wear or discoloration, but it should be barely noticeable. The center hole will not have been misshapen by repeated play. Picture sleeves will have some slight wear, lightly turned up corners, or a slight seam split. An LP cover may have slight signs of wear also and may be marred by a cut-out hole, indentation or corner indicating it was taken out of print and sold at a discount. In general, if not for a couple things wrong with it, this would be Near Mint. All but the most mint-crazy collectors will find a Very Good Plus record highly acceptable.
Very Good (VG)
Many of the defects found in a VG+ record will be more pronounced in a VG disc. Surface noise will be evident upon playing, especially in soft passages and during a song's intro and fade, but will not overpower the music otherwise. Groove wear will start to be noticeable, as with light scratches (deep enough to feel with a fingernail) that will affect the sound. Labels may be marred by writing, or have tape or stickers (or their residue) attached. The same will be true of picture sleeves or LP covers. However, it will not have all of these problems at the same time, only two or three of them.
Good (G), Good Plus (G+)
A record in Good or Good Plus condition can be put onto a turntable and will play through without skipping. But it will have significant surface noise and scratches and visible groove wear (on a styrene record, the groove will be starting to turn white). A cover or sleeve will have seam splits, especially at the bottom or on the spine. Tape, writing, ring wear or other defects will start to overwhelm the cover.
Poor (P), Fair (F)
The record is cracked, badly warped, and won't play through without
skipping or repeating. The picture sleeve is water damaged, split on
all three seams and heavily marred by wear and writing. The LP cover
barely keeps the LP inside it. Inner sleeves are fully seam split, crinkled, and written upon.