Jim Sullivan  - Jim Sullivan (Blue Vinyl)

Jim Sullivan - Jim Sullivan (Blue Vinyl)

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Limited blue colored vinyl LP pressing. On March 4, 1975, Jim Sullivan mysteriously disappeared outside Santa Rosa, New Mexico. His VW bug was found abandoned, his motel room untouched. Some think he got lost. Some think the mafia bumped him. Some even think he was abducted by aliens. By coincidence-or perhaps not-Jim's 1969 debut album was titled U.F.O. The self-titled LP was originally released on Playboy mogul Hugh Hefner's short-lived Playboy imprint. Horns sweeten this funky and bombastic session driven by Jim's unmistakably larger-than-life voice and exceptional songwriting chops, alongside a cast of legendary session musicians including Jim Hughart. Another LP you'll rarely see in the wild, it is by no means the poor relation of U.F.O., but rather a big stride into country, folk rock, and swampy blues, mesmerically finger-picked, brass-bedecked, and with that uniqueness of phrasing-part crooner, part jazz singer-that makes Sullivan such a rare performer. Each song could have been a bonafide radio hit, but with spotty promotion and negative connotations surrounding the Playboy name, the self-titled album suffered a fate known all too well and fizzled out. While Sullivan's disappearance remains unsolved, his music endures and is finally gaining him the recognition he deserves, albeit long overdue.


A1. Don't Let It Throw You

A2. Sonny Jim
A3. Tea Leaves
A4. Biblical Boogie (True He's Gone)
A5. Lonesome Picker
A6. Sandman
B1. Tom Cat
B2. You Show Me The Way To Go
B3. Amos
B4. I'll Be Here
B5. Plain To See