Uploaded September 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
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"Few artists can say they knocked the Beatles off their pedestal, but Bobbie Gentry is one of them. The Mississippi-born singer-songwriter with the one-of-a-kind voice and similarly singular songwriting perspective scored a No. 1 album with her debut Ode to Billie Joe in 1967, temporarily ousting the Fab Four’s seminal 'Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band' from a weeks-long stint atop the Billboard 200.
Topping the Beatles is a remarkable feat on its own, but especially so for a debut artist who approached music stardom with a skeptical curiosity before suddenly tapping out, and eventually vanishing, while at the top of her game. 'Ode to Billie Joe' itself is both a time capsule of its era — the turbulent and transformative late ’60s — as well as a primer for Gentry’s chameleonic artistry."
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Package Details:
- (AAA) Lacquers Cut From the Master Tapes by Ryan Smith, Sterling Sound
- Pressed on Exclusive 180g Orange Vinyl
- Listening Notes Booklet by Brittney McKenna
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Video by Richard Edens // @richardedens
Vinyl Me, Please is a monthly record subscription for music lovers, by music lovers. There’s no algorithm: just people picking albums they think everyone should own and care about.
Get it here: bit.ly/3Rqevi4
"Few artists can say they knocked the Beatles off their pedestal, but Bobbie Gentry is one of them. The Mississippi-born singer-songwriter with the one-of-a-kind voice and similarly singular songwriting perspective scored a No. 1 album with her debut Ode to Billie Joe in 1967, temporarily ousting the Fab Four’s seminal 'Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band' from a weeks-long stint atop the Billboard 200.
Topping the Beatles is a remarkable feat on its own, but especially so for a debut artist who approached music stardom with a skeptical curiosity before suddenly tapping out, and eventually vanishing, while at the top of her game. 'Ode to Billie Joe' itself is both a time capsule of its era — the turbulent and transformative late ’60s — as well as a primer for Gentry’s chameleonic artistry."
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Package Details:
- (AAA) Lacquers Cut From the Master Tapes by Ryan Smith, Sterling Sound
- Pressed on Exclusive 180g Orange Vinyl
- Listening Notes Booklet by Brittney McKenna
-
Video by Richard Edens // @richardedens
Vinyl Me, Please is a monthly record subscription for music lovers, by music lovers. There’s no algorithm: just people picking albums they think everyone should own and care about.
