Friday, September 27, 2019

For Men Only

Bergen White, perhaps best known for his work with Elvis, has a fascinating history. Born 1939 into the Amish community of Strasburg, PA (later changing his name from its original spelling of Burgen), he joined the fledgling NASA in '58 as part of a government-funded program to represent indigenous US religious communities in the space race (as it became known). It was there he met the young Plymouth Brethren Wayne Moss. When the program's funding ceased with the ending of the Eisenhower administration the two cut the collectible 45 No Buttons On My Spacesuit for Houston's Parade Records and drifted apart, reuniting in 1970 to record the sublime For Women Only, which languished unnoticed until the Japanese collectors' market gave it the attention it deserved.

The cover here is the original, which got pulled because nobody thought to ask Bardot & Birkin their permission. The download includes the extra tracks from the 2004 re-release, some of which I can live without, frankly.
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8 comments:

  1. Farquhar Throckmorton IIISeptember 27, 2019 at 9:40 AM





    Serge was a lucky dude, wasn't he?

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 27, 2019 at 9:25 PM

    hEY dear Farq Silly me, can´t find the wAY tO download it. Looks very promisingn indeed. Thanks very much for posting it.

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  3. MoahahaSeptember 27, 2019 at 11:05 PM

    I remember reading about this around the time it was re-released, but never actually checked it out. Stunning album - thanks!

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  4. MrDaveSeptember 28, 2019 at 7:14 PM

    Oh yeah! I've almost never been disappointed with a late 60s-early 70s album with a cheesecake cover! Everyone was getting their groove on. Looking forward to adding it to the collection

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  5. Farquhar Throckmorton IIISeptember 28, 2019 at 7:26 PM

    It's almost unimaginable what kind of market they were aiming for with this in 1970. It's a bit soft-sunshine pop, a couple of years too late, played by a brilliant team of country musicians with no hint of country-rock, yet it doesn't belong in the easy listening racks, either, which is probably what they had in mind with the dreadful cover that got used.

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  6. AnothermouseOctober 2, 2019 at 6:58 AM

    I'd like 2 hear it.

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    1. Farquhar Throckmorton IIIOctober 2, 2019 at 7:04 AM

      Click the link, then! If I was there with you I'd guide your mouse hand for you. But I'd also be slapping your face with a wet fish and shouting a lot, and you wouldn't want that. So do your best without me.

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