Cowslingers-Trucker's Last Dollar b/w Roll On Big Mama (1996)
Artist: Cowslingers
Format: 7"
Cat: MR 028
Year of Release: 1996
Country and Year of Edition: US 1996 2,000 pressing Red Vinyl
Date of Sale: 6/7/23
Sell Price: $5.50
Condition: VG+/VG+
Discogs Last Sold: 6/14/23 NM/NM $6.00
Low:$2.20
Median: $5.75
Average: $5.99
High: $8.79
Current low price: $3.00 VG+/NM
Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 9
Have/Want: 260/52
Where Sold: Galena, IL
Time It Took To Sell: 8 years
Where and When Bought: new NYC Other Music $3.99 sticker still on it
Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: C
Sad To See It Go: No
Another Kozik Man's Ruin record sold on offer. This one was a "cow-punk" 90's band in the style of say, Supersuckers, only from Cleveland. There was a wrinkle in hindsight this was recorded by Eric Ambel on North 6 St. in Brooklyn. I actually recorded there myself for the 2 tracks of Second Ex-Beatle To Die.
Eric was well known in NYC as a local roots rock guy and many bands in the "Rodeo Bar" scene recorded with him. In also was a member of the Del Lords from the 80’s around the time of The Blasters, Jason and the Scorchers and other major label rock with roots overtones. Rockabilly, reved up punk, singer/songwriters. You get the picture. That this record didn't really command more than a spin when I bought it and a spin when I sold it was no fault of his or anybody's. I just assumed the Man's Ruin catalog was uploaded on YouTube by SOMEONE, but for the second Man's Ruin release in a row, this is not the case. You'll have to watch a live set or one of the other albums more easily available from their 1991-2004 run.
The google bio says a critic called them difficult to classify with Punk, Americana and Rockabilly in their mix. Truth be told, this was a common genre in this time period with bands of various degrees of talent doing it. Maybe there are less now and I shouldn't take it for granted. The cover on this is an original wrinkle, a Joe Stampley cover. One cover and one original.
I guess that was a Kozic theme.
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