Happy Steel Guitar - Plays the Country Classics (1976) [SEALED] Vinyl LP •

Catalog Number:

9330-313

Musical Styles:

1970s, Country Pop, Cowboy Country, Honky-Tonk, Instrumental, Nashville Sound, Traditional Country, Western Swing

Sleeve Grade:

Mint (M)

Record Grade:

Mint (M)

Condition Details:

Unopened/new vinyl, factory sealed, small breaks in shrink near corners, minor wear to corners, and otherwise in excellent condition. Label design can't be confirmed because it's sealed. (Hole-punch in bottom-right.)

Tracks:

1. Waterloo
2. Before The Next Teardrop Falls
3. Behind Closed Doors
4. Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues
5. Indian Giver
6. This Time I've Hurt Her More Than She Loves Me
7. A Little Bitty Tear Let Me Down
8. No Rings, No Strings
9. You Lay So Easy On My Mind
10. I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)

About The Record:

Plays the Country Classics, by Happy Steel Guitar, is a 1976 instrumental album, released on Sunnyvale Records as a vinyl LP featuring renditions of popular country and country-adjacent songs performed on the distinctive steel guitar. The collection showcases tracks like Waterloo, Before the Next Teardrop Falls, and Behind Closed Doors, highlighting the artist's ability to capture the emotional essence of these hits through melodic pedal steel interpretations. Released during the peak era of country music's mainstream popularity in the mid-1970s, the album reflects the genre's growing influence and the steel guitar's pivotal role in shaping its signature sound, an instrument that traces its roots back to Hawaiian influences in the early 20th century but became synonymous with American country by the post-World War II period. While the album itself did not produce any chart-topping singles, it pays homage to several No. 1 country hits from the era, such as Freddy Fender's Before the Next Teardrop Falls and Charlie Rich's Behind Closed Doors, underscoring the timeless appeal of these classics. Overall, Plays the Country Classics serves as a nostalgic tribute to the golden age of country, appealing to fans of instrumental music and collectors of vintage vinyl from the pre-digital recording boom.