{"product_id":"9330-313","title":"Happy Steel Guitar - Plays the Country Classics (1976) [SEALED] Vinyl LP •","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin-bottom: 0px ;\"\u003eCatalog Number:\u003c\/h3\u003e 9330-313\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eMusical Styles:\u003c\/h3\u003e 1970s, Country Pop, Cowboy Country, Honky-Tonk, Instrumental, Nashville Sound, Traditional Country, Western Swing\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin-bottom: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eSleeve Grade:\u003c\/h3\u003e Mint (M)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eRecord Grade:\u003c\/h3\u003e Mint (M)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eCondition Details:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eUnopened\/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.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eTracks:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003col style=\"margin-top: 0px ; margin-bottom: 0px ;\"\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eWaterloo\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eBefore The Next Teardrop Falls\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eBehind Closed Doors\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eGood Time Charlie's Got The Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eIndian Giver\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThis Time I've Hurt Her More Than She Loves Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eA Little Bitty Tear Let Me Down\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eNo Rings, No Strings\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eYou Lay So Easy On My Mind\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eI Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)\u003c\/li\u003e\n \n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eAbout The Record:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003ePlays the Country Classics,\u003c\/span\u003e 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 \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eWaterloo\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eBefore the Next Teardrop Falls\u003c\/span\u003e, and \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eBehind Closed Doors\u003c\/span\u003e, 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 \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eBefore the Next Teardrop Falls\u003c\/span\u003e and Charlie Rich's \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eBehind Closed Doors\u003c\/span\u003e, underscoring the timeless appeal of these classics. Overall, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003ePlays the Country Classics\u003c\/span\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Record Vision","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52793627771161,"sku":"9330-313","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0992\/6937\/8329\/files\/LP-happy_steel_guitar-plays_the_country_classics_ce43fcbc-105a-4a38-ae12-b64993241fe9.jpg?v=1783553677","url":"https:\/\/record-vision.myshopify.com\/products\/9330-313","provider":"Record Vision","version":"1.0","type":"link"}