{"product_id":"sr-61365","title":"Dave Dudley - The Original Traveling Man (1972) Vinyl LP • Truckers Country","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin-bottom: 0px ;\"\u003eCatalog Number:\u003c\/h3\u003e SR-61365\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eMusical Styles:\u003c\/h3\u003e 1960s, 1970s, Country Folk, Cowboy Country, Honky-Tonk, Nashville Sound, Traditional Country\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin-bottom: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eSleeve Grade:\u003c\/h3\u003e Very Good Plus (VG+)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eRecord Grade:\u003c\/h3\u003e Near Mint (NM or 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 ;\"\u003eVinyl plays nicely; a few light hairlines (play-graded). Cover has a few creases near edges; scuffing, surface impressions (front\/back); sticker taped to top-left of front, top-right of back. Inner-sleeve is original (Mercury Ads). Spine is easy-to-read with wear and splits. Shelf-wear along top\/bottom-edge and corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. (Hole-punch in top-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\u003eOriginal Traveling Man\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eBullshipers\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eMy Body's At Home (But My Heart's On The Road)\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003ePullin' Double\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003e1953-Dear John-Honky-Tonk Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eIf It Feels Good Do It\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eYou've Gotta Cry Girl\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eRocky Top\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eSometime In The Future\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eSinging Away\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eA Thing Called Love\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 ;\"\u003eThe Original Traveling Man,\u003c\/span\u003e by Dave Dudley,  features the renowned Nashville A-Team session musicians, including Hargus \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003ePig\u003c\/span\u003e Robbins on piano and Pete Drake on steel guitar. It embodies the truck-driving country subgenre, with themes centered on the life of long-haul truckers, reflecting Dudley's signature style that helped pioneer the genre in the 1960s. Historically significant as one of over 70 albums Dudley recorded, it was released during his continued chart presence in the early 1970s, following his 1963 breakthrough hit \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eSix Days on the Road\u003c\/span\u003e, which popularized trucker anthems and secured his Mercury contract. The title track, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eOriginal Traveling Man\u003c\/span\u003e, is a humorous self-portrait of the singer as the \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eworld's first world's worst\u003c\/span\u003e wandering troubadour, blending Bakersfield sound influences with road-weary narratives. Dudley's concurrent top-10 singles \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eComin' Down\u003c\/span\u003e (1971) and \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eFly Away Again\u003c\/span\u003e (1972) highlighted his enduring popularity in country music during this period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Record Vision","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52793755992345,"sku":"SR-61365","price":6.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0992\/6937\/8329\/files\/LP-dave_dudley-the_original_traveling_man.jpg?v=1783554507","url":"https:\/\/record-vision.myshopify.com\/products\/sr-61365","provider":"Record Vision","version":"1.0","type":"link"}