{"product_id":"various-artists-more-oar-a-tribute-to-the-skip-spence-album-vinyl","title":"Various Artists - More Oar: A Tribute To The Skip Spence Album (Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDouble LP, RSD Black Friday 2019\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eModern Harmonic marked the 20th anniversary of \u003cem\u003eMore Oar\u003c\/em\u003e with its first vinyl edition, a double LP pressed at Third Man for Record Store Day Black Friday in November 2019, catalog MH-8072. Kevin Gray cut the lacquers. Along with the full album it adds the Flaming Lips' skeletal recording of \"Little Hands,\" which was first intended as a collaboration with Robert Plant, and liner notes from the album's producer, Bill Bentley.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBirdman first released the tribute in 1999. Bentley, then with Warner Bros. Records, planned and produced it, and it was finished shortly before and released shortly after the death of Alexander \"Skip\" Spence. The covers follow the running order of \u003cem\u003eOar\u003c\/em\u003e, from Robert Plant's \"Little Hands\" through Mark Lanegan, Mudhoney, Robyn Hitchcock, Tom Waits and Greg Dulli to Beck's \"Furry Heroine (Halo of Gold).\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOar\u003c\/em\u003e was the only solo album by Spence, a founding member of Moby Grape. He recorded it over seven days in December 1968 at Columbia's studio in Nashville, playing every instrument himself, and Columbia released it on May 19, 1969.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSide D closes with two recordings outside the cover sequence: \"Land of the Sun,\" sung by Spence himself, and then the Flaming Lips' \"Little Hands.\" Stanley Mouse drew the cover illustration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLittle Hands (Robert Plant)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCripple Creek (Mark Lanegan)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiana (Alejandro Escovedo)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMargaret Tiger-Rug (The Durocs)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeighted Down (The Prison Song) (Jay Farrar \u0026amp; The Sir Omaha Quintet)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWar in Peace (Mudhoney)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBroken Heart (Robyn Hitchcock)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll Come to Meet Her (Diesel Park West)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBooks of Moses (Tom Waits)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDixie Peach Promenade (Yin for Yang) (Greg Dulli)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide C\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLawrence of Euphoria (The Ophelias)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrey-Afro (Flying Saucer Attack)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis Time He Has Come (Alastair Galbraith)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt's the Best Thing for You (Engine 54)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep Everything Under Your Hat (Outrageous Cherry)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide D\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFurry Heroine (Halo of Gold) (Beck)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGivin' Up Things (Doodle) (The Minus 5)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLand of the Sun (Alexander Spence)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLittle Hands (The Flaming Lips)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 090771807212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Modern Harmonic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11.28.19\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Modern Harmonic","offers":[{"title":"NEW \/ NEW","offer_id":67500944064670,"sku":"090771807212","price":43.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/8801\/1422\/files\/3739821-3524247.jpg?v=1791232711","url":"https:\/\/evergreenvinyl.com\/products\/various-artists-more-oar-a-tribute-to-the-skip-spence-album-vinyl","provider":"Evergreen Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}