Corky's Debt to His Father

Corky's Debt to His Father
Studio album by Mayo Thompson
Released	1970
Recorded	Andrus Studio, Houston, Texas, 1970.
Genre	Folk-Rock, Americana
Length	37:56
Label	Texas Revolution, Glass Records, Drag City
Producer	Mayo Thompson, Frank Davis, Roger Romano

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Corky's Debt to His Father is a solo LP release by Red Krayola leader Mayo Thompson.^[2] Recorded in 1970 it was released on the small independent label Texas Revolution but barely distributed at the time; some copies were made available in the 1970s via mail order. The album was out of print for a number of years, during which time one song - 'Horses' - was rerecorded by Pere Ubu; Thompson was a member of the group at the time. The album was re-released in the mid-eighties on the English label Glass. It was later reissued again, on vinyl and CD, through Drag City.

Track listing

_{All songs by Mayo Thompson except where noted.}

Side one

1. "The Lesson" - 2.39
2. "Oyster Thins" - 6.00
3. "Horses" - 3.09
4. "Dear Betty Baby" - 3.47
5. "Venus in the Morning" - 2.30

Side two

1. "To You" - 2.50
2. "Fortune" - 2.11
3. "Black Legs" - 3.50 (Mayo Thompson, Ricky Barthelme)
4. "Good Brisk Blues" - 3.07
5. "Around the Home" - 2.50
6. "Worried, Worried" - 5.03

Personnel

• Mayo Thompson - Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Production
• Frank Davis - Production, Engineering, Fiddle Guitar, Timpani
• Roger Romano - Production, Engineering, Percussion
• Joe Duggan - Piano
• Mike Sumler - Slide Guitar, Bass, Tenor Saxophone
• Le Anne Romano - Baritone Sax
• Chuck Conway - Drums, Bongos, Percussion
• Jimi Newhouse - Drums
• Carson Graham - Drums
• The La Las - Backing Vocals
• The Whoaback Singers - Backing Vocals

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Kenny, Glenn; Grant, Steven; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Red Crayola". Trouser Press. Retrieved May 26, 2016.

External links

• http://www.discogs.com/Mayo-Thompson-Corkys-Debt-To-His-Father/release/1276820