Off the strip
“The World of Las Vegas” “Night Club Music” Las Vegas & Country Western Words and Music by Ken (Nevada) Maines. Smile Records A DIY effort that has gotten some recognition in outsider and incredibly strange music circles. Includes the frightening “Shooting of Govenor Wallace”.
Side One is the Vegas side with song titles like “Freemont Street” and “$$$ Signs.” Side Two is the Country side with “Shooting…” “You Made a Fool Outa Me” and the unexplainable “Oy Vey, What a Dream”.
(37 votes, average: 3.00 out of 5)
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January 25th, 2009 at 10:34 pm
I am lucky enough to have seen every one of these signs with my own eyes. Which is a lucky stroke, cuz A LOT of them probably don’t exist any more.
the Golden Nugget is obscured, and the ground view of the Flamingo was a lot more impressive than the sign.
I lived in Vegas until I was about 12 or 13– early 80’s. Vegas is a very different place than it was when I last saw it. At least my favorite landmark, the giant moving cowboy, is still standing, the last I heard.
Great cover, I gave it 5 spins!
January 26th, 2009 at 1:18 am
So, Space Monkey… you say as a young child you lived in Las Vegas????
Hmmm… now that explains everything! HA! HA!… just kidding.
Seriously, Las Vegas has a great story and I’m sure you know or heard a lot. I never lived there but back in the late 80s and early 90s, I had the pleasure (or pain) to have worked at some clubs and frequent the old Bally’s performing with comedian Sam kinison. So, I got a little taste of the local “vibe”. I loved the buffets at the adjacent casinos. (That’s me) “Save those coupons!” Lots of fun! Years later I went back and couldn’t believe how much it had grown. “Unbelievable!” Some of my former Californian friends had moved there because the real-estate was cheap. I hope they don’t run out of water. They forget it’s in a desert!
Any way… that cover is a real “time piece” coverlover! Early 70s???
Thanks for posting. Five spins from me too! …… JACK POT!!!
January 26th, 2009 at 2:15 pm
Hi there, can someobody please give us some further info on this? Like, production year, or any credits?? Thanks much in advance.
January 26th, 2009 at 10:24 pm
This is one classic incredibly strange record. Picked it up in a thrift store in Atlanta. Ken “Nevada” Maines is listed as “Musical Imagination”. No dates, but the p.o. box is 7372 LV, Nevada 89101. Released on Smile Records. Recorded in Las Vegas and Hollywood. Jerry Cole (hot rod lps, byrds sessions etc) plays guitar. Ray Pohlman (LA session guy, Pet Sounds) on bass are the 2 names I recognize from my lp collection. “The shooting of Governor Wallace – Jack, Bobby, Martin Luther too” is one of the weirdest tunes, somewhere beyond the butthole surfers in my book. I thought about sending a copy to Jello Biafra years ago, he’d appreciate this one. Elmer Plinger (Buddy Ray) – as listed on the back cover, why does he need 2 names is the vocalist. Contact me, and i’ll mp3 it.
January 27th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
I just added the “Governor Wallace” track for your bemusement!
January 27th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
I don’t know if it’s me but… did it sound like his tongue was in his cheek?
Thanks for posting it. That’s a record I’ll keep my eye out for. CREEEEEEPY!
November 21st, 2010 at 10:34 am
Got this album from a thrift store specifically because of that warped song title, “Shooting of Governor Wallace (Jack – Bobby – Martin Luther too)”. Get the impression he was hoping it would be the next “Abraham, Martin & John”.
October 21st, 2012 at 1:08 pm
I have this album because my dad played organ on it. I grew up in Vegas in from 1967 -1982. I suspect it was very late 60’s or early 70’s. I’ll ask my dad. He is still gigging around Seattle at age 82. Also, I don’t think it is one of his proudest achievements.