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JIM SULLIVAN UFO VINYL Coke Bottle Clear LP NEW VMP VINYL ME PLEASE L.E. U.F.O.. Condition is New. Shipped with USPS Media Mail.
Sullivan released his debut album, U.F.O., in 1969 and played to devoted crowds at a regular gig in Malibu, Calif., in the early '70s. Despite hanging out with movie stars, fame eluded him. In 1975, he left Los Angeles, and his wife and son, to head to Nashville; he thought he could catch a break there. But Sullivan never made it to Tennessee -- somewhere in the New Mexico desert, he disappeared, never to be seen again.
"His voice has this kind of weathered, worldly Americana sound," he says. "Kind of a country-mixed-with-rock element to it. From there, the production, the strings -- it's lush, but they're dark and eerie. I kind of look at it as pop songs that aren't happy. They're filled with despair."
Jim Sullivan's place in obscurity is a curious one. His lack of fame wasn't because of a weak supporting cast -- Phil Spector's studio musicians backed him on the record. According to Matt Sullivan, his gig at a bar called the Raft in Malibu piqued the interest of some entrepreneurs, who decided that the musician was worth investing in.
"On Day 2, Texans walk in, hear Jim's music and love it. They realize, 'We should make a record with this guy,' " Matt Sullivan says. "Somehow, they hired the Wrecking Crew, the band that who backed up everyone from The Beach Boys to Phil Spector back in the day."