Uncle Bobby's Record, by Bob Gebelein

Uncle Bobby's Record

by Bob Gebelein

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'Uncle Bobby's Record' is a private press gem from folk artist Bob Gebelien. Put this record on the turntable and you'll be transported to a Greenwich village coffee house in the era of Dave Van Ronk and Bob Dylan. As Bob was working on the album, his neices began referring to it as 'Uncle Bobby's Record' and thus it received its title.
While the sound is endearing in its stripped down approach, deeper listening to his societal commentary on a song like 'Civilized Blues' reveals a surprisingly punk kind of edge. Uncle Bobby is to be taken more seriously than you thought when initially hearing his quaint folky strumming. Uncle Bobby doesn't care what you think, he's just being himself.
Discussions with Colombia Records never panned out for Bob, but listening to this album it isn't difficult to imagine a parallel universe in which he ended up on the 60's folk Mount Rushmore. ... more

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1.	Provincetown Girls 03:40	buy track
2.	John Henry 1962 02:45	buy track
3.	Touch My Soul 03:43	buy track
4.	The Dark Days 02:30	buy track
5.	In Search Of Something 03:54	buy track
6.	Hymn To Karma 02:01	buy track
7.	Running Down The Road 01:56	buy track
8.	Civilized Blues 02:48	buy track
9.	Backwards World 05:16	buy track
10.	Who Needs It 03:00	buy track
11.	Seven Seasons 04:49	buy track

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'Uncle Bobby's Record' is a private press gem from folk artist Bob Gebelien. Put this record on the turntable and you'll be transported to a Greenwich village coffee house in the era of Dave Van Ronk and Bob Dylan. As Bob was working on the album, his neices began referring to it as 'Uncle Bobby's Record' and thus it received its title.
While the sound is endearing in its stripped down approach, deeper listening to his societal commentary on a song like 'Civilized Blues' reveals a surprisingly punk kind of edge. Uncle Bobby is to be taken more seriously than you thought when initially hearing his quaint folky strumming. Uncle Bobby doesn't care what you think, he's just being himself.
Discussions with Colombia Records never panned out for Bob, but listening to this album it isn't difficult to imagine a parallel universe in which he ended up on the 60's folk Mount Rushmore.

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released October 18, 2019

Old Bear Reissued

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Bob Gebelein Durham, North Carolina

Bob Gebelein released Uncle Bobby’s Record in 1974.

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