Cat. No. VV 1053: MARTY ROBBINS ~ DEVIL WOMAN. CBS BG 225011.

USED VINYL RECORD. PART OF A COLLECTION NOW UP FOR SALE.

MARTY ROBBINS WAS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR COUNTRY MUSIC ARTISTS OF ALL-TIME. AS WELL AS BEING A SINGER, SONGWRITER, MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST HE WAS ALSO A NASCAR RACING DRIVER COMPETING IN 35 RACES OVER 13 YEARS. HIS CAR WAS NAMED "DEVIL WOMAN". IN 1952, HE RELEASED HIS FIRST No.1 COUNTRY SONG, "I'LL GO IT ALONE". FOUR YEARS LATER, HE RELEASED HIS SECOND No.1 HIT "SINGING THE BLUES" WRITTEN BY POLIO AFFECTED WHEEL-CHAIR BOUND COUNTRY ARTIST MELVIN ENDSLEY AND ONE YEAR LATER, HE RELEASED TWO MORE No.1 HITS, "A WHITE SPORTS COAT (AND A PINK CARNATION)" AND "THE STORY OF MY LIFE". IN BETWEEN TIME HE ALSO RECORDED SEVERAL ROCKABILLY TRACKS INCLUDING A GREAT VERSION OF THE CHUCK BERRY SONG "MAYBELLINE". IN 1959 HE RELEASED HIS SIGNATURE SONG "EL PASO", FOR WHICH HE WON THE GRAMMY AWARD FOR BEST COUNTRY & WESTERN RECORDING. THE SONG BEGAN MARTY'S ASSOCIATION WITH WESTERN BALLADRY, A STYLE WHICH WOULD BECOME A STAPLE OF HIS CAREER. LATER RELEASES THAT DREW CRITICAL ACCLAIM INCLUDE "DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME", "BIG IRON", "DEVIL WOMAN" AND "THE ALAMO".

THIS CBS EXTENDED PLAY WAS RELEASED IN THE EARLY 1960s BY CBS AUSTRALIA AND BEARS THE TITLE OF HIS HIT SONG OF THE SAME NAME. THE CONDITION OF THE SLEEVE IS GRADED VERY GOOD WITH ONLY SOME MINOR SOILING AND WEAR ON THE FRONT. THE REAR ALSO HAS SOME MINOR SOILING AND A SPOT WHERE A SMALL STICKER HAD BEEN PLACED. THE RECORD IS ALSO GRADED VERY GOOD.

TRACK LISTING: Side 1 - Devil Woman / Ain't Life A Crying Shame. Side 2 - I'm Beginning To Forget / The Wine Flowed Freely.

7" VINYL RECORD