Media Condition: Mint (M) Sleeve Condition: Mint (M) Country:
Released: 2021-10-01 Genre: Blues, Folk World & Country Style:
Comments:
new and unplayed
Notes:
Abner recorded the majority of the songs found on this LP over and over - some were recorded with R&B bands in the late 1950's, some as earnest folk ballads in the early 1960's and some as homemade one man band recordings on electric banjo, drum and harmonica throughout the 1970's. Here Abner plays these songs more deeply felt than at any other point, accompanied by his electric guitar, plaintive harmonica and solid almost tribal bass drum. We don't know exactly what date these recordings were made, but they stand as absolutely timeless.Unless you are some kind of sociopath, you will be moved by these performances. I don't have time to lie to you.
A truly independent artist who performed at swap meets and fairs out of his custom converted trailer, Abner Jay traveled the United States from the 1930s until his passing in 1993. Told with his characteristic blend of humor and pathos, I Don’t Have Time To Lie To You is an unsparing take on the country Abner knew so well, and possibly the best full album of his music to date.
Licensed from Brandie Records and Abner’s family. Record comes in old-style tip-on jacket, 160g pressed in Chicago.
A1. I'm So Depressed A2. Plum Nelly A3. Ol Man River A4. My Baby Is Coming Back To me B1. Shenandoah B2. 99 Years In Jail B3. Hard Working Man B4. Woke Uo This Morning B5. The Love Wheel
