{"product_id":"alexander-skip-spence-oar","title":"ALEXANDER 'SKIP' SPENCE - OAR","description":"\u003cp\u003eOar is the only studio album by American singer-songwriter Alexander \"Skip\" Spence, released on May 19, 1969, by Columbia Records. It was recorded over seven days in December 1968 in Nashville, and features Spence on all of the instruments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn case you missed this amongst the slew of recent releases from Music On Vinyl, we thought worth highlighting this cult classic:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVoted number 510 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000)\u003cbr\u003eIn 2013, the album was listed at number 8 on Ballast's list of top 50 Canadian albums of all time\u003cbr\u003eThe album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.\u003cbr\u003eIn 1998, The Wire included Oar in their list of \"100 Records That Set the World on Fire (While No One Was Listening)\". The staff described the \"brilliant\" album as \"a progenitor of both the loner\/stoner and lo-fi movements\", further adding: \"Recorded on three track(!), absolutely solo, Oar represents a type of internalized psychedelic exploration that would not find a real audience for decades.\"\u003cbr\u003eCBS News write that despite the album's initial poor sales, leading to it being deleted, it \"was later hailed as one of the greatest outsider albums ever released on a major label.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MUSIC ON VINYL","offers":[{"title":"Limited Edition Crystal Clear LP","offer_id":57203431670104,"sku":"TKM-35657","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4266\/0184\/files\/677f3a2a54f9653d91086a29477c8b8f.jpg?v=1777460267","url":"https:\/\/truckmusic.store\/products\/alexander-skip-spence-oar","provider":"Truck","version":"1.0","type":"link"}