Mike Williams - The Radio Show (1977) - Vinyl Rip

Mike Williams The Radio Show B.F. Deal Records Released 1977 Here's a vinyl rip of Mike Williams' fantastic folk country debut album, which has not previously circulated online from what I can find. Williams was a singer/songwriter based in Denver, then later Austin TX. He was the founder of B.F. Deal Records, an independent label which produced several local artists at the time including Nanci Griffith's debut album "There's a Light Beyond These Woods". Many thanks to my very good Twitter friend @mhfoto_ for the beautiful vinyl transfer! The note on the back cover reads: "Life's finest adventures seem to happen when I am trying to do something else. Actually, we were trying to record a commercial for a feminine hygiene product, but the company turned it down because of a few missed licks. Dennis (who is really George Gobel in a very thin disguise) pointed out that what we had was probably a record album. That's all right - last time I tried to cut a record album it came out sounding like a commercial for a feminine hygiene product. This business is so weird. I just take 'em as they come." Side 1 1 - Daddy's Gone To Texas 0:00 2 - Smoke Out The Memory 3:49 3 - Morning In Sunshine Canyon 6:38 4 - Decision 10:50 5 - The Bill Mack Song 13:38 Side 2 6 - 4/4 Waltz 16:32 7 - Ragtime Kickoff Whoopee 18:59 8 - Mississippi 21:28 9 - Dumb-Ass, Texiz 24:35 10 - The Donut Man 27:46 11 - Weaving Is The Property Of Few These Days 31:27 Personnel Mike Williams - 12-String Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals Dennis Coats - Acoustic Guitar, Banjo, Harmony Vocals Steve Hill - Bass, Acoustic Guitar Other credits Kelli Williams - supper, occasional mysterious harmonies The Audience - energy Jim Wheeler - instant mixing, mechanical wizadry Denver Sound Studio - that living-room feeling Kimn Radio - sponsoring the "Denver in Concert" radio series Carolyn Williams - artwork, photography All selections written by Mike Williams, except "Weaving" by Dan McCrimmon. Sources for the archival video footage used in this upload Austin in the '70s: An emerging music scene and the growth of tech -    • Austin in the '70s: An emerging music scen...   1970s Rural Texas, POV Driving on Dirt Road -    • 1970s Rural Texas, POV Driving on Dirt Roa...   Downtown Dallas - Early 1970s -    • Downtown Dallas - Early 1970s   Houston to Dallas Driving POVs, 70s Texas Highways -    • Houston to Dallas Driving POVs, 70s Texas ...   Intersections around Austin, Texas | 1970 -    • Intersections around Austin, Texas | 1970   The Ark Co-op Austin, TX Late 1970's -    • The Ark Co-op Austin, TX  Late 1970's   Trucking in the 70s - 100 Years of Trucking -    • Trucking in the 70s - 100 Years of Trucking   We're Going Your Way (ca. 1970s) -    • We're Going Your Way (ca. 1970s)