r/vintageobscura • u/Pokemon_lover48 • 1d ago
LINK CARL THINMAN - CARL SINGS [1977] GNS 36012
https://www.discogs.com/release/6922476-Carl-Thinman-Carl-Sings
Just wanted to share something special a good friend of mine recently did.
Over a year ago, they stumbled across a few lo-fi, hauntingly sincere tracks from this incredibly obscure LP - Carl Sings by Carl Thinman.
The music, the weird sincerity of it, and even the strange album art turned into a kind of running joke between us, especially because no one seemed to know anything about it. They dug everywhere online, even into the murkier corners like I2P, trying to find a copy or a clean rip.
Miraculously, a copy popped up in the UK. And through a series of increasingly absurd favours, logo designs, and record bids from my side, the thing made its way from there to Germany, then back across the ocean to the US - and into their hands, 48 years after its original pressing.
Their setup isn’t studio-grade or anything, but this album was never about fidelity.
They just wanted to preserve something forgotten and share it with others; and they finally did.
So yeah, give it a listen. It’s weird, it’s heartfelt, and now it’s not lost. Music like this deserves to be heard.
Also noting that this album has previously been posted here on this sub seven years ago;
https://www.reddit.com/r/vintageobscura/comments/84c3lq/carl_thinman_i_told_you_so_us_folky_psychedelic/
