Bobby Price & the Country Ramblers, Andrews

BOBBY PRICE & THE COUNTRY RAMBLERS - Rush On For the Moon (Unijon 1013)

Here's a strange little record out of Andrews, Texas by Bobby Price and the Country Ramblers from the late 60s. This Unijon production represents one of the earliest recording efforts by John Rowe who would create the Hare label which was home to the fabulously hard rocking combo Lynx ('Stomped HERE)

"Rush on For the Moon" is a moody country psych number that deals in the seemingly always current topic of the Apocalypse. Bobby puts his voice in low gear for the piece, but his voice can't quite cut it the whole song through.

In Bobby's world a colonization of the moon is the answer. Life on the moon will take us away from all of the shootings and riots that will come as "they" invade us. But who might the "them"? These nameless controllers that that will brainwash and possibly torture our sons and daughters? Aliens? Commies? Or worse yet... Democrats? OH, THE HORROR!

The Westex Publishing means that the record was likely done in Odessa at the AOK studios. The flip is straight country.