The product is a vinyl LP titled "Help Yourself" by Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers Band, released in 1980 under the record label Columbia. The album features a mix of Nashville Sound, Gospel, Christian, Country Pop, Ballad, Singer-Songwriter, and Contemporary Country genres, with the songs composed by Larry Gatlin himself. This 12" LP is in Stereo format, has a speed of 33 RPM, and comes in its original inner sleeve and cover. With a strong emphasis on acoustic and electric guitars, as well as vocals, this album is a classic piece of music history from the 1970s era.
While the album leaned heavily into smooth, polished country ballads, it broke standard Nashville formulas in two notable ways:"Daytime Heroes": A highly inspired, satirical commentary tracking the era's cultural obsession with daytime soap operas and prescription valium."Songwriter's Trilogy": A massive, 6-minute-plus conceptual track recorded entirely live in-studio, which was a bold, unconventional runtime and format choice for a mainstream 1980 country record.
Unlike many Nashville artists of the 1980 Country Pop boom who relied heavily on studio track-pools, Larry Gatlin solely wrote every single track on the album. This reinforced his status as one of Billboard's top self-penned country hitmakers and earned the album critical praise for retaining artistic integrity in a heavily commercialized era.
**Please note this is a previously enjoyed album. Cover, sleeve and record(s) will show signs of being worn. Please see pics**
***Record(s) may have scratches and/or skip. Please see pics***