Harry Oliver's DESERT RAT SCRAP BOOK - 1950s Spoken Word LP
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This channel is not monetized. If you like what you see here and would like to help me continue sharing cool stuff on my channel, please consider making a donation via Venmo @Pea-Hicks. This LP from the late 1950s features Harry Oliver (well-known SoCal desert rat and teller of tall tales at the time) telling some of his stories. It must be a pretty rare record, as my copy is the only one I've come across or even seen online anywhere, so I thought I'd upload it here. More information about Harry Oliver can be found here: http://www.phantomranch.net/hofc/index.html
00:00 The Cold Nose Caper
02:04 The Coyote That Sang Grand Opera
04:22 The Wonder of Desert Cactus
06:35 A Damn Good Miner
07:48 Bull Durham
08:16 Haywire Weather
13:00 Whiskey Joe
16:32 Up With the Stars
17:17 No Burros No Gold
20:37 Fame for Nothin'
26:38 Packrats, Dynamite and Earthquakes
29:21 Death Valley Scotty
32:17 The Typical Tourist
32:38 The Singing Sands of Old Fort Oliver
35:02 Mine Lost as Stockholders Look On
37:16 Music And Booze
00:00 The Cold Nose Caper
02:04 The Coyote That Sang Grand Opera
04:22 The Wonder of Desert Cactus
06:35 A Damn Good Miner
07:48 Bull Durham
08:16 Haywire Weather
13:00 Whiskey Joe
16:32 Up With the Stars
17:17 No Burros No Gold
20:37 Fame for Nothin'
26:38 Packrats, Dynamite and Earthquakes
29:21 Death Valley Scotty
32:17 The Typical Tourist
32:38 The Singing Sands of Old Fort Oliver
35:02 Mine Lost as Stockholders Look On
37:16 Music And Booze
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, catalog record
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