I hear a concert pianist, that's my guide.

Jim replies...

Not sure if we are still talking about "Nut Rocker"?

If so, most pianists regard the piano work as pretty poor - another reason why Mayorga might not wish to claim it, and/or why Hazan insists that he was given no time to perfect it!

Take your pick!

John also wrote...

Iko, Iko was recorded on a concrete studio floor. That, sir, is my most amazing music discovery! :-)

Jim replied....

How about "In The Still Of The Night" by the Five Satins, which was recorded in the basement of a church in New Haven, Connecticutt?

Or Buddy Holly's "Maybe Baby" which was recorded in the dining room of the US Air Force Base at Tinker, Oklahoma?

Or Elvis Presley's "It's Now Or Never" which was recorded in the toilet of a Boeing 720 as it flew upside-down enroute to Hawaii? (The mean lead guitar is played by the co-pilot, and the entire crew provide the background vocals).

OK - so I made the last one up, but mark my words - within months, that piece of fiction will be reprinted as fact on dozens of websites!

Re Bobby Goldsboro - it is as you guessed, a live performance from Mickey Gilley's Club and was on Relix, which was a label originally set up by Les Kippel who ran Relix Magazine, mainly to issue non-Dead material by Grateful Dead members and those associated with the band, and friends any anbody else that came along.

Eventually, they had a huge catalogue ranging from The Flying Burrito Brothers to you name it.

The Gilleys series comprised 11 CDs which included live performances by such people as Mickey Gilley, Bobby Goldsboro, Bobby Bare, Jerry Reid, Jerry Lee Lewis and Roy Orbison. Oddly enough, one of the eleven was a Reggae Christmas album! They are numbered Relix 8001 to 8011 and the Goldsboro one is Relix 8007.

As far as I recall, Les sold that label some years back and I think most, if not all of it is now unavailable, because the new owners seem to have simply sat on their purchase.

I remember seeing the CD on offer for $100 a few years back - not too sure who would pay that for it, even though I like Goldsboro and he is a fine writer.

If it was $100 then - God only knows what it is now.

Perhaps the new owners will reissue soon and cash in on the interest?