A thread for Relatively Clean Rivers and their single OOP album

inspired by this new tribute album:

Trummors
We've been longtime fans of Phil Pearlman's short-lived band Relatively Clean Rivers, and their sole 1976 LP, so it was a true joy to participate in this collection of covers c/o

https://ravensingstheblues.bandcamp.com/album/hello-sunshine-a-tribute-to-relatively-clean-rivers

and also: WHAT ELSE SOUNDS LIKE THIS, plz school me ILX

"Proceeds go toward LA wildfire relief" btw w/r/t the tribute album

Thanks for the heads up! Cool tribute, definitely going to check that out.

I've long been looking for a copy of that original album, so good. I'd also be very curious to hear what scratches that itch!

I think Rose City Band (also on the comp) comes close at times.

yes that OG album is the one I let myself dream of finding in a thrift store someday, all time want

I saw one once for $1K, prob should have gone for it

and yes to Rose City Band coming close

Really shocked this one hasn't gotten a proper reissue, given all the other grails and private press stuff of recent years. Have to settle for the pretty crappy Phoenix CD I guess. It seems to come and go from Spotify.

I spent a lot of time going down the rabbit hole with this particular album and learned that Pearlman's son was in Al-Qaeda and apparently killed by a U.S. drone strike.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Yahiye_Gadahn

his whole story seems wild and crazy, Beat Of The Earth is just OK to me but that Electronic Hole album is really good

extremely informative link here:
https://upvhq.blogspot.com/2021/06/relatively-clean-rivers-st-1976.html

...after spending more than a year completing the album and getting around 1000 copies pressed, paid out of his own pocket at surely no small expense, Pearlman utilized his own novel style of advertising. He left copies of Rivers on park benches, on college campuses, and even smuggled them into stores to neatly place amongst the stock (a process he dubbed "reverse-shoplifting") all around the L.A. area -- and all to little avail.

see also

Robyn Nice C/D, S/D (a.k.a. Jim Collins, Terry, Tommy Roundtree, Arian Sample, Gary K, TSA, Boots, Snake & Remus, etc. etc. etc.)