@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Jerry Reed - Jerry Reed Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1972 / Country / Country Pop / Atlanta Matrix #: LSP-4750 Condition: VG+ (LM) Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle Reed’s whole career rode the line between novelty and serious musicianship, and that made him one of the most commercially visible but critically underrated players in Nashville-country culture. Studio Lore This self-titled LP came out in May 1972, right as Reed was deep into his RCA hit run and sharpening the mix of fingerstyle chops, humor, and crossover polish that made him hard to categorize. Media Narrative By the early 70s, Reed was becoming bigger than country radio alone, with his Southern wiseguy persona helping turn him into a TV-and-film-friendly star as much as a record artist. 4/10/26 LM
