How humorous to browse a chronological listing of Waylon Jennings albums starting in 1964 – eleven on RCA by my count, following his debut LP At JD’s – when out of nowhere, A&M suddenly decides to issue its first and only album by Jennings, long after his brief run of singles (1963-65) with the label. Jenning’s country (folk) rock take on Bob Dylan’s “I Don’t Believe You” — originally recorded January 4, 1965 at Phoenix’s Audio Recorders would enjoy release that year as the B-side for “The Real House of the Rising Sun“:
“I Don’t Believe You“
Waylon Jennings (1965)
Is it possible that Jennings’s March 25, 1970 appearance on ABC’s wildly successful Johnny Cash Show is what prompted A&M that same year to make a renewed attempt to cash in on their mid-60s recordings of Waylon?
A-side
B-side
Jennings’ tenure with A&M amounted to four single releases released between the years 1963-65. Don’t Think Twice — Waylon’s only LP on A&M — would be issued in the US and UK in 1970, four years into his 20-year run with RCA.
Typo alert
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Know Your Product!
Examine the album cover above carefully and note that A&M couldn’t even be bothered to transcribe the song title correctly: “I Didn’t Believe You“!
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The Deep-Bottom Sound of Early Waylon Jennings
Jennings, you might recall (though likely not), was the subject of an early Zero to 180 piece that featured his unusually bass-centric take on Bob Gibson’s “Abilene.”
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LINK to Cash-In Albums +/- 45s
