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Recent score - rare Harmon Bethea 45. The A-Side wasn’t mixed very well - you can barely hear Harmon over the music. I’d assumed the B-Side (as presented here) would just be an all music version of the flip, but no. Full alternate vocals.
Ok so it’s not what anyone might call super sophisticated but I admire Harmon Bethea. The guy worked as a mail clerk by day and plugged away for 40+ years trying to ‘make it’ as a singer. Adopted an alternate persona (The Mask Man), streaked his hair pink and when that got people’s attention he decided to give them music with a sense of humor. Lord knows he must have had bucket loads himself just to keep at it over all those years.
Also, Harman? HarMAN? Jesus people. The man struggled for just a little recognition. Couldn’t you bother to proof the spelling of his name?
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