If you look closely inside of the pimpmobile included in the cover art of our featured LP, you can spot some tricky characters on their way to the political conventions back in 1972.

Producer Dickie Goodman was one of the original creators of the "Flying Saucer," a record that told a storyline using sections of current hits to answer questions from a narrator.

Just like the people who claimed to see real ones, "Flying Saucers" were popular in the 1950's, then disappeared in the 1960's. They made a short return in the 1970's. "Convention 72'" below is from the vinyl album, The Original Flying Saucers, on IX Chain Records.

The Original Flying Saucers album features:

1. "Watergrate"
2. "Superfly meets Shaft"
3. "Convention 72'"
4. "Flying Saucer Part 1"
5. "Flying Saucer Part 2"
6. "The Touchables"
7. "Flying Saucer The Second"
8. "Ben Crazy"
9. "On Trial"
10. "Santa & The Satellite Part 1"
11. "Santa & The Satellite Part 2"

I'm waiting for flying saucers to make their big new millennium return!

Listen to 60 seconds of the original 5 minute "Convention 72," featuring quite a bit of The Jimmy Castor Bunch and a pinch of Joe Tex!

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