Okie From Muskogee/ If I Had Left It Up To You

Haggard's reaction to the wild, rebellious ways of late-1960s urban youth isn't the one I would have had, but I really like the poignant, civil way Haggard recounts his worldview. Rather than the voice of a politician trying to play a crowd, his is quite personal — somewhat sad, while also very proud, and righteous but not obnoxious about it. By the way, this hit single apparently has a specially edited version of a 3:13 album track. Note: This beautiful copy comes in its original picture sleeve. The sleeve grades a strong EX reflecting some light ringwear (see scan). The record itself has Mint labels, but one edge of the vinyl has smoke damage, lowering the Vinyl grade to EX. Fortunately, the visible damage has little effect on the grooves, which produce Near Mint sound with only very light surface noise occasionally audible. (The B side audio is EX, however, reflecting the amount of audible surface noise.)