Ozark Mountain Daredevils - The Car Over the Lake Album (1975) Vinyl LP •

Catalog Number: R-114537

Record Grading: Excellent (EX), Sleeve Grading: Very Good Plus (VG+)

Condition Details:

Vinyl plays with occasional light-crackles (play-graded). Cover has a few creases near edges; scuffing, surface impressions (front/back). Inner-sleeve is original (picture/lyrics). Spine is mostly readable with wear. Heavy shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge and corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. Name written on back cover and one side of label. (Not a cut-out.)

Tracks:

• Keep On Churin'
• If I Only Knew
• Leatherwood
• Cobblestone Mountain
• Mr. Powell
• Gypsy Forest
• Thin Ice
• From Time To Time
• Southern Cross
• Out On The Sea
• Whippoorwill

About The Record:

The Car Over the Lake Album, by Ozark Mountain Daredevils, issued in September 1975 on A&M Records and marking the fulfillment of their initial three-album contract with the label. Recorded in Nashville, Tennessee, and produced by David Anderle, the album showcases the band's evolving sophistication in blending rock, country, and pop elements, though it lacked the star producer Glyn Johns from their prior effort. Its whimsical title and cover art derive from a surreal poster promoting one of the band's early college performances, encapsulating their playful, rootsy aesthetic. Historically, the LP arrived amid a peak in Southern rock's popularity but signaled a subtle shift away from pure country influences toward poppier arrangements, contributing to the genre's broader transition in the mid-1970s. The only notable hit single was If I Only Knew, penned by drummer Larry Lee and harpist Steve Cash, which peaked at No. 65 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1976.