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Diesel Smoke And Dangerous Curves: Big Rig Bustin' Hits (1962-1976)

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Category: 12 Inch Vinyl Record

Across the 1960s and 1970s, Truck Drivers became the unlikely heroes of the American Dream: mythologized, idolised and lionized in song and on screen. It was estimated, at the time, that more than 2 million 'Knights of the Highway' were 'burning bitumen' at any given time of the day or night - carting the goods, fuels and resources that kept the wheels of U.S. Consumer Society turning.

Presented here for the very first time are 16 of the very best Trucker Anthems and Long-Haul Laments ever committed to shellac: Existential Road Hog Odes, Amphetamine Rockabilly Rants and tremulous Truck Stop Succubi Temptations.

Years in the making – ‘Diesel Smoke And Dangerous Curves: Big Rig Bustin' Hits' features a gear box stuffed full of Pinballing, Cop Dodging, Jack Knifing and Double Clutching. Demonic Drivers, Spectral Hitchhikers, Tailgating Tearjerkers and rampant Substance Abuse.

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Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 3 reviews)

Lily ★★★★★

The vinyl pressing is dead quiet, which really lets those old diesel-engine sound effects punch through. I’ve been spinning “Six Days on the Road” nonstop since it arrived—brings back summer nights riding shotgun with my old man.

Henry ★★★★★

The tracklist covers the whole trucking mythos perfectly, from the early 60s to the mid-70s, and the pressing is clean with barely a crackle on my turntable. It’s a solid 2 million-plus miles of history in one sleeve, and I’ve already spun it three times today.

Hannah A. ★★★★★

I was thrilled to find this compilation covering the classic era of trucking songs—the tracklist spans 1962 to 1976 perfectly. The vinyl is well-pressed with minimal surface noise, and the gatefold sleeve has great liner notes that add context. Perfect for any fan of outlaw country or Americana.