Corky's Debt to His Father


Corky's Debt to His Father is a solo LP release by Red Krayola leader Mayo Thompson. Recorded in 1970 it was released on the small independent label Texas Revolution but barely distributed at the time; some copies were made available in the 1970s via mail order. The album was out of print for a number of years, during which time one song - 'Horses' - was rerecorded by Pere Ubu; Thompson was a member of the group at the time. The album was re-released in the mid-eighties on the English label Glass. It was later reissued again, on vinyl and CD, through Drag City.

Track listing

All songs by Mayo Thompson except where noted.

Side one

  1. "The Lesson" - 2.39
  2. "Oyster Thins" - 6.00
  3. "Horses" - 3.09
  4. "Dear Betty Baby" - 3.47
  5. "Venus in the Morning" - 2.30

    Side two

  6. "To You" - 2.50
  7. "Fortune" - 2.11
  8. "Black Legs" - 3.50
  9. "Good Brisk Blues" - 3.07
  10. "Around the Home" - 2.50
  11. "Worried, Worried" - 5.03

    Personnel