Mellencamp, John Cougar
Scarecrow
Rare & Collectible Vinyl Records

Sealed 1985 Columbia Record Club Pressing (Original Pressing But With Tiny CRC Stamp On Rear Cover). A Loose Concept Album About Lost Innocence And The Crumbling Of Small-Town America, "Scarecrow" Says As Much With Its Tough Rock And Gentle Folk-Rock As It Does With Its Lyrics. "Rain On The Scarecrow" And "Small Town" Capture The Hopes And Fears Of Middle America, While "Lonely Ol' Night" And "Rumbleseat" Effortlessly Convey The Desperate Loneliness Of Being Stuck In A Dead-End Life. Those Four Songs Form The Core Of The Album, And While The Rest Of The Album Isn't Quite As Strong, That's Only A Relative Term, Since It's Filled With Lean Hooks And Powerful, Economical Playing That Make Scarecrow One Of The Definitive Blue-Collar Rock Albums Of The 1980’s.