MISC NOTES:

1RB.) Monarch Records pressing #s: ^99688 / ^99688 - X (        )

LOCATION:  Vancouver, WA
RECORDING PERSONNEL:
RECORDING STUDIO: Ripcord Recording
RECORDING ENGINEER:

FORMAT :disc
SIZE:7"
SPEED:45 rpm
DISC NOTES:

Known Label Designs:
1RB.) A - B retail label. Red and black background. Vertical RIPCORD RECORDS left of spindle hole in red, black and white. All other numerals and lettering black. Recorded at Ripcord Recording Studio, Vancouver, Washington arced along bottom right edge of label.

NOTE: Some discs issued with artist name: GEORGE GORDON. All other printed and etched information same as on THE HAPPY HOBO discs. It is surmised that initial labeling was GEORGE GORDON  with THE HAPPY HOBO labeling coming second signifying the birth of that nickname.

A-SIDE MATRIX:
1RB.) 45 - 124 - A
A-SIDE STAMPER CODE:
1RB.) RIPCORD 45 - 124 A (etched)
A-SIDE COMPOSER: The Happy Hobo
A-SIDE PUBLISHER: Ripcord Music (BMI)

B-SIDE MATRIX:
1RB.) 45 - 124 - B
B-SIDE STAMPER CODE:
1RB.) RIPCORD 45 - 124 B (etched)
B-SIDE COMPOSER: The Happy Hobo
B-SIDE PUBLISHER: Ripcord Music (BMI)

MISC NOTES:

1RB.) Monarch Records pressing #s: ^101692 / ^101692 - X  (      )

LOCATION: Vancouver, WA
RECORDING PERSONNEL:
RECORDING STUDIO: Ripcord Recording Studio
RECORDING ENGINEER:

FORMAT: disc
SIZE:7"
SPEED:45 rpm
DISC NOTES:

Known Label Designs:
1RB.) A - B retail label. Red and black background. Vertical RIPCORD RECORDS left of spindle hole in red, black and white. All other numerals and lettering black. Recorded at Ripcord Recording Studio Vancouver, Washington arced along bottom right edge of label.

A-SIDE MATRIX:
1RB.) 45 - 138 - A
A-SIDE STAMPER CODE:
1RB.) RIPCORD 45 - 138 A (etched)
A-SIDE COMPOSER :George Gordon
A-SIDE PUBLISHER: Ripcord Music (BMI)

B-SIDE MATRIX:
1RB.) 45 - 138 - A
B-SIDE STAMPER CODE:
1RB.) RIPCORD 45 - 138 B (etched)
B-SIDE COMPOSER: George Gordon
B-SIDE PUBLISHER: Ripcord Music (BMI)

MISC NOTES: Album is assigned to Ripcord on record jacket, but label is Charter

Side One
1. Lookin' For Smokey Bear
2. CBs Could Have Changed History
3. They Closed The Bear Season (Out In Idaho)
4. Teddy Bear In Heaven
5. Ballad Of I-80 Control

Side Two
1. Miss My Baby When I'm Gone
2. He's Kind Of Special To Me
3. Last Night I Called My Baby
4. Truck Stops Along The Way
5. Going Back To Joplin (In The Spring)

LOCATION: Vancouver, WA
RECORDING PERSONNEL:
RECORDING STUDIO: Ripcord Recording
RECORDING ENGINEER:

FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 12"
SPEED: 33 1/3 rpm
DISC NOTES:

A-SIDE MATRIX: RIP SLP-1032-1
A-SIDE COMPOSER:  George Gordon
A-SIDE PUBLISHER: Ripcord Music (BMI)

B-SIDE MATRIX: RIP SLP-1032-2
B-SIDE COMPOSER: George Gordon
B-SIDE PUBLISHER: A Ripcord Music (BMI)

MISC NOTES:

Side 1
1. Gypsy Trucker (George Gordon)
2. This Old Red Truck (George Gordon)
3. Jippo (George Gordon)
4. Smokey You're A Star (Reid Holderby)
5. Cowboys Are Truck Drivers (George Gordon)

Side 2
1. Truck Driver's Hop (George Gordon)
2. Truck Driver's Wife (George Gordon)
3. Liberated Truck Driver (George Gordon)
4. A Truck Driver Knows How A Lonely Heart Feels (George Gordon)
5. Blood Stains On The Highway (George Gordon)

LOCATION: Vancouver, WA
RECORDING PERSONNEL:
RECORDING STUDIO: Ripcord Recording
RECORDING ENGINEER:

FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 12"
SPEED: 33 1/3 rpm
DISC NOTES:

A-SIDE MATRIX: U5473   SLP 1048 - 1
A-SIDE PUBLISHER: Ripcord Music (BMI)

B-SIDE MATRIX: U 5474 SLP 1048 - 2
B-SIDE PUBLISHER:  Ripcord Music (BMI)

MISC NOTES:

Ontario Oregon's George Gordon has been driving the big trucks for Pacific Intermountain Express freight company for twenty seven years. Those years taught him a lot about the trucking industry and its people. A few years back the prompting of friends led to his sharing his experiences through  the medium of music. A couple single releases ultimately culminated in an album "Go Truckin'......With The Happy Hobo" (Ripcord Records SLP - 1032 Vancouver, WA February, 1971) but he didn't stop there. Enthusiastic response to the project led to a second package "Just A Gypsy Trucker in December, 1978 (Ripcord SLP - 1048). Now, from that second album comes a single with (two slightly re-titled tracks):  "Cowboys Want To Be Truck Drivers" ,a humorous recitation about the "hat and boots" western style of dress adopted by many of today's drivers, and  "Truck Drivers Know How A Lonely Heart Feels". As for the latter, George says it is a waltz with lyrical content based on his years as a driver.

The preceding is a re-edited version of an article  that originally appeared in NORTHWEST DISC-COVERIES & SOUND REPORT Volume 4 #9 November 1979.

1RB.) Monarch Records pressing #s: ^186288 / ^186288 - X (Aug. - Sep., 1979 est.)

LOCATION: Vancouver, WA
RECORDING PERSONNEL: Complete session credits not available.
RECORDING STUDIO: Ripcord Recording
RECORDING ENGINEER: Ellis Miller

FORMAT: disc
SIZE:7"
SPEED:45 rpm
DISC NOTES:

Known Label Designs:
1RB.) A - B retail label. Red and black background. Vertical RIPCORD RECORDS left of spindle hole in red, black and white. All other numerals and lettering  black. Recorded at Ripcord Recording Studio, Vancouver, Washington arced along bottom right edge of label.

"Truck Drivers Know"........Album Reissues:
1979.)  As "A Truck Driver Knows....." Disc 2, Side B, Track #5 on compilation lp Songs Of The American Trucker (Big Wheels Records Prescott, AZ)

A-SIDE MATRIX:
1RB.) 45 - 180 A
A-SIDE STAMPER CODE:
1RB.) RIPCORD 45 - 180 A (etched)
A-SIDE COMPOSER: George Gordon
A-SIDE PUBLISHER: Ripcord Music (BMI)

B-SIDE MATRIX:
1RB.) 45 - 180 B
B-SIDE STAMPER CODE:
1RB.) RIPCORD 45 - 180 B (etched)
B-SIDE COMPOSER: George Gordon
B-SIDE PUBLISHER: Ripcord Music (BMI)