Legendary Stardust Cowboy (Norman Odam)

Norman Carl Odam, *05-09-1947 Lubbock, TX

by Praguefrank

SESSIONS

September 1968 Sound City, Fort Worth, TX – Legendary Stardust Cowboy (Norman Odam [vcl/dobro], T-Bone Burnett [drums] + unknown musicians. Producer: David Anderson, Major Bill Smith) [purchased masters]

001 2-42750 PARALYZED Psycho Suave 1033  Mercury 72862/EM 1061 Cherry Red 1492

002 2-42751 WHO'S KNOCKING ON MY DOOR Psycho Suave 1033  Mercury 72862/ EM 1061 Cherry Red 1492

003 2-43478 I TOOK A TRIP (ON A GEMINI SPACESHIP) 72891/ EM 1061 Cherry Red 1492

004 2-43479 DOWN IN THE WRECKING YARD  72891/ EM 1061 Cherry Red 1492

005 2-44672 KISS AND RUN 72912/ EM 1061 Cherry Red 1492

005 2-44673 EVERYTHING'S GETTIN' BIGGER BUT OUR LOVE  72912/ EM 1061 Cherry Red 1492

006 HEY BABY OF MINE Crazed Bop CB 03/ EM 1061

007 YOU ARE MY GLORIA Crazed Bop CB 03/ EM 1061

008 (LEGENDARY SOUNDS) DONNA PLUS APOLLO  Crazed Bop CB 03/ EM 1061

000 THE LEDGE EXPLAINS Cherry Red 1492

31 December 1979/1 January 1980/18 June 1981 JD&D Sound, Grand Prairie, TX –  Ledge aka Legendary Stardust Cowboy (Producer: Jim Janaway)
009 PARALYZED - '80S  Amazing LSC 999  EM 1061

010 I WALK A HOT WIND  Amazing LSC 999   EM 1061 Cherry Red 1492

011 RADAR  Amazing LSC 999  EM 1061 Cherry Red 1492

012 FLY ME TO THE MOON (SPACE TALK)  Amazing LSC 999  EM 1061

000 THE LEDGE TALKS  EM 1061

013 I TOOK A TRIP (ON A SPACE SHUTTLE)  Amazing LSC 999  EM 1061

014 CAST-IRON APRON  Amazing LSC 999  EM 1061

015 CACTUS  Amazing LSC 999  EM 1061

016 SHADOW OF A TIGER  Amazing LSC 999   EM 1061

017 WHO'S KNOCKING ON MY DOOR?!  Amazing LSC 999  EM 1061

000 THE LEDGE HOLLERING EM 1061

018 BRASS RAINBOW  Amazing LSC 999   EM 1061

000 THE LEDGE HOLLERIN‘  MORE EM 1061

019 SHOOTOUT ON A C.B. CHANNEL  Amazing LSC 999 

020 MR. SONGWRITER  Amazing LSC 999  EM 1061

021 DYNAMITE  Amazing LSC 999  EM 1061

022 CRACK OF DAWN  Amazing LSC 999  EM 1061 Cherry Red 1492

023 ROCK-IT TO STARDOM (MY NAME IS...)  Amazing LSC 999 

1989 unknown – Legendary Stadrust Cowboy (Producer: Frank Novicki, Gary Stillens)

024 STANDING IN A TRASHCAN (THINKING OF YOU) Spider WEB 002/ Cherry Red 1492

025 MY UNDERWEAR FROZE TO THE CLOTHESLINE Spider WEB 002/ Cherry Red 1492

1989 unknown – Legendary Stardust Cowboy (Norman Odam [vcl/bugle], Frank Novicki [gt/steel], "Teddy Bear" Jones [bass/keyboards], Joey Myers [drums/percussion]. Producer: Gary Stillens)

026 RELAXATION Norton 45-006/New Rose 184  Cherry Red 1492

027 RIDE A TRACTOR Norton 45-006/New Rose 184 

028 SOMEONE TOOK THE YELLOW FROM MY EGG New Rose 184 

029 PAHRUMP New Rose 184  Cherry Red 1492

030 WORLD'S WORST TITLES New Rose 184  Cherry Red 1492

031 RED TELEPHONE New Rose 184 

032 IDIOTS RUNNING SIDEWAYS New Rose 184  Cherry Red 1492

033 ARISE! New Rose 184 

034 RED EYES New Rose 184 Cherry Red 1492

035 SATURN New Rose 184  Cherry Red 1492

036 RUBBER HITS THE ROAD New Rose 184 

037 I LOVE MY BED New Rose 184 Cherry Red 1492 

038 NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE New Rose 184 Cherry Red 1492

prob.1989 or 1991 unknown  – Legendary Stardust Cowboy

039 DYNAMITE  Cherry Red 1492

040 NEVADA Cherry Red 1492

ca 1991 unknown – Legendary Stardust Cowboy (Norman Odam [vcl/bugle], Frank Novicki [gt], Teddy Bear Jones [bass], Joey Myers [drums], Maya Knox [fiddle]. Producer: Gary Stillens)

041 BLADERUNNER New Rose 260   Cherry Red 1492

042 LINDA Norton 45-012/New Rose 260  

043 GEIGER COUNTER New Rose 260   Cherry Red 1492

044 WESTWARD CREEK New Rose 260 

045 STEALTH COWBOY New Rose 260  Cherry Red 1492

046 EARTHQUAKE New Rose 260  

047 CREDIT CARD BLUES New Rose 260  Cherry Red 1492

048 I HATE CDS Norton 45-012/New Rose 260 Cherry Red 1492 

049 THERE'LL BE HOT COFFEE IN THE OLD BUNKHOUSE New Rose 260   Cherry Red 1492

050 THERE’S A MAGIC IN YOUR EYES New Rose 260  Cherry Red 1492

051 EGYPTIAN MAIDEN New Rose 260  

052 LINDA (REPRISE) New Rose 260 

11 April 1998 [live] Lounge Ax, Chicago, IL – Legendary Stardust Cowboy (Norman Odam [vcl/bugle], Frank Novicki [gt], Klaus Flouride [bass], Michael Burns [drums])

05201 GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY Bug House BH 0004  Cherry Red 1492

05202 PARALYZED Bug House BH 0004  

05203 I WALK A HOT WIND Bug House BH 0004 

05204 RELAXATION Bug House BH 0004  

05205 WHO'S KNOCKING ON MY DOOR Bug House BH 0004 

05206 MY UNDERWEAR FROZE TO THE CLOTHESLINE Bug House BH 0004 

05207 I TOOK A TRIP (ON A SPACE SHUTTLE) Bug House BH 0004 

05208 PEACH ORCHIDS Bug House BH 0004 

05209 I RIDE A TRACTOR Bug House BH 0004 

05210 THE CRACK OF DAWN Bug House BH 0004 

05211 STANDING ON A TRASHCAN (THINKING OF YOU) Bug House BH 0004 

05212 RADAR Bug House BH 0004

05213 DYNAMITE Bug House BH 0004  

05214 BATHROOM BLUES Bug House BH 0004 

05215 CHICAGO Bug House BH 0004

ca 1999 unknown – Legendary Stardust Cowboys and The Altamont Boys

053 PLAY MY GUITAR Cracked Piston CPR 001 Cherry Red 1492   

054 HOT RODDING ON SAN JOSE Cracked Piston CPR 001   

055 JEANS IN THE SUN [GEARS IN THE SUN*] Cracked Piston CPR 001   Cherry Red 1492*

056 AS I GAZE Cracked Piston CPR 001   Cherry Red 1492

057 DOWN IN THE WRECKING YARD Cracked Piston CPR 001 

058 WINDS OF TIME Cracked Piston CPR 001   

059 SLIDE RULE Cracked Piston CPR 001  

060 ALL NIGHT COWBOY Cracked Piston CPR 001   Cherry Red 1492

061 SPACE ODDITY Cracked Piston CPR 001   

062 TOKYO Cracked Piston CPR 001 Cherry Red 1492   

063 COLOR ME BLUE PAINT ME PINK Cracked Piston CPR 001  Cherry Red 1492

064 STEMMONS FREEWAY SOUTH Cracked Piston CPR 001 

065 CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM Cracked Piston CPR 001 Cherry Red 1492

prob. 2000s unknown  – Legendary Stardust Cowboy

066 BEGONIA BOUNCE Cherry Red 1492

067 GLOBAL WARMING Cherry Red 1492

068 RIDERS IN THE STORM Cherry Red 1492

069 YOU MUST HAVE BEEN Cherry Red 1492

070 HOCUS POKUS Cherry Red 1492

071 HOT TUB TEDDY Cherry Red 1492

ALBUMS

Amazing AM-LSC 999 Rock-It to Stardom: Paralyzed - '80s; I Walk A Hot Wind; Radar; Fly Me To The Moon (Space Talk); I Took A Trip (On A Space Shuttle); Cast-Iron Apron; Cactus; Shadow Of A Tiger; Who's Knocking On My Door?!; Brass Rainbow; Shootout On A C.B. Channel; Mr. Songwriter; Dynamite; Crack Of Dawn; Rock-It To Stardom (My Name Is...) - 84 (UK issue on Big Beat WIK 32)

New Rose [FRA] ROSE-184 The Legendary Stardust Cowboy Rides Again: Relaxation;  Ride a Tractor;  Someone Took the Yellow from My Egg;  Pahrump;  World's Worst Titles;  Red Telephone;  Idiots Running Sideways;  Arise!;  Red Eyes;  Saturn;  Rubber Hits the Road;  I Love My Bed;  New Jersey Turnpike - 89 (reissued in 2005 as part of Last Call 3101122)

New Rose [FRA] ROSE-260 Retro Rocket Back to Earth: Bladerunner;  Linda;  Geiger Counter;  Westward Creek; Stealth Cowboy;  Earthquake;  Credit Card Blues;  I Hate CDS;  There'll Be Hot Coffee;  The Magic in Your Eyes; Egyptian Maiden;  Linda (Reprise) - 91 (reissued in 2005 as part of Last Call 3101122)

Bug House BH0004 Live in Chicago: Ghost Riders In The Sky; Paralyzed;  I Walk A Hot Wind; Relaxation; Who's Knocking On My Door; My Underwear Froze To The Clothesline; I Took A Trip (On A Space Shuttle); Peach Orchids; I Ride A Tractor; The Crack Of Dawn; Standing On A Trashcan (Thinking Of You); Radar;Dynamite; Bathroom Blues; Chicago – 99 (reissued in 2002 on Pravda ? )

Cracked Piston CPR-001 Tokyo: Play My Guitar;  Hot Rodding On San Jose;  Jeans In The Sun;  As I Gaze;  Down In The Wrecking Yard; Winds of Time;  Slide Rule; All Night Cowboy;  Space Oddity;  Tokyo;  Color Me Blue Paint Me Pink; Stemmons Freeway South; Constructive Criticism - 00  w. The Altamont Boys

Excel Music EM 1061CD Paralyzed!!!/His Vintage Recordings 1968-81: Paralyzed;  Who's Knocking on My Door?; I Took a Trip (On a Gemini Spaceship);  Down in the Wrecking Yard;  Kiss and Run;  Everything's Getting Bigger But Our Love;  Hey Baby of Mine*;  You Are My Gloria*; Donna Plus Apollo*; Paralyzed-'80s** [with Don Leady, Mike Buck, Steve Doerr or Mike Buck, Steve Doerr [1]:] I Walk a Hot Wind;  Radar;  Fly Me to the Moon;  The Ledge Talks [1]; I Took a Trip (On a Space Shuttle);  Cast-Iron Apron;  Cactus;  Shadow of a Tiger [1]; Who's Knocking on My Door?; The Ledge Hollerin' [1];  Brass Rainbow [1];  The Ledge Hollerin' More; Mr. Songwriter [1];  Dynamite;  Crack of Dawn – 06-11-06  (*previously unissued)

Cherry Red [UK] 1492 For Sarah, Raquel, and David, An Anthology: Paralyzed;  The Ledge Explains;  Who's Knocking on My Door?;  I Took a Trip on a Gemini Spaceship;  Down in the Wrecking Yard;  Kiss and Run;  Everything's Getting Bigger But Our Love;  I Walk a Hot Wind;  Crack of Dawn;  My Underwear Froze to the Washing Line;  Radar;  Standing in a Trashcan (Thinking of You);  Dynamite;  Bladerunner;  Geiger Counter;  Stealth Cowboy;  Credit Card Blues;  I Hate CDs; There'll Be Hot Coffee in the Old Bunkhouse;  There's Magic in Your Eyes;  Pahrump, Nevada; Ghost Riders (Live); New Jersey Turnpike;  Relaxation;  World's Worst Titles;  Idiots Running Sideways;  Red Eyes;  Saturn;  I Love My Bed;  As I Gaze (Mixed Emotions);  All Night Cowboy;  Gears in the Sun; Play My Guitar;  Tokyo;  Color Me Blue;  Begonia Bounce;  Global Warming;  Riders on the Storm; You Must Have Been;  Hocus Pocus;  Hot Tub Teddy;  Constructive Criticism – 11  (double)

SINGLES

Psycho Suave

1033 Paralyzed / Who's Knocking on My Door – 68

Mercury

72862 Paralyzed / Who's Knocking on My Door – 11-68 (reissue)

72891 I Took a Trip (On a Gemini Spaceship) / Down in the Wrecking Yard – 01-69

72912 Kiss and Run / Everything's Gettin' Bigger But Our Love – 03-69

Crazed Bop [ITA]

EP

CB 03 Donna Plus Apollo: Hey Baby Of Mine; You Are My Gloria / (Legendary Sounds) Donna Plus Apollo - ?

Spider

WEB 002 Standing in a Trashcan / My Underwear Froze to the Clothesline – 89

Norton

45-006 Relaxation / I Ride a Tractor - 91

45-012 I Hate CDs / Linda –  92

Classic Bar Music

CBM 002 Hot Tub Teddy (w. Altamont Boys) / As Long As The Prince Is Right [The Western Dark] - 05