How Are Things in Your Town?

Side One

1. Original Sin {0:03:02} 1960
2. What Time Is It? {0:04:00} 1957
3. Down The Drain {0:03:18} 1958
4. Reaching Into In {0:02:12} 1960
5. Lemming {0:02:35} 1958
6. Flibberty Jib {0:04:50} 1957

Side Two

7. The Whistler {0:03:08} 1959
8. Bury-It-Yourself Time Capsule {0:03:16} 1959
9. Hunger Is From {0:03:58} 1957
10. Smerd {0:04:40} 1959
11. Anytime, Anytime {0:02:32} 1958
12. Pacing {0:02:25} 1972 (previously unreleased, recorded 1960)

Side Three

13. Firefly {0:02:23} 1960
14. Outer Space {0:03:42} 1958
15. Manned Space Capsule {0:02:24} 1959
16. The Vidiot {0:05:35} 1957
17. Miss Cone {0:02:52} 1958
18. Mr. Big {0:02:09} 1959

Side Four

19. Confessions of 349-18-5171 {0:07:33} 1960
20. Roger {0:05:16} 1957
21. Looks Like Rain {0:03:40} 1957
22. You're Getting Better {0:02:15} 1960

liner notes

TERRIBLE PARABLE BY OF & IN KEN NORDINE

AN AGING YOUNG REBEL CALLED WHAT'S HIS NAME WANTED TO BE DIFFERENT WHILE HE STAYED THE SAME AND HE COULDN'T, HE JUST COULDN'T NO MATTER WHAT HE WOULD TRY

TOLD BY HIS MOTHER AN AGING OLD THING BETTER GO SEE CLEVER YOU GIVE CLEVER A RING WHICH HE DID...CALLED HIM UP JUST SO MOMMY WOULDN'T CRY

CLEVER HEARD HIS STORY BOU'T DIFFERENT AND THE SAME THEN HE SAID I'M SORRY, THIS SOME SILLY GAME? NO, IT AIN'T ... LIKE MOMMY SAID YOU GOTTA STRAIGHTEN OUT MY HEAD

CLEVER YOU'RE SO CLEVER IS YOUR CLEVERNESS ENOUGH CAN YOU HELP THIS AGING REBEL DO YOU REALLY HAVE THE STUFF BETCHA DON'T HAVE, BETCHA BREAD THAT YOU'LL PASS THE BUCK INSTEAD

CLEVER SENT OUR HERO TO A CROWDED FUNNY ROOM WHERE A CROWD OF CUNNING LISTENS IN GIGGLES IN THE GLOOM IS THAT YOUR PROBLEM? AGING REBEL DON'T YOU KNOW THE SCORE?

WHAT'S THIS REBELS NAME? ARE YOU CRAZY, DO YOU THINK THAT YOU CAN CHANGE THIS SILLY WORLD? BETTER SEE YOURSELF A SHRINK CUNNINGLY THEY ARGUE 'BOUT OUR BOY LOOK WHO'S BREAKING DOWN THE DOOR

NOW RUNNING DOWN A DARK DIABOLICAL AWAITS GRABS HIM BY THE ANKLE ISN'T THAT LIKE FATE LEGGO...OH, NO...WOULD YOU? DIABOLICAL INSIDE?

DIABOLICAL LAUGHS IN AN ALLEY FULL OF SOOT NEVER LET YOU GO GONNA LOSE YOUR LITTLE FOOT FORGET THE SAME, YOU'LL BE DIFFERENT NOW... SOMEWHAT SHORTER ON ONE SIDE

PANIC IN HIS BRAIN PULLS AND TUGS HE GETS AWAY BUT LOSES HIM A FOOT A DARK AND EVIL DAY SEE HIM RUNNING, LIMPING BLOOD TO SOMETHING SOFT IS JUST A HEAD

THAT SOMETHING SOFT IS GENTLE NOW HE'S FALLEN BY HER SIDE SHE COMFORTS HIM WITH KISSES HE DREAMS OF SUICIDE SEE WHAT HAPPENS...AGING REBELS IN A WORLD YOU NEVER MADE

GENTLE IS SO GENTLE GRABS THE TROUBLE BY IT'S ROOT BANDAGES THE STUMP CUTS OFF HIS OTHER FOOT SO YOU SEE IT SEEMS TO ME A GENTLE KIND OF CRUELTY

AGING REBEL'S OLDER HE'S FOUND A HIDING PLACE GENTLENESS HAS FIXED HIM YOU CAN SEE IT IN HIS FACE CAUSE HE'S...

FOOTLESS AND FANCY FREE THINK HOW HAPPY MOM'LL BE

(FADING)

FOOTLESS AND FANCY FREE THINK HOW HAPPY MOM'LL BE