{"product_id":"swamp-dogg-rat-on-lp","title":"Swamp Dogg - Rat On! LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe cover of this LP--Swamp Dogg riding a white rat, hands raised and fists clenched in triumph--lets you know that you're not in for any ol' R\u0026amp;B record, even before the needle hits the grooves. It's a satisfying continuation of the eclectic soul-singer-songwriter mix of his debut. Vocally, Swamp Dogg sounds like a cross between \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"name-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/general-johnson-mn0000202980\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/general-johnson-mn0000202980\"\u003eGeneral Johnson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"name-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/chairmen-of-the-board-mn0000192436\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/chairmen-of-the-board-mn0000192436\"\u003eChairmen of the Board\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"name-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/van-morrison-mn0000307461\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/van-morrison-mn0000307461\"\u003eVan Morrison\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e; as a songwriter, he's his own man. With the exception of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"name-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/sly-stone-mn0000751663\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/sly-stone-mn0000751663\"\u003eSly Stone\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, no other soul men of the period were investigating controversial topics with such infectious musicality and good humor. He takes on promiscuity with unbridled frankness in cuts like \"Predicament #2,\" and bemoans the eternal delay of American justice for minorities in \"Remember I Said Tomorrow,\" and twists \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"name-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/irving-berlin-mn0000103748\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/irving-berlin-mn0000103748\"\u003eIrving Berlin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e's \"God Bless America\" into a protest song (and also, bizarrely, covers \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"name-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/the-bee-gees-mn0000043714\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/the-bee-gees-mn0000043714\"\u003ethe Bee Gees\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e' \"Got to Get a Message to You\"). None of this endeared him to industry insiders, and Swamp Dogg was dropped by Elektra after the album's release. It's long been out of print, but in the U.K. Charly has reissued it on CD on a two-fer with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"album-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/total-destruction-of-your-mind-mw0000077615\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/total-destruction-of-your-mind-mw0000077615\"\u003eTotal Destruction of Your Mind\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. -All Music Guide\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2383125432\/size=small\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=none\/track=1387688418\/transparent=true\/\" style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alive Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39887483306046,"sku":null,"price":24.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1575\/8523\/products\/a0517278034_16.jpg?v=1663885420","url":"https:\/\/www.bullcityrecords.com\/products\/swamp-dogg-rat-on-lp","provider":"Chaz's Bull City Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}