Jim Sullivan

U.F.O.

On March 28, 1975, the car of Americana troubadour Jim Sullivan was found abandoned 26 miles outside Santa Rosa, New Mexico, a city less than 150 miles from Roswell, New Mexico. He was never seen or heard from again. But that's the least important part of the story that brings us here, to this moment: In 1969, Jim Sullivan went into the studio with the famed Wrecking Crew — ace session musicians who played on records by basically every notable artist you can think of — to record U.F.O., a beguiling, left-field country-fried singer-songwriter album about aliens, the road, and life itself. That album, with its tripped-out kaleidoscope cover, and its undeniable tunes, would become a curio for a generation grappling with the overlap between rock, country, Americana, and points west. That curio was originally rescued via Light In The Attic, and now here it is again, 50 years from its original release date, making its way via mail transmission to your turntable, where its charms and unpredictability can reach into another half century.