Bobb Trimble (born August 4, 1958) is a psychedelic folk/ outsider musician from Marlborough,

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Biography

He released two full-length albums, ''Iron Curtain Innocence'' in 1980 and ''Harvest of Dreams'' in 1982. Following the latter's release, Trimble's recording activities ceased. Over the next two decades, he gained a

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, which included

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. His records, originally pressed in quantities of 500 or less, became collectors items, some selling for as much as $1,500. During the early 1980s, he had two backing bands: The Kidds (the average age of the band members was 12 years old) and The Crippled Dog Band (average age was 15 years).''

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He's for real. Or should I say surreal?
"Suspicious parents" pulled the plug on both bands.

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biography of Bobb Trimble

Reissues

2002 saw the release of ''Life Beyond the Doghouse'', a vinyl-only compilation on Orpheus Records comprising unreleased recordings made by Trimble between 1983 and 1986. ''Iron Curtain Innocence'' and ''Harvest of Dreams'' were re-released in 2007 by the Secretly Canadian label, each with a handful of bonus tracks.

References

External links

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- Trimble's official site
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