Year/Genre: 1967, Folk
Matrix #: ST-2830
Condition: VG+, plays perfect; looks great

Cultural Facts:

1. Gentry wrote the song’s entire story in one night, leaving the central mystery unsolved on purpose to spark debate.

2. The single became so massive that newspapers published theories about what Billie Joe threw off the Tallahatchie Bridge.

3. Gentry was one of the first major female artists in Nashville to write, arrange, and control her own sessions.

Price Suggestions:
NM: $22–$30
VG+: $16–$22
VG: $10–$16
G: $6–$10

11/15/2025 CC