The first vinyl records, released around 1900, were 10-inch, 78 RPM records. This song is specifically about the Blues recordings found on those records that influenced the band, but also about the sexual connotation that the singer has a 10-inch penis, which is made clear in the line, "Suck on my big 10-inch."
"Big Ten Inch Record" was composed by Fred Weismantel and became a big hit on the R&B charts during 1952 for tenor-sax player Bull Moose Jackson. By all accounts Jackson got his nickname because of his facial resemblance to the animal; his given name was Benjamin Joseph. Born in Cleveland Ohio on 22nd April 1919, Jackson's first instrument was violin and his career started as a crooner of pop standards.
This song has been covered a number of times. Of note is the version by Dana Gillespie in 1982 on her Ace album Blue Job. Her reading of the lyrics squeezes out every delicious double-entendre of the original.
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