# Rainy Wednesday Records

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**Rainy Wednesday Records** was a [record label](/source/Record_label) created by novelty artist [Dickie Goodman](/source/Dickie_Goodman) in 1973.

## Creation

"Energy Crisis '74" was a Top 40 hit in 1974

In his long career an artist and producer, Goodman released records under a slew of label names, including Luniverse (as **Buchanan and Goodman** in the late 50s), Rori, Mark-X, 20th Century and Cotique. In 1973, Goodman met the label's co-founder on a rainy Wednesday in New York, providing its name. Goodman started the label number at 201, the [area code](/source/Area_code) of his [New Jersey](/source/New_Jersey) residence at the time.

All but one of Rainy Wednesday's releases were in Goodman's standard "break-in" style, in which an interviewer asks a question, only to have it "answered" with a snippet of a current hit record. (The only non-"break in" recording released was a straight cover of [Sheb Wooley](/source/Sheb_Wooley)'s "The Purple People Eater", a #1 hit from 1958.) Goodman himself and [John & Ernest](/source/John_%26_Ernest) (a black duo whose records consisted of soul-oriented snippets and the original funk tune "Crossover" on one the flip sides) were the only two artists to appear on Rainy Wednesday.[1]

## Discography

Artist Title B-side Number Year Remarks John & Ernest Super Fly Meets Shaft Part Two RW-201 1973 peaked at #31 on Billboard chart Dickie Goodman Watergrate Friends RW-202 1973 peaked at #42 on Billboard chart John & Ernest Soul President Number One Crossover RW-203 1973 did not chart Dickie Goodman The Purple People Eater Ruthie's Theme RW-204 1973 cover of Sheb Wooley song; peaked at #119 Dickie Goodman The Constitution The End RW-205 1973 did not chart Dickie Goodman Energy Crisis '74 The Mistake RW-206 1974 joke B-side (see article); peaked at #33 Dickie Goodman Energy Crisis '74 Ruthie's Theme RW-206 1974 re-release with correct B-side Dickie Goodman Mr. President Popularity RW-207 1974 not be confused with 1981 recording of the same name; peaked at #73 Dickie Goodman Gerry Ford (A Special Report) Robert's Tune RW-208 1974 did not chart Dickie Goodman Inflation In The Nation Jon and Jed's Theme RW-209 1975 did not chart

## Later career

Dickie Goodman folded Rainy Wednesday Records in 1975, but continued to release music under several other label names, including [Cash](/source/Cash_Records) ("[Mr. Jaws](/source/Mr._Jaws)", a Top 5 hit in 1975), Shark, Wacko and [Rhino Records](/source/Rhino_Records). Goodman's last recording, "Safe Sex Report", was released on the Goodname label in 1987; he died in 1989.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Rainy Wednesday discography"](https://www.discogs.com/label/73189-Rainy-Wednesday-Records). Retrieved 2017-01-09.

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