JOHN COUGAR The Kid Inside (1986 US issue 10-track vinyl LP, recorded in 1977, it was intended to be the follow-up to his debut album but the record label declined to release it and dropped him from label. The recordings remained on the shelf until Tony DeFries, Mellencamp's former manager, released the album on his own MainMan label in 1982. Housed in a glossy picture sleeve varient with deletion notch cut in the top edge. The sleeve shows some light edgewear and the vinyl appears barely played MML601)