Rum Drum Ramblers
Mean Scene

Listening notes

Rum Drum Ramblers’ Mean Scene is a 2011 vinyl release on Big Muddy Records, catalog number 002. Documented here as a two-sided record, it contains 12 tracks and is categorized across a wide span of blues-related styles: Blues, Chicago Blues, Country Blues, Delta Blues, Harmonica Blues, Jump Blues, and Rhythm & Blues.

The sequencing is presented with continuous numbering across the sides: Side A runs A1 through A6, and Side B continues from B7 through B12. The title track, Mean Scene, appears as A3. Side A comprises Jack & Tom (A1), Jump Into A Frenzy (A2), Mean Scene (A3), If It Have To Be (A4), Nothin’ New (A5), and Gonna Haunt You (A6). Side B proceeds with Hometown Blues (B7), Get Behind The Wheel (B8), Kicks (B9), Do You (B10), All The Little Days (B11), and What I Must’ve Done (B12). Track durations are not specified in this entry.

Within the listed genre framework, the record is filed under multiple subgenres that collectively map a broad blues and rhythm & blues terrain, including regional and stylistic descriptors (Chicago Blues, Delta Blues), acoustic and instrumental emphases (Country Blues, Harmonica Blues), and uptempo traditions (Jump Blues), alongside the broader Rhythm & Blues designation. This multi-tagging provides a cataloging snapshot of how the release is positioned stylistically.

As presented, Mean Scene is a vinyl-format issue by Rum Drum Ramblers on Big Muddy Records, identifiable by catalog number 002 and the 2011 release year. The tracklist indicates a two-side, 12-track structure with continuous numbering and a title track situated on the first side. No additional details on personnel, recording specifics, or pressing variations are included in the information here.