CBID - a Chuck Berry record you cannot hear him on

CBID is never complete as new records and CDs appear and some old rarities are discovered. This section presents interesting additions and corrections to CBID.

Today: as single proudly claiming that you cannot hear Chuck Berry on it.

USA (?)

SIX WHOLE MINUTES OF GOLDEN SILENCE!
Vacuum Records • 1959

Part I: Golden Silence / Part II: Quiet! (Please?)

Not featuring the following artists: Elvis Presley, Frankie Avalon, Ricky Nelson, Little Anthony, Duane Eddy, Lydia E. Pinkham, Chuck Berry. Spike Jones couldn’t join us either…
As it’s printed on the label: (Any Speed) You don’t even need a record player.
Now this is a very special record indeed. There’s no music at all, just as it says, 3 minutes of silence on each side. And you can actually play it as it has grooves. BUT there’s no sound.
Who came up with this crazy idea is anybody’s guess. The cover is as thick as an EP cover. And you can enjoy(?) reading what’s not on the record, especially on the back (see picture).
I have tried to check it out on the net but there’s nothing to find, and if you search for Vacuum Record you’ll end up with a vinyl record cleaner system.
The EP cover looks like it was made in 1959 but the record itself looks newer, so…

And who’s Lydia E. Pinkham? Well, Lydia Estes Pinkham (1819-1883) was the concocter of a herbal alcoholic “women’s tonic” meant to relieve menstrual and menopausal pains. One could refer to the Scaffold and their “Lilly The Pink” in 1968 but that was long after the record mentioned was out(?) However, the song above was based on an old US American folk song titled “The Ballad Of Lydia Pinkham” known to exist around 1914.