Offered for sale is an early U.S. (rechanneled) stereo pressing of My Generation, the debut LP from The Who.
About this copy: This copy of My Generation is a 1967-1968 U.S. pressing on the Decca label of an album that was first released in 1965.
Unlike the first issue, this one does not have the “Decca Full Stereo” banner on the back cover that was present on the first pressings of the LP.
It does, however, have the word “Decca” printed above the text, “Decca Stereo records can be safely played on today’s monaural phonographs.” This dates the pressing to 1967-1968. Later pressings omit the standalone “Decca.”
The cover is VG++, with slight corner wear. The upper left hand corner of the cover has been cut. The cover is still in the original shrink wrap.
The disc is VG++ on side one, with a couple of faint sleeve scuffs, but no other marks of any kind. Side two is M-. There are no spindle marks on the labels; it appears the album was only played once or twice.
A nice copy of an album that is usually found in poor condition.
Background: My Generation (released as The Who Sings My Generation in the U.S.) is regarded as one of the most significant debut albums in rock history. While the album failed to make the charts in the United States when released in 1966, the 1965 UK release reached #5 on the UK charts.
The UK version of the album included a track, “I’m a Man,” that was not included on the U.S. or Japanese release (It was replaced by “Instant Party.”)
An explosive debut, and the hardest mod pop recorded by anyone. At the time of its release, it also had the most ferociously powerful guitars and drums yet captured on a rock record. Pete Townshend’s exhilarating chord crunches and guitar distortions threaten to leap off the grooves on “My Generation” and “Out in the Street”; Keith Moon attacks the drums with a lightning, ruthless finesse throughout. … While the execution was sometimes crude, and the songwriting not as sophisticated as it would shortly become, the Who never surpassed the pure energy level of this record.
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Offered for sale is an original U.S. pressing of Blood, Chet and Tears by Chet Baker, with the cover in the original shrink wrap.
About this copy: This copy of Blood, Chet and Tears is a 1970 U.S. pressing on the Verve label.
The cover is M- and still has the original shrink wrap. The upper right hand corner of the cover has been cut.
The disc is M- and looks unplayed. Clean disc!
A nice copy of a scarce Chet Baker LP.
Background: Released in 1970, Blood, Chet and Tears was an album by Chet Baker, released during a time when he was trying to find his way back in to Jazz after a series of well-publicized incidents that left him unable to play for a while.
While the album is mostly instrumental, Baker sings on two tracks – “Something,” and “Come Saturday Morning.”
Yes, the title is a groaner and, yes, this is an easy listening album of late-’60s soft rock hits, but to be fair — the album isn’t that bad. It’s actually better than some of the Herb Alpert releases of the same era that inspired it. But the difference is that Alpert was just being himself, while Blood, Chet & Tears finds Baker trying to sound like somebody else and that’s the worst thing about the album. It literally sounds like Baker is hiding his true musical personality rather than expanding upon that personality. And when you come right down to it, that really is selling out as opposed to what George Benson and others were doing during this same period. That said, except for a bizarre version of “You’ve Made Me So Very Happy,” the album stands up as kitschy easy listening.
Offered for sale is a pair of still sealed U.S. copies of Wild Thing by the Troggs, one in stereo and one in mono, on two different labels with two different covers!
One is the stereo pressing on the Fontana label with the brown cover. The other is the very rare pressing on the Atco label in mono with the blue cover that was withdrawn shortly after release. Both albums have the same track listing.
About this copy #1: This copy of Wild Thing is an original 1966 U.S. issue on the Fontana label.
As the album is sealed, the disc is presumably new and unplayed.
The wrap is fully intact except for a 3″ tear along the spine at the bottom left hand corner.
A nice copy of a terrific LP that is usually found in rough condition.
About copy #2: This copy of Wild Thing is the original 1966 U.S. issue on the Atco label.
As the album is sealed, the disc is presumably new and unplayed.
The wrap is fully intact except for a 1″ (2 cm) break in the center of the mouth of the cover.
A nice copy of a very rare LP and the only copy of the Atco pressing that we’ve ever seen.
Background: Released in 1966, Wild Thing was the first LP by the Troggs, containing the U.S. #1 hit of the same name.
The album was titled From Nowhere in the UK, where it had a different track listing and a cover that was similar to the U.S. Fontana release.
Due to a contractual dispute, Wild Thing was simultaneously released on two different labels in the U.S., with two different covers.
Both Fontana Records and Atco Records claimed to have contractual rights to release the album in the United States, but the rights were determined to belong to Fontana and the Atco version was quickly deleted and is now quite rare.
You can listen to the title track here:
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Offered for sale is a still sealed original U.S. stereo pressing of Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall by Miles Davis.
While the shrink wrap has been removed from the cover, the record is still sealed in the plastic inner sleeve.
About this copy: This copy of Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall is an original 1962 U.S. stereo pressing on the Columbia “6 eye” label that was discontinued shortly after the album’s release.
This label is unusual in that it does not have “CBS” at the top of the label, as nearly all first pressings of the album did.
The cover is VG+, with slight corner and edge wear, and a bit of ring wear on the front near the bottom edge.
The disc is sealed in the plastic inner sleeve and is presumably new and unplayed.
Matrix numbers are:
Side one: XSM-56273-1AB
Side two: XSM-56274-1G
The album is rechanneled stereo, rather than true stereo, though Columbia’s rechanneled stereo process was quite good compared to that of RCA or Capitol.
A beautiful copy of a terrific LP that’s hard to find on the original label.
Background: Released in 1962, Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall was Davis’ first live album for Columbia. While the label adopted stereo fairly early, this recording was originally issued only in mono and rechanneled stereo.
In 1998, Columbia/Legacy reissued Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall as a double-disc set that contained all of the music performed at the concert from May 19, 1961. Davis is captured with his transitional small combo featuring Hank Mobley, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, and Jimmy Cobb, as well as with the Gil Evans Orchestra. It was one of only two concerts Davis and Evans performed together, and that alone makes the album necessary for collectors, but the music itself is terrific.
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Offered for sale is an exceptionally nice yellow vinyl stereo copy of the only album by actress/model/singer Sandy Warner, Fair and Warner, issued in 1961 by Mayfair Records.
About this copy: This copy of Fair and Warner is an original 1961 stereo pressing on the Mayfair label.
Most copies of this LP were pressed on black vinyl, but a few early stereo copies were pressed on yellow vinyl.
The cover is VG+, with no general wear, but with some slight wear at the edges. There’s a bit of discoloration on the back cover due to age.
Unlike most copies, this one has no seam splits. Nice cover!
The yellow vinyl disc is M- and looks like it may have been played no more than once or twice.
An exceptionally nice copy of a rare (and well-recorded) album that is usually found in poor condition.
Background: Sandy Warner was a singer, actress and model, but she’s best remembered for being the “Exotica Girl” who appeared on the covers of sixteen different albums by exotica pianist Martin Denny.
She only recorded one album as a vocalist, the 1961 LP Fair and Warner, issued on the budget Tops/Mayfair labels.
Tops and Mayfair were an odd dual label; Tops issued albums in mono and Mayfair issued their stereo counterparts. Most of the material issued by these labels were budget reissues of material previously issued by other labels.
Fair and Warner is an odd release for Tops/Mayfair in that it consists of newly-recorded material recorded especially for this release.
Tops and Mayfair have been justly criticized over the years for their poorly manufactured covers and indifferent pressing quality. Their covers were held together only by the paper slicks, making seam splits common even for newly purchased records. The labels shipped new albums without paper inner sleeves, which led to additional problems.
Fair and Warner is often sought out for its cheesecake cover, but it’s actually a well recorded album and it sounds particularly good in stereo. Had it been released on a major label, the album would likely be sought out today by audiophiles for its sound quality.
A handful of copies of Fair and Warner were pressed on colored vinyl, and nearly all of the examples we’ve seen over the years were all yellow in color.
You can listen to “In the Afternoon” here:
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Offered for sale is an exceptionally nice multicoloredvinyl stereo copy of the only album by actress/model/singer Sandy Warner, Fair and Warner, issued in 1961 by Mayfair Records.
About this copy: This copy of Fair and Warner is exceptional in several ways. The cover is pristine, with no seam splits and no discoloration. It looks almost new, and is without a doubt the nicest example of this cover we’ve ever seen.
The record is also unusual, as it has been pressed on multicolored yellow/orange/red swirl vinyl. Colored vinyl copies are relatively rare, but nearly all were pressed on yellow vinyl.
It’s the only multicolored vinyl pressing of this LP we’ve ever seen. It’s also the much rarer stereo pressing of the LP, issued on the Mayfair Records label.
Cover and record are both M-, and we can say without hesitation that this is likely the best surviving stereo copy of this album anywhere. If you like colored vinyl, cheesecake covers, or well-recorded female pop, you’ll love this album.
Background: Sandy Warner was a singer, actress and model, but she’s best remembered for being the “Exotica Girl” who appeared on the covers of sixteen different albums by exotica pianist Martin Denny. She only recorded one album as a vocalist, the 1961 LP Fair and Warner, issued on the budget Tops/Mayfair labels.
Tops and Mayfair were an odd dual label; Tops issued albums in mono and Mayfair issued their stereo counterparts. Most of the material issued by these labels were budget reissues of material previously issued by other labels.
Fair and Warner is an odd release for Tops/Mayfair in that it consists of newly-recorded material recorded especially for this release.
Tops and Mayfair have been justly criticized over the years for their poorly manufactured covers and indifferent pressing quality. Their covers were held together only by the paper slicks, making seam splits common even for newly purchased records. The labels shipped new albums without paper inner sleeves, which led to additional problems.
Fair and Warner is often sought out for its cheesecake cover, but it’s actually a well recorded album and it sounds particularly good in stereo. Had it been released on a major label, the album would likely be sought out today by audiophiles for its sound quality.
A handful of copies of Fair and Warner were pressed on colored vinyl, and nearly all of the examples we’ve seen over the years were all yellow in color.
You can listen to “In the Afternoon” here:
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Offered for sale is an original Japanese pressing of Many Sides of Chris Connor, by Chris Connor, including the rare original obi.
We believe that this title was released only in Japan.
About this copy: This copy of Many Sides of Chris Connor is an original 1962 stereo pressing on the Atlantic label.
Note: While the cover is titled, Many Sides of Chris Connor, the label lists the title as, The Best of Chris Connor.
The cover is M-, with a couple of minor creases. The nearly-always-missing obi is M-, with no tears.
There is no insert. We don’t know if one was originally issued with this LP or not. The original paper inner sleeve is included.
The disc is M- with a couple of ultra-faint scuffs from being removed from the original paper sleeve. The record may be unplayed. Clean disc!
A beautiful copy of a rare LP that is almost never found in this condition.
Background: Released in 1962 only in Japan, Many Sides of Chris Connor/The Best of Chris Connor collected the best tracks from her albums for Atlantic.
Tracks are:
Lover Come Back to Me
Hallelujah, I Love Him So
Round Midnight
Misty
Senor Blues
It Don’t Mean a Thing
Chinatown, My Chinatown
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
These Foolish Things
One for My Baby
Something I Dreamed Last Night
Where Flamingos Fly
Lonely Woman
You can listen to “Round Midnight” here:
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Offered for sale is an original U.S. stereo pressing of The Touch of Your Lips by Mel Torme, pressed on yellow and red multicolor vinyl.
Mono copies of this album were black vinyl, and most stereo copies were all yellow. This one is a mixture of yellow and red.
About this copy: This copy of The Touch of Your Lips is an original 1961 stereo pressing on the Venise label.
The cover is VG, with light ring wear and slight wear at the edges and corners.
The colored vinyl disc is visually M-, with a number of spindle marks on the label. It plays with slight surface noise, as Venise Records was a budget label that didn’t use the highest quality vinyl.
A nice-looking copy of a pretty good LP.
Background: Released in 1961, The Touch of Your Lips was a reissue of the 1958 LP Prelude to a Kiss.
Originally issued in 1958, Prelude to a Kiss was a concept album built around a brief fling between our hero Mel Tormé and a woman whose voice is heard in short dialogue segments preceding each song. …Tormé is in possibly the best voice of his career, effortlessly breezy and refined (a tone which suits the theme perfectly).
Offered for sale is a pair of two still sealed stereo 1964 surf LPs:
Surf Age by Jerry Cole and His Spacemen
Summer Surf by Dick Dale and His Del-Tones
Both LPs are the harder to find stereo versions. Both LPs are still sealed. Each LP includes a bonus single that promotes two tracks from the other artist’s album.
These two albums were released at the same time by Capitol Records and have consecutive catalog numbers (ST-2111/ST-2112.)
About Jerry Cole’s Surf Age: This copy of Surf Age is an original 1964 U.S. pressing on the Capitol label. This LP includes the bonus single “Spanish Kiss”/”Thunder Wave” by Dick Dale and His Del-Tones.
As the album is still sealed, the record (and bonus single) are presumably unplayed.
The wrap is fully intact with no rips, tears, or holes, aside from the breathe holes in the wrap. A price sticker (not shown) is still attached to the shrink wrap.
There are two tiny corner dents, but aside from that, this LP is nearly perfect.
A beautiful copy of a a terrific surf LP that is hard to find in stereo and which is rarely found complete, as the single is usually missing.
About Dick Dale’s Summer Surf: This copy of Summer Surf is an original 1964 U.S. pressing on the Capitol label. This LP includes the bonus single “Racing Waves”/”Movin’ Surf” by Jerry Cole and His Spacemen.
As the album is still sealed, the record (and bonus single) are presumably unplayed.
The wrap is fully intact with no rips, tears, or holes, aside from a tiny pinhole in the lower right hand corner.
A beautiful copy of a a terrific surf LP that is rarely found complete.
Background (Surf Age): Released in 1964, Surf Age was one of the few albums by Jerry Cole that actually had his name on the cover. Cole was a member of the Wrecking Crew, a group of session musicians that performed on hundreds of albums by a variety of artists in the 1960s, and when Cole wasn’t doing that, he was recording several dozen albums of his own (under a variety of names) as well as appearing as a member of the house band on the 1964-1965 U.S. TV series Shindig.
Jerry Cole was a first-rank studio guitarist who, like many members of the Wrecking Crew, cut a few instrumental albums under his own name during the 1960s when he wasn’t busy playing hot licks on other folks’ records. … this is a blowing session where a bunch of talented studio cats have some fun knocking out rock & roll that’s polished and frantic at the same time, and on that score, this album delivers the goods. Cole’s guitar work lacks the feral intensity of Dick Dale, but he’s an agile picker and his tone choices are excellent, ranging from the bright cleanliness of the title track to the reverb-soaked “Deep Surf” and the raunchy fuzz on “One Color Blues.” And this album is a testament to the effortless skill and enthusiasm of the great Los Angeles session players of the ’60s, who could knock out records this good as easily as some kid at McDonald’s flips a hamburger. If you dig vintage surf sounds or classic-era instrumental rock, then Surf Age is right up your alley.
Background (Summer Surf):Released in 1964, Summer Surf was the fifth album by Dick Dale and his final LP with the Del-Tones.
On his fourth album for Capitol Records, 1964’s Summer Surf, Dick Dale seemed to be aiming for a glossier and more elaborate sound, and the production shows the occasional influences of Phil Spector and Brian Wilson, then the reigning titans of West Coast studiocraft. With banks of vocal choruses on several tunes, additional percussion fancying up the arrangements, and no fear of horns and keyboards, Summer Surf was the most polished Dick Dale set to date, and on tunes like the Spanish guitar exercise “Spanish Kiss” and the Hebrew-flavored “The Star (Of David),” Dale’s ambitions paid off — although not exactly rock & roll, they are compelling and absorbing instrumentals that find the guitarist expanding his boundaries.
Background on this set: In 1964, Capitol Records came up with the clever idea of releasing four surf albums by four different artists and having each album include a bonus single from one of the other three albums in order to cross-promote sales.
These albums had covers that were designed to store the single in a pocket on the front side that also displayed the title of the 45.
The Surf Age LP included the single “Spanish Kiss”/”Thunder Wave” by Dick Dale
Summer Surf by Dick Dale included “Racing Waves”/”Movin’ Surf” by Jerry Cole
Surf Route 101 by The Super Stocks included the single “Doin’ the Surfink”/”Finksville U.S.A” by Mr. Gasser & the Weirdos
Surfink! by Mr. Gasser & the Weirdos included the single “Santa Barbara”/”Midnight Run” by the Super Stocks.
None of the four albums sold well and all are hard to find today with the bonus singles intact.
You can listen to Jerry Cole’s “Racing Waves” here:
You can listen to Dick Dale’s “Thunder Wave” here:
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Offered for sale is a very rare stereo US promotional pressing of the first LP by The Fortunes, usually called “You’ve Got Your Troubles.”
While a fairly common album in mono, stereo copies are quite rare.
About this copy: This copy of The Fortunes is an original 1965 stereo pressing on the Press label.
The cover is VG++ and retains most of the original shrink wrap. There are a couple of bends in the upper right hand corner.
This is a promotional copy; while the album has stock labels, there is a sticker on the cover that says, “Promotion Copy – Not for Sale.”
The record is VG++ on side one, with faint sleeve scuffs. Side two is VG+, with just a couple of light marks and a few scuffs from the paper sleeve. It plays very well and this is a surprisingly well recorded album.
A nice copy of a record that’s nearly impossible to find in stereo.
Background: The Fortunes had scattered success on the charts in both the US and Britain, but their first hit, “You’ve Got Your Troubles, I’ve Got Mine” was a big success in both countries in 1965, reaching the Top 10 in both countries. The single, along with it’s follow-up, “Here It Comes Again” were included on their self-titled debut LP issued that same year.
For whatever reason, the small label that issued the album in the United States, Press Records, manufactured very few copies of the album in stereo, making it one of the hardest albums of the 1960s to find in the stereo format. We’ve seen exactly two stereo copies of this album in the past 40 years and this is the only copy we’ve ever had for sale. That’s a shame, because it’s a great-sounding record.
You can listen to “You’ve Got Your Troubles” here:
Country of origin:
U.S.
Size:
12″
Record Label:
Press
Catalog Number:
PRS 83002
Year of Release:
1965
Format:
Stereo
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On Sale – Folk and Folk Rock LPs
This week, all Folk and Folk Rock LPs are on sale!
