1971 "SHORT CROSS" MONSTER HEAVY ROCK = SUPER RARE "ARISING" POWER GUITAR LP
  $   620

 


$ 620 Sold For
Mar 17, 2024 Sold Date
Mar 10, 2024 Start Date
23   Number Of Bids
  USA Country Of Seller
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  • SUPER RARE 1971 LOCAL FIRST PRESS
  • HARD ROCK GUITAR DOMINATED

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  • ★★★★★★★★★★
  • SHORT CROSS
  • "ARISING"
  • ★★★★★★★★★★

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  • USA - GRIZLY - S 16103

  • MINTY CLEAN AWESOME TOP COPY
  1. Thee Original 1971 extremely-rare small printing ... near impossible to find without dirt and soil to the snow white cover ! 
  2. Offered here is such a CLEAN survivor!

  4. Plus included is a non-lp 45rpm that did not come with this album though included in this album auction only!


  2. Widely considered a wonderful early 70s hard rock bluesy private press record with lengthy jamming guitars and great vibes... the 50+ years local Virginia pressing has a thick grainy gatefold is highly valued into the 
  3. $ hundreds and ever arising!

  4. Here's the cleanest (near Mint) original anyone will ever hope to find AND contains their NON LP ORIGINAL 45 "Marching Off To War" / "On My Own" - ever rare !!

     SHORT CROSS:

    In 1965 Velpo Robertson was invited by his friend Duddley Bird Sharp to play in a group. The first thing he did was to lower the tuning of his stella acoustic guitar by one octave producing "a weird but beautiful sound". With the help of drummer, Gray McCalley, they started playing original tunes calling themselves Short Cross. They recorded this album in 1971, inaugurating the Alpha studios, with the following line-up: Dudley Bird Sharp - bass, backing vocals / Velpo Robertson - lead, bottleneck and acoustic guitars / Butch Owens - organ, piano and moog / Gray McCalley - drums, percussions and backing vocals. 

  5. Unfortunately the record didn't sell enough, mostly because of a bad distribution (virtually no one knew the album existed! Yet now communications have spread the word, so now original copies change hands for $300 + if found MINTY CLEAN ... here's such rarity (see condition below = original 1971 print!

    The only album by USA (Virginia) band     SHORT CROSS plays a highly energetic and appealing style of hard rock with killer lead guitar and heavy organ, beautifully produced and executed. Furthermore features self-penned material, strong vocals and great jamming  - especially their guitar. Although obscure, the SHORT CROSS album is as good as anything recorded at the time and is wholeheartedly recommended!


    From Sandston, Virginia,    SHORT CROSS evolved out of the Hustlers, whose members included, ex-Reactors Steve Hicks and ex-Outlaws Butch Owens alongside core members Velpo Robertson, Gray McCalley and Ben Luck. The latter left to join the Barracudas, of A Plane View LP fame.The SHORT CROSS super-rare album can best be described as heavy psychedelic blues, at its purest on their track " Suicide Blues."
    There's plenty of good guitar work throughout, "Wastin' Time," "Just Don't Care," "Till We Reach The Sun" and "Hobo Love Song" all have their share, whilst "Ellen" is a slow bluesy ballad. If this musical genre is where you're at you shouldn't be disappointed!

    * Gray McCalley (drums, percussion, vocals),
    * Butch Owens (organ, piano, Moog, Hammond, vocals),
    * Velpo Robertson (vocals, lead guitar, piano),
    * Steve Hicks (bass),
    * Dudley "Byrd" Sharp (bass, backing vocals)

    A
     Nothin' but a Woman 4:45
    Wastin Time 3:42
    Suicide Blues 6:59
    B:
    Just Don't Care 4:25
    On My Own 4:45
    'Till We Reach the Sun 4:49
    Ellen 6:50
    Hobo Love Song 4:45

  7.                  CONDITION:

  9. The cover: rated: near M- thick grainy gatefold cover, is amazingly snow white for IF found is normally with soil & dirt ...there are no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing  ...

  1. The vinyl: Rated: near M- super-clean, maybe a nothing finger nail scuff, guaranteed plays TOP NOTCH ... museum quality for this LP ...
  2. IF found is usually well played out, grab this copy if interested in the extremely rare heavy rock artifact from 1970!  Both GRIZLY labels are clean
The NON LP 45 "MARCHING OFF TO WAR" and "ON MY OWN"  is also near M- CLEAN!  ...Very Rare
SHORT CROSS


A cool addition to anyone's music library! 
SEE: SELLERS OTHER ITEMS (((similar grooves for "head" people...)))

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  GRADING SCALE: M, M-, EX, VG++,VG+, VG, VG- M    Completely clean, no marks, plays clean
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EX   Faint scuff or superficial mark, near M-, high gloss, plays clean VG++ Glossy with minimal scuffing or light mark playing very nice, enjoyable
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