'67 Moby Grape S/T LP Stereo w/Finger Cover & Poster NM

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Jun 23, 2010 Sold Date

Jun 18, 2010 Start Date

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Up For Auction: Super Garage Rock / Psych Rock LP ~ In Spectacular Condition!!!

1967 Columbia Records, 12 inch, 33 1/3 RPM Stereo LP, Cat. #CS 9498, First Stereo Pressing. Red label with black and white print 2 "Eye" logos and "360 Sound" Stereo logo at bottom of label.

Featuring: Moby Grape. Titled: "Moby Grape".

Song Titles Include:

Hey Grandma
Mr. Blues
Fall on You
8:05
Come in the Morning
Omaha
Naked, If I Want To
Someday
Ain't No Use
Sitting by the Window
Changes
Lazy Me
Indifference

If you're not familiar with this Artist or this release, here's some additional information:

"Moby Grape's career was a long, sad series of minor disasters, in which nearly anything that could have gone wrong did (poor handling by their record company, a variety of legal problems, a truly regrettable deal with their manager, creative and personal differences among the bandmembers, and the tragic breakdown of guitarist and songwriter Skip Spence), but their self-titled debut album was their one moment of unqualified triumph. Moby Grape is one of the finest (perhaps the finest) album to come out of the San Francisco psychedelic scene, brimming with great songs and fresh ideas while blessedly avoiding the pitfalls that pockmarked the work of their contemporaries — no long, unfocused jams, no self-indulgent philosophy, and no attempts to sonically re-create the sound of an acid trip. Instead, Moby Grape built their sound around the brilliantly interwoven guitar work of Jerry Miller, Peter Lewis, and Skip Spence, and the clear, bright harmonies of all five members (drummer Don Stevenson and bassist Bob Mosely sang just as well as they held down the backbeat). As songwriters, Moby Grape blended straight-ahead rock & roll, smart pop, blues, country, and folk accents into a flavorful brew that was all their own, with a clever melodic sense that reflected the lysergic energy surrounding them without drowning in it. And producer David Rubinson got it all on tape in a manner that captured the band's infectious energy and soaring melodies with uncluttered clarity, while subtly exploring the possibilities of the stereo mixing process. "Omaha," "Fall on You," "Hey Grandma," and "8:05" sound like obvious hits (and might have been if Columbia hadn't released them as singles all at once), but the truth is there isn't a dud track to be found here, and time has been extremely kind to this record. Moby Grape is as refreshing today as it was upon first release, and if fate prevented the group from making a follow-up that was as consistently strong, for one brief shining moment Moby Grape proved to the world they were one of America's great bands. While history remembers the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane as being more important, the truth is neither group ever made an album quite this good".

The Vinyl is Near Mint (9-9.5 of 10) in condition. With Original Plain Paper Inner Sleeve.

The poster is the un-altered "Finger" Poster and is MINT (see Pic.) - only unfolded for the photo.

The un-altered "Finger" cover is very nice. The issues to report: some very minor edge wear and very slight corner rounding.

Nothing serious on this great LP - Good Luck finding another copy of this LP in this condition!!

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