BOBBY & LAURIE "Hitch Hiker" Parlophone LP RARE Aussie killer garage beat punk

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BOBBY & LAURIE “Hitch Hiker” Parlophone LP RARE Aussie killer garage beat punk

Bobby and Laurie – Hitch Hiker (Cum Sunt Ambulant) LP (orig. Australia Parlophone MONO second issue PMEO 9438, flipback cover)

Original release date: June 1966 (this issue is from 1968).

On offer here is an EXTREMELY RARE original Parlophone MONO second issue of the second album by Melbourne-based duo, BOBBY and LAURIE, featuring their GARAGE/BEAT/POP 45’s “Sweet and Tender Romance” and “Hitch Hiker”.  I’ve included some YouTube links to the duo’s music output below (from quality sixties POP to raunchy GARAGE BEAT complete with guitar heroics).  Enjoy!

Bobby and Laurie are backed by THE RONDELLS on most of these recordings.

weblinks:

(1) MILESAGO - www.milesago.com/artists/bobby_laurie.htm

(2) TOORAK TIMES - www.tooraktimes.com.au/entry.php/253-Cream-of-The-Crate-Record-11

(3) Sound clip “Sweet and Tender Romance” - www.youtube.com/watch?v=5McZt__1wgc

(4) Sound clip “Hitch Hiker” - www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIOLKuKw_aU

(5) Sound clip “Tonight When I Come Home” - www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qtf6QucZV0

(6) Video clip “You’ll Come ‘Round” - www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8INR352gro

SIDE 1

1.          No Next Time (2:24)                           Writ: Alan Brite

2.         Jump Back (2:00)                                Writ: Rufus Thomas

3.         Sweet and Tender Romance (1:50)      Writ: John Carter – Ken Lewis – Johnny Powell

4.         Not My Girl (1:47)                               Writ: Alan Brite

5.         Fallin’ (2:25)                                        Writ: Neil Sedaka – Howard Greenfield

6.         You’ll Come ‘Round (2:02)                     Writ: Alan Brite

SIDE 2

7.         Hitch Hiker (2:33)                              Writ: Roger Miller

8.         Tonight When I Come Home (2:05)     Writ: Alan Brite

9.         Bless You (1:58)                                   Writ: Barry Mann – Cynthia Weil

10.       I’ve Learned (1:22)                              Writ: Alan Brite

11.        Down in the Valley (1:53)                     Writ: Alan Brite

12.       Trouble With a Woman (1:55)             Writ: Joseph Van Winkle – Dobie Gray

PERSONNEL

     Laurie Allen               lead vocals

     Bobby Bright             lead vocals

THE RONDELLS (backing group):

     Roger Treble             lead guitar

     Barry Rogers             rhythm guitar

     John Sullivan             rhythm guitar

     Wayne Duncan           bass

     Gary Young                drums

Recorded at Bill Armstrong’s Studio in Melbourne—Australia.

Produced by Tony Geary.

GRADING (also refer photos)

Cover:

front: VG+(+) laminated: insignificant ring-wear (inner & outer rim – hard to see), surface rubbing, corner crease (top-right), water stain along some of top seam & opening edge (top-right) otherwise would have been EX.

back: VG+ flipback—matt finish: very minor ring-wear (inner & outer rim), water stain (top-left), vertical scuff along spine (bottom-right).

Record:

EX visual: beautiful glossy sheen—great overall, hairlines only (VG++); audible: CRISP and VIBRANT SOUND – sounds great; labels: HARDLY ANY SPINDLE WEAR.

GRADING DESCRIPTION

COVER

M:      Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-:    Slightly less than MINT.

EX:    Very light wear and/or creasing—defects will be noted.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+:   Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG:     Some ring-wear and other signs of aging are apparent—defects will be noted.

VG-:   Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G:       More obvious ring-wear, seam-splits, stains etc—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the cover is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

RECORD

M:      Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-:    Slightly less than MINT.

EX:    Very light scuffs.  Record played infrequently, with little or no reduction in sound quality.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+:   Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG:     Lightly scuffed/marked record, with acceptable sound quality—defects will be noted.

VG-:   Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G:       More obvious scratches, with some deterioration in sound quality—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the record is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

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