CHEECH AND CHONG 'Big Bambu' First Press Vinyl LP From 1972 W/ ROLLING PAPER
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Stoner comedy duo (and counter-culture pioneers) Cheech and Chong released their second studio album in 1972. They called it 'Big Bambú', which was named after a brand of rolling papers (the Bambú company is STILL making rolling papers to this very day)! 'Big Bambú' gave Cheech and Chong their first top 40 hit with the song (though it's all spoken words in a skit) called "Sister Mary Elephant". A spoken word skit was unheard of to crack the Billboard Hot 100 songs, but Cheech and Chong did it with "Sister Mary Elephant", peaking at number 24 in early 1974...FIFTY years ago!
"SHUUUUT UUUUUP!!! Thank you." (Go straight to YouTube and watch this right now if you have no idea what I'm taking about! Cheech and Chong, "Sister Mary Elephant".)
The first press copies of 'Big Bambú' were released with a giant rolling paper! You opened it up, and it is a gatefold that's made to look like a giant pack of rolling papers. The rolling paper came with an image of Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong on it, and had glue, and was an actual, working rolling paper! Many people used it, but others did not. I managed to score a copy with the rolling paper unused!
Now please remember that this album is over fifty years old, so it looks it, a bit. The paper even has two tears in it. (See pics.) The glue has pretty much faded with time. There's substantial shelf-wear on the outer cover, front and back. The vinyl itself has plenty of light scratches on both sides. And some guy named Ed wrote his name on the back! (Again, see pics for flaws.) But this is stoner history, and a first press copy of a counter-culture vintage classic that set the stage for the decades long popular career of iconic comedy duo (and creators of hilarious movies) Cheech and Chong!
Grab this Cheech and Chong vinyl record before some other cool cat beats you to it. Those guys are funny, and you need this in your collection. It's available now, and ready to come home and party with you. Just don't fall asleep, because if you do, Sister Mary Elephant will scream "WAAAAKE UUUUUP!!!"
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