CRAZY RARE RED WAX '60s ORIG = THE HANGMEN BITTERSWEET = FUZZ GARAGE Psych

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         EXTREMELY RARE TOP COPY '60s ORIGINAL

                           TRANSPARENT RED WAX!

                                 THE HANGMEN

             BITTERSWEET

                           Far East - LEICO- PLS 3186

TOP COPY!

Ridiculously obscure Far East '60s original first press = a vibrant TRANSPARENT RED WAX issue ...it's very seldom unknown garage bands were issued as such. The focus was on the popular rock artist of the '60s ... we may never see another copy of The Hangman's only Lp. It was produced with a pretty decent cover art design that, in this case, is about as good as the USA copy. The record, in M- condition, is in pretty great shape considering there can't be that many surviving copies THIS clean with the fact that such items were usually destoyed by mono-box spikes used for tonearm needles in third world countries... here's a really rare TOP copy....

THE HANGMEN... a Washington DC garage band that had a lot of talent, not only did they issue some killer garage/fuzz singles but their album (here) is a sought after nugget of prime melodic garage with scattered fuzz guitar injections and an overall hip sound with the style collectors definitely want to add to their collections.

Most copies (IF) found are in mono...here, the rarer stereo....

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Side One of 'Bittersweet' opens with 'Dream Baby' (also selected from the album as a single). You may really dig this sitar and fuzz imbued psychedelic 'Dream Baby' and it clearly is the strongest performance on the album.

'Guess What' is a toned down garage ballad. The Hangmen also like this style.

'Crazy Man' cooks up the rhythms and the lead vocals are performed by bass player Paul Dowell.

'Let It Be Me' was the flip of their 45 'Dream Baby'.

'Terrible Tonight' is a very cool garage rocker about a girlfriend problem. She has a 'plastic heart'....

'Faces' is a re-recording of the second single and is much different. The fuzz guitar is not as killer and more burried in the mix. The back-up vocals make up for this though.

Side Two of 'Bittersweet' kicks off with 'I Wanna Get To Know You', It's a song that Hangmen member Tom Guernsey would have liked it to have been the band's third single instead of 'Dream Baby'.

'Everytime I Fall In Love' is a cover of a song by fellow Washington D.C. band The Fallen Angels. It's a 'love gone wrong' theme that was so common with mid 60s bands.

'What A Girl Can't Do' is a classic Hangmen early 45 recorded in different tempo -- a re-recording of the classic single -- giving new lead singer Tony Taylor his chance to stamp his authority on the song.

'Isn't That Liz' is a band original with some fuzz and a neat harmonica break mid way through the song. It's a grower and the tune will stick in your head.

'Gloria' is the famous Van Morrison song originally recorded by his band Them. Many mid 60s American bands either played this song live at gigs or recorded their own version.The Hangmen performance is a slowed down and extended take with great fuzz guitar and a good vocal performance by Tony Taylor.

CONDITION: The Cover: Very fragile, very flimsly cover with plastic coating, here is a TOP copy, M- very bright original cover graphics, no alarming issues.

The Vinyl: pressed in vibrant TRANSPARENT RED WAX, visually it's a bright & clear M- looks fantastic and has clean labels...

A GREAT ADDITION TO ANYONE'S COLLECTION !

SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people...

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All imperfections are noted both cover & record