Calvin Keane ** Private Press **

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425

Calvin Keane on the ultra  rare Tiger Lily Records label 1976,

DR. BEEZAR**** A.K.A KLEEN**** “ IF IM SELLING IT BELEAVE ME IT’S PRIVATE PRESS, RARE OR HARD TO GET”

 Tiger Lily was a record label that was run by Roulette records founder Morris Levy. Purportedly it was a tax scam created by Levey and was never intended to make a profit. Tiger Lily's modus operandi was to acquire demo tapes from artists and then release them without the artists consent and sometimes without even the artist's knowledge.Levy is frequently referred to as "The Godfather of the American music business" because of his alleged links with the mafia (specifically the Genovese Family), his reputation for cheating his (largely African-American) artists out of royalties and his reputed habit of falsely claiming authorship of songs.It was not until 1986 that law officials caught up with Levy and he was tried and convicted on charges of extortion but died  before serving any time in prison. He may have been the inspiration for the character Hesh Rabkin in the HBO series The Sorpranos.

Some interesting  funk/Blues and rock-ish songs here folks ! songs include: BAD WEATHER,LIME STREET, SHO BOUT TO DRIVE and in my opinion the best song on here TUNING UP which is an instrumental funk song with some blues elements!

Cover is in Good condition with record in a VG+ state

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**GRADING SCALE (COURTESY OF GOLD MINE):

MINT ---- It should appear to be perfect. No scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains, labels or writing, tears or splits. Mint means perfect.

NEAR MINT ---- Otherwise mint but has one or two tiny inconsequential flaws that do not affect play. Covers should be close to perfect with minor signs of wear or age just becoming evident: slight ring-wear, minor denting to a corner, or writing on the cover should all be noted properly.

VERY GOOD PLUS ---- The record has been handled and played infrequently or very carefully. Not too far from perfect. On a disc, there may be light paper scuffs from sliding in and out of a sleeve or the vinyl or some of the original luster may be lost. A slight scratch that did not affect play would be acceptably VG+ for most collectors.

VERY GOOD ---- Record displays visible signs of handling and playing, such as loss of vinyl luster, light surface scratches, groove wear and spindle trails. Some audible surface noise, but should not overwhelm the musical experience. Usually a cover is VG when one or two of these problems are evident: ring wear, seam splits, bent corners, loss of gloss, stains, etc.

GOOD ---- Well played with little luster and significant surface noise. Despite defects, record should still play all the way through without skipping. Several cover flaws will be apparent, but should not obliterate the artwork.

POOR ---- Any record or cover that does not qualify for the above "Good" grading should be seen as Poor. Several cover flaws.

WOL --- Writing on label

WOJ --- Writing on jacket