ELEPHANT'S MEMORY ON BEATLES' APPLE LABEL w/JOHN LENNON RARE ORIG'72 LP w/SHRINK

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·       ELEPHANT’S MEMORY (WITH JOHN LENNON AND YOKO ONO, GUITAR AND VOCALS, RESPECTIVELY) – THE SELF-TITLED THIRD ALBUM, FIRST ON APPLE LABEL (“ELEPHANTS MEMORY”), PRODUCED AND ARRANGED BY JOHN LENNON - ORIGINAL 1972 APPLE RECORDS STEREO LP SMAS-3389

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       ORIGINAL APPLE LABEL (GREEN APPLE ON ONE SIDE, SPLIT APPLE ON THE OTHER

·       CAPITOL RECORDS, WINCHESTER, VA  PRESSING

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL GATEFOLD COVER, MADE OF THICK CARDBOARD (AMERICAN STYLE) 

·       COVER IS STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINK (CELLOPHANE) WRAP

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

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This is a great, overlooked, hard blues/rock album.  Elephant's Memory are probably most known for their work on the flawed John Lennon & Yoko Ono double LP Sometime in New York City. Though John Lennon's earnest but misguided stab at radical Left politics really mar the lyrical content of the album, one thing is certain: Elephant's Memory provide a thumpin' backdrop for it.  Songs like "Attica State" and "John Sinclair" groove harder than just about anything else in John Lennon's vast discography.

The sturdy, swaying backing they provide on Some Time in New York City is definitely present on this, their second self-titled album.  It opens with one of the best 70s political rock anthems nobody ever heard, "Liberation Special."  "Baddest of the Mean" slows things down a bit, and seems headed for doom from the outset, but slowly builds a steady groove, as do most of the tracks that follow.  Lead vocalist (and sax player) Stan Bronstein has a good voice, one that foreshadows Dave Vanian of The Damned and Jon Spencer.  In fact, "Gypsy Wolf" would fit comfortably on Machine Gun Etiquette. While each member of Elephant's Memory is a competent musician, the band generates its power from the rhythm section of Rick Frank (on drums) and Gary Van Scyoc (on bass).  They give each track on this album visceral thump.  Produced by John and Yoko (who also contribute backing vocals and guitar on a few tracks), Elephant's Memory will probably generate comparisons to other blues/Southern rock acts like Lynyrd Skynyrd and Little Feat.  What separates this group from those two is that they are willing to jam, and sacrifice themselves to a groove without necessarily having to rely on the guitar solo as the primary form of boogie-woogie.  Elephant's Memory is a gift for any fan of solid rock n' roll.  Some might be scared away by the politics of the group, but their ideological leanings are engulfed by the propulsive swing of their music.

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ANONYMOUS ONLINE REVIEW AT RATEYOURMUSIC.COM

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·       CONDITION:

·       RECORD

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(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL AS STRONG NEAR MINT. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)          The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(c)           The record comes in its original, custom, inner sleeve, which is UNIQUE to this album.

(d)          Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·                               THE COVER

COVER IS STRONG NEAR MINT,  STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL ►SHRINK WRAP

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging (BARELY VISIBLE)

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

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