RARE  LP ECLECTIC PROGRESSIVE KRAUTROCK GERMAN PSYCH MONSTER RECORD Album

                          FRUMPY

                                                                                           " FRUMPY 2 " 

ABSOLUTE RARE LP !!! FRUMPY , extreme rare second album , great ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING VINYL 1971 STEREO GERMAN PHILIPS 6305 098  / MEGA RARE Gimmix 6 PART-MULTI-FOLDOUT ROUND cover!!!

The four musicians who formed FRUMPY were all members of Irishman O' Brian-Docker's folkband The City Preachers, which he founded in Hamburg in 1965. The City Preachers played an excellent blend of American and British folk music and had, sometimes, over a dozen people on stage. Discontent with singer Dagmar Krause, drummer Carsten Bohn left the City Preachers in November 1969 and took singer Inga Rumpf, French keyboarder Jean-Jacques Kravetz and guitarist Karl-Heinz Schott with him to form FRUMPY. In spring of 1970, FRUMPY started a successful tour of France. The same year, they went on a 50 concert tour with SPOOKY TOOTH, and played with YES, HUMBLE PIE and RENAISSANCE. In autumn of 1970, FRUMPY released the first album "All Will Be Changed" which contained only own material with the exception of a Richie Havens cover.The Following year guitarist Rainer Baumann joined FRUMPY and played on the bands second LP "Frumpy 2".

 In Germany, the album was well received and proved that rock music from Germany could live up to international standard. Their music combines jazz, soul and eastern elements with the keyboards as the most important instrument. FRUMPY topped the Musik Express poll as the most popular German rock group of the year and the newspaper FAZ assisted singer Inga Rumpf to be "the country's biggest individual talent", but a tour of England with MOTT THE HOOPLE failed to attract popularity in Britain. Musical differences with keyboarder Kravetz caused him to leave FRUMPY, in spring 1972, to record a solo Lp with Inga Rumpf singing one song. But he returned for the recording sessions of FRUMPY's third LP "By The Way". But FRUMPY disbanded after a farewell concert on June 26, 1972. Inga Rumpf, Jean-Jacques Kravetz and Karl-Heinz Schott formed ATLANTIS. The year 1990 saw a FRUMPY reunio and a new LP "Now!".

Very rare original first pressing on the black ( ! ) vinyl. Comes with gimmick FOLD OUT COVER . Coloured copies are common. But the black first pressings are very very rare AND SOUNDS A LOT BETTER!!!!

Tracklist:        Side one- 1-Good Winds [10;02], 2-how the Gipsy was born [10:05].

                        Side two- 1-Take care of illusion [7:30], 2-Duty [12:09].

Condition:    RECORD VINYL LP is NEAR MINT NM- condition,has some light surface hairlines scuffs marks from storaging [38 years] and the fold out round cover did not help to keep it in mint condition. 

The sensitive gimmick cover foldout-pictures (innersleeve) are in NM- condition [ Clean like NEW !!!! ] are complete,only two of the spines are seperated,sticker from special LONDON import on the back,but looks beautiful(NM-).

    A legendary prog album with just 4 long tracks,it definitely will rock you....

                             Very very hard to find in this condition......

More interesting , obscure and rare original Records of the past ( Psych-Kraut-Electronic-U.K. / US-Progressive-Psychedelic, Garage, Acid-Folk & Classic Rock Originals as well as Jazz & Blues,Metal...) you can see in my other auctions....      

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                                        Records are graded visually.

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Number of Records/Weight
(including mailer)

CANADA:

QUEBEC: $7.99 (1 LP) - $9.99 (2-6 RECORDS)

ONTARIO: $8.99 (1 LP) - $11.99 (2-6 RECORDS)

ALL OTHER PROVENCES: $8.99 (1 LP) - $14.99 (2-6 RECORDS)

U.S. 

 (Air): $8.99 (1 LP - under .500kg) - $14.99 (2-3 RECORDS - under 1kg)

Expedited (with Tracking #): $16.99 (1 LP - under .500kg) - $17.99 (2-6 RECORDS 2-3: under 1kg)

INTERNATIONAL

(Air): $14.99 (1 LP - under .500kg) - $33.99 (2-3 RECORDS - under 1kg)

Please note that some heavier vinyl, gate-fold jackets, inserts, etc. may increase weight equivalent to 2 records.      I also use +/- if I feel a record comes between a grade  

LP condition GRADING system:

M (MINT) : Sealed, never opened or played, new in original package.

NM (NEAR MINT) : Near perfect copy, played only a few times. At worst it may have one or two insignificant flaws. This is the highest grade I give for a non-sealed (used) record.

EX (EXCELLENT) : Clean copy, slight surface marks/hairlines, cover has minor defaults.

VG++ (VERY GOOD++) : More surface marks, minor flaws, or cover wear, minor edge wear (cover). Nothing serious but is not graded EX because of few minor defaults.

VG+ (VERY GOOD +) : Played a lot, will show signs of handling, has marks, possibly few light scratches but no jumps or sticks. Cover wear (light ring wear, heavier corner or edge wear on cover).

VG (VERY GOOD) : Used record, played a lot, has marks, few scratches, some crackling while playing and but no jumps or sticks. Still quite listenable. Cover may have heavy corner, edge wear or split seams.

G (GOOD) : Played a lot and more (but still playable), lot of scratches, crackles a lot while playing, may have jump or sticks and cover is damaged...so not so good ! This record must be very rare to be proposed in this state !!!

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