HUGO "Hey Watch Out" RARE 1969 Aussie 7" snarly garage punk DJ BIO INSERT

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HUGO “Hey! Watch Out” RARE 1969 Aussie 7” snarly garage punk DJ BIO INSERT

Hugo – Hey! Watch Out 7” (orig. Australia Festival MONO FK-3159, DJ BIO INSERT + “SAMPLE RECORD NOT FOR SALE” red bullet sticker)

Release date: August 1969.

On offer here is an ULTRA RARE original issue of the only 7” single by Adelaide-based group, HUGO.  Both sides of this 45 were written by lead vocalist/drummer TED MARTIN.  The A-side of this 45 could very well be one of the FINEST AUSSIE 1960’s GARAGE PUNK TRACKS EVER COMMITTED TO VINYL!  Be sure to check out the YouTube links below.

weblinks:

(1) Sound clip “Hey! Watch Out” - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfGl9BCT3Ko

(2) Sound clip “Girl in the Garden” - www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZr6pL199yk

Excerpt from “Tomorrow Is Today: Australia in the psychedelic era, 1966-1970” (Iain McIntyre):

“Hey! Watch Out” is a slightly snarly and rather lascivious garage punker by obscure Adelaide power-trio Hugo, which is all done and dusted in just two minutes and ten seconds.  The B-side “Girl in the Garden” is more of the same, with a rather neat fade-in, some cool throbbing bass work, and a tight little drum break in the middle – and it only goes for 1 min 52 secs.  Not until the punk era of almost a decade later would pop songs ever be this short again.

SIDE 1

1.         Hey! Watch Out (2:15)        Writ: Ted Martin

SIDE 2

2.         Girl in the Garden (1:55)      Writ: Ted Martin

PERSONNEL

     Ted Martin                lead vocals, drums

     Clyde Prince              lead guitar

     Neville d’Hoedt         bass guitar

Recorded by Goodman Independent Record Productions in Adelaide—Australia.

Produced by Max Pepper.

GRADING (also refer photos)

Record:

visual: M- beautiful glossy sheen—hard to fault.

audible: M- SOUNDS SUPERB – A HIGHLY ENJOYABLE LISTENING EXPERIENCE!

labels: HARDLY ANY SPINDLE WEAR, “Sample Record” red bullet sticker (side 1), writing on both sides (ex-radio station copy).

DJ bio insert: EX light handling wear (corner creasing).

THIS 45 HAS HARDLY SEEN THE LIGHT OF DAY SINCE IT WAS RELEASED 44 YEARS AGO.  IMPRESSIVE COPY – BID WITH CONFIDENCE!

GRADING DESCRIPTION

COVER

M:      Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-:    Slightly less than MINT.

EX:    Very light wear and/or creasing—defects will be noted.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+:   Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG:     Some ring-wear and other signs of aging are apparent—defects will be noted.

VG-:   Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G:       More obvious ring-wear, seam-splits, stains etc—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the cover is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

RECORD

M:      Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-:    Slightly less than MINT.

EX:    Very light scuffs.  Record played infrequently, with little or no reduction in sound quality.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+:   Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG:     Lightly scuffed/marked record, with acceptable sound quality—defects will be noted.

VG-:   Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G:       More obvious scratches, with some deterioration in sound quality—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the record is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

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