M- 1967 GOLD Orig THE MUGWUMPS Pre- WEST COAST FOLK SPOONFUL GARAGE

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37

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    RARE 1967 *GOLD* WB FIRST PRESS                                    

           thee WEST COAST SOUND FOLKROCK

                      THE MUGWUMPS                 

                     USA -GOLD - Warner Brothers - 1697

CLEAN & RARE  44 years old Original 1967 first pressing vinyl of the illusionary MUGWUMPS in TOP condition.

Includes the hard to find printed Warner Brothers inner sleeve 

Mid sixties folky and rock-y hip sounds of the era, it is Cass Elliot's voice that makes this more than your simple harmony singing act. An amazingly consistent album; certainly decent with the obvious comparisons to West Coast folkrock jangles & The Mamas and the Papas who this band evolved into...

The instrumentation changes from song to song. "Everybody's Been Talkin'" has a jangly guitar you'll hear later in albums by The Byrds. A surprising mid song backing arrangement punctuates "Do What They Don't Say." It's unusual how it works because the song has unexpected key changes in odd places.

"You Can't Judge a Book By the Cover" is very bluesy. "Do You Know What I Mean" echoes The Beatles's sound of '63-'64, except more bluesy, especially in the middle.

But it's the voices. In tune. Confident with challenging arrangements. Seeds of their future folk-rock activities can be heard in the male-female harmonic blends. The Mugwumps were short-lived quartet and remembered for their members Cass Elliot and Denny Doherty who would become one-half of the Mamas and the Papas; Zal Yanovsky would join the Lovin' Spoonful; and Jim Hendricks was the odd man out, not achieving any notable subsequent fame. The band was mentioned the lyrics of the Mamas and the Papas song Creeque Alley:

When Cass was a sophomore, planned to go to Swathmore
But she changed her mind one day.
Standin’ on the turnpike, thumb out to hitchhike,
“Take me to New York right away.”
When Denny met Cass he gave her love bumps;
Called John and Zal and that was the Mugwumps.

Each song is quick and energetic, and has a classic 60’s folk-rock feel. The harmonizing is spot on, particularly in Searchin’ and Everybody’s Been Talkin’ where the backups by Cass really shine through, as do the occasional high notes and almost-yelling vocals being hit on the male end. The expressive You Can’t Judge a Book by the Cover outshines the other eight songs on the album for sheer quality, of writing, singing, and performing. Surprisingly, the album doesn’t disappoint, and in fact turns it into a quick and relaxing easy listen. It’s a great tribute to music from the 60’s and though some of the songs sound vaguely familiar - due to the large amount of music of this type made in the time period - each song manages to hold its own with the listener’s ears and stay new.

Cass Elliot, better known as Mama Cass, called The Mugwumps “the first folk rock group ever”, on Johnny Carson. Whether or not that’s true is almost irrelevant. Regardless of whether The Mugwumps were literally the first folk rock group, the rerelease of their only recordings is a welcome release to any fan of sixties folk rock.

Searchin'

I Don't Wanna Know

I'll Remember Tonight

Here It Is Another Day

Do You Know What I Mean

B:

You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover

Everybody's Been Talkin'

Do What They Don't Say

So Fine

CONDITION: The cover: is all around solid, "EX" (excellent) ...no bends, no spit seams, no writing, has but a small ding at bottom right corner and little gold grommet at top left corner (nothing to be concerned !) overall CLEAN...NICE COPY.... 

The vinyl: is all glossy clean and clear M- looks & plays TOP level!  with clean Gold Warner labels

keeper!

A GREAT ADDITION TO ANYONE'S COLLECTION !

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

EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING

All imperfections are noted both cover & record