MOBY GRAPE Truly Fine Citizen 1969 UK CBS 1st PRESS - NEAR MINT
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Jan 19, 2018
Sold Date
Jan 9, 2018
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£ 25
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MOBY GRAPE Truly Fine Citizen 1969 UK CBS 1st PRESS - NEAR MINT
MOBY GRAPETruly Fine Citizen
1969 UK CBS (63698) FIRST PRESSING
GREAT COPY - SEEN LITTLE USE - PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE SOLID ORANGE CBS LABELS
MATRIX: SBPG 63698-A1 / SBPG 63698-B1
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FRONT LAMINATED COVER "Sleeve printed by Quality Stationery Limited, London E.C.1."
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE DIE-CUT INNER SLEEVE WITH "PATENT APPLIED FOR" AND "MADE IN ENGLAND" PRINTED IN BLUE
1969's Truly Fine Citizen was the last gasp for the original incarnation of Moby Grape. The departures of guitarist Skip Spence and bassist Bob Mosley had reduced the once-mighty band to a trio, and session-man Bob Moore had to be brought in to fill out the lineup. Columbia Records decided Moby Grape needed a break from producer and studio collaborator David Rubinson, and they were sent to Nashville to record with Bob Johnston, best known for his work with Bob Dylan. Johnston reportedly began the sessions by announcing the album had to be recorded in a mere three days, and if the musicians didn't like it they were free to leave. And Moby Grape were in the midst of an ugly legal dispute with their manager that resulted in most of the songs on the album being credited to Tom Dell'ara, their road manager. Given all this, it's a pleasant surprise that Truly Fine Citizen isn't a disaster -- it's a loose but amiable set of sunny psychedelic pop-rock with a decided country influence. Guitarists Peter Lewis and Jerry Miller had already shown their country leanings on Moby Grape '69, and here it comes to the forefront with some solid Nashville-style picking, and their harmonies with drummer Don Stevenson remain one of the highlights of the group's sound. There are a few good songs on board, including "Looper" (which had been in the Grape's repertoire since their earliest days), the sunny "Changes, Circles Spinning" and the title cut, a tribute to a mystic healer the band had met on the road.
Side 1:
Changes, Circles Spinning (2:24)
Looper (3:01)
Truly Fine Citizen (1:45)
Beautiful Is Beautiful (2:27)
Love Song (2:16)
Side 2:
Right Before My Eyes (2:01)
Open Up Your Heart (2:32)
Now I Know High (6:06)
Treat Me Bad (2:15)
Tongue-Tied (1:57)
Love Song, Part Two (2:38)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, fresh and unmarked labels - seen little use - a few fine spindle traces
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like-new
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Plays beautifully throughout - a touch of low-level surface between some of the tracks - nothing really - nice warm Nashville sound
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Clean and unmarked - a couple of knocks to the laminate top and bottom edges - nothing major - all spine text is clear and bold
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £18.00 (International Signed For delivery)
Combined Post: for items purchased within any 10 day period - additional records £1 (UK) £2 (Europe including Russia) £3 (International)
Guarantee: all records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way I will email you when payment has been received to let you know when the item will be posted. Please leave feedback upon receipt of the item so that I know you have received it safely. Thanks 818 (GS 7.0.10 (818))
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