MONO () 1965 MIDWEST GARAGE ARTIFACT "GESTURES" "CASTAWAYS" RAW ROCK GEM

$ 89

$ 89 Sold For

Jun 27, 2021 Sold Date

Jun 22, 2021 Start Date

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ORIGINAL(((MONO))) 1965 absolute FIRST PRESS ..|/\|...............................................|/\|..
BIG HITS OF MID AMERICA - 2
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USA - SOMA - MG 1246 - MONOPHONIC

Straight from the garage --- the REAL DEAL :::

PLAYS CLEAN IN GLORIOUS MONOPHONIC
VASTLY UNAWARE ... primo first 1965 (RARE!) issue of NON- album tracks by LOCAL MINNESOTA garage-rock teen scene golden essentials -- a HOT-BED area for sixties garage-rock lost/found talents.
Spear-headed by the ever popular GESTURES and national break-out group THE CASTAWAYS,
Volume TWO of the three-volume set was the BEST of the batch, showcasing the mid sixties RAW/PRIMITIVE and CRUDE talents from this ever potent north west region.

Choice picked talents from the area ...NOT A BAD TRACK on the entire album:::

ALL KILLER - NO FILLER

The Soma Records Story is the vision of one man, Amos (Soma spelled backward) Heilicher, who owned the biggest distributorship in the Twin Cities.
Tied in to the area's Kay Bank Studios and the pressing plant that went in with it, Heilicher was smart enough to start recording rock & roll bands by the carload, offering 1,000 copy pressings of any group that wanted to buy some studio time and make a record. No Sam Phillips when it came to assessing the value of then new '60s music, Heilicher just locally test-marketed the small garage band glories, and if anything smelled like a hit, he got it out there and started working it, occasionally snaring a national biggie in the bargain (CASTAWAYS, TRASHMEN) making this one of the most power-packed collections of local mid-'60s garage rock ever assembled -- and THIS IS the 1965 (((MONO))) rare as hell first pressing when playing with tremendous audio fidelity - no surface issues!
Yes, this is an indispensable piece of rock & roll history, Midwest style.

A
     –The Castaways     Liar, Liar     1:52
    –The Chancellors     Yo! Yo!     2:22
    –The High Spirits     Tossin' & Turnin'     2:18
   –The Gestures     Run, Run, Run     2:18
     –The Chancellors     So Fine     2:18
     –The Gestures     Candlelight     2:23
B
     –The High Spirits     (Turn On Your) Love Light     2:47
     –The Chancellors     Little Latin Lupe Lu     2:32
     –The Castaways     Sam     2:33
     –The Gestures     Don't Mess Around     2:19
     –The Chancellors     I'm A Man     2:34
     –The Gestures     It Seems To Me     2:27
CONDITION:
The cover: rated: "EX" (excellent) you won't likely find a better copy from 54 years - and a local pressing - anywhere, now or later. Most copies surviving are understandably trashed by over a half century later. There are no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing ...

The vinyl: Rated: VG++ (better clean audio) despite visual few minor light scuffs, visually vastly clean meas , and it does, this special survivor plays with really clean audio ... both MONO Soma labels are clean as well ... last chance romance artifact

BIG HITS OF MID AMERICA - 2

A cool addition to anyone's music library!
SEE: SELLERS OTHER ITEMS (((similar grooves for "head" people...)))

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GRADING SCALE: M, M-, EX, VG++,VG+, VG, VG- M   Completely clean, no marks, plays clean
M-   Carefully used, looks clean, plays clean, shiny gloss, plays clean
EX   Faint scuff or superficial mark, near M-, high gloss, plays clean VG++ Glossy with minimal scuffing or light mark playing very nice, enjoyable
VG+ a bit more scuff or marks still plays well with very minimal surface at worse VG   more marks/scratches only minor, nothing deep, no loud clicks or pops         this grade is abused by many, VG here does not mean "trashed" VG- surface noise present, will not have skips or jumps ALL PAYMENTS SHOULD BE MADE WITHIN 5 DAYS Of AUCTIONS END BIDDERS PLEASE = Do Not Bid If You Are Not Serious About Following Through The Transaction! ALL ITEMS GUARANTEED FOR WINNING BID - LESS SHIPPING!