PYRAMIDS Play Penetration BEST LP 1964

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Apr 18, 2010 Sold Date

Apr 11, 2010 Start Date

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Description

ARTIST:.....Pyramids

TITLE:.....Play Penetration

LABEL:.....Best LPM 1001 (mono)

YEAR:.....1964

CONDITION:
Record: SIDE ONE: VG++ (no scratches or scuffs)
Record: SIDE TWO: VG++ (no scratches or scuffs)
Cover: VG++ (original shrink wrap, no split seams, no ring wear, no cover tears, no smudges )

NOTES:.....One of the last surf bands to emerge, the Pyramids were one of the best marketed. When their initial single "The Pyramid Stomp" fizzled nationally, the group's bassist Steve Leonard decided to analyzed the Chantay's "Pipelin" and came up with a clever variation of that opening reverb riff. In early 1964, The Pyramids made the Top 20 with "Penetration, helped by the promotion of John Hodge, the group's manager. The Long Beach, California group achieved some notoriety after Hodge convinced them to shave their heads just as the British Invasion and became "America's answer to the Beatles." During their concerts they'd wear Beatle wigs which they would throw to the audience halfway through the show revealing their bald heads. Hired girls would then storm the stage. Other gimmicks were arriving at a job on elephants or in a helicopter. The gimmicks worked and they were soon appearing on Bandstand and Hullabaloo and in the beach movie Bikini Beach. Hodge wasn't as good at investing the money as he was at helping them earn it. After several bad investments they disbanded after recording one album and a few non - hit singles.

PLAYLIST:
Side 1:Penetration...Louie Louie...Paul...Long tall Texan...Koko Joe...Walkin' the dog...
Side 2:Out of limits...Here comes Marsha...Pyramid stomp...Do the Slauson...Everybody...Sticks and skins...

RECORD GRADING:
(SS) STILL SEALED.....never opened, still in original shrink wrap.....
(M-) MINT.....like new, no noticeable flaws whatsover.....
(VG++) VERY GOOD PLUS PLUS.....slightly less than mint, showing the slightest bit of wear.....
(VG+) VERY GOOD PLUS .....still in great condition but showing a bit more wear.....
(VG) VERY GOOD.....still acceptable but showing quite a bit of wear.....
A + or - (plus or minus) denotes slightly better or slightly less than a grade.

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