Paul Revere and the Raiders Like, long hair SEALED LP

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PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS

LIKE, LONG HAIR 

This is perhaps one of the rarest finds of all time. The record alone books at $600 or more...however....THIS IS STILL SEALED...YES! STILL SEALED! MINT IN EVERY WAY! AND, WE ALL KNOW THAT WHEN A RARE RECORD IS SEALED, YOU CAN MORE THAN DOUBLE THAT VALUE!

True, like most  items over 47 years old, you may see some browning along the shrink wrap edges. I can personally add, that anyone that wins the bid will be one very happy camper! mOTE, THE IMAGE USED IS A STOCK IMAGE, DUE TO GLARE FROM WRAP!

Early years

The group, initially located in Boise, Idaho, started as an instrumental rock outfit led by organist Paul Revere (born Paul Revere Dick on January 7, 1938).[1] In his early twenties, Revere already owned several restaurants in Caldwell, Idaho, [2] and first met singer Mark Lindsay (born March 9, 1942, Eugene, Oregon)[3] while picking up an order of hamburger buns from the bakery where Lindsay worked [2] (this circumstance was later referred to in the tongue-in-cheek song "Legend of Paul Revere"). Lindsay joined Revere's band in 1958. Originally called The Downbeats, they changed their name to Paul Revere & The Raiders in 1960 on the eve of their first record release for Gardena Records. The band scored their first Pacific Northwest hit in 1961, with "Like, Long Hair." The song had enough national appeal that it peaked at #38 in the Billboard charts on April 17th, 1961. [4][5]. Revere was drafted, became a conscientious objector [2] and worked at a mental institution for a year and a half of deferred service as a cook, while Mark Lindsay worked at pumping gas in Wilsonville, Oregon. [2] Lindsay, on the strength of their Top 40 hit, toured the U.S. in the Summer of 1961 with a band that featured Leon Russell filling in for Revere on piano [2].

By the summer of 1962 Revere and Lindsay were working together again in Oregon with a version of the Raiders that featured drummer Mike "Smitty" Smith, who would serve two long stints with the band [2]. Around this time, KISN DJ Roger Hart, who was producing teen dances, was looking for a band for hire. At a local bank, Hart had a casual conversation with a teller, who said she'd heard of a band called "Paul Revere-something." Hart obtained Revere's phone number, and they met for lunch. After a brief back-and-forth negotiation, Hart hired the band for one of his teen dances. Soon after, Hart became the group's personal manager. It was Roger Hart who suggested they record "Louie Louie", for which Hart paid them about $50, producing it and placing it on his SANDE label, which in turn got the attention of Columbia Records [6] . According to Mark Lindsay, the Northwest Raiders were a "bunch of white-bread kids doing their best to sound black. We got signed to Columbia (Records) on the strength of sounding like this." [6] Whether the Raiders or The Kingsmen recorded "Louie Louie" first is a matter of some controversy; however, both groups recorded in the exact same studio in Portland, Oregon. Although beaten in the charts by The Kingsmen's version, Paul Revere & The Raiders built a longer career. [7] Paul Revere and the Raiders consisted at this point of Revere, Lindsay, Smith, guitarist Drake Levin and bassist Mike "Doc" Holliday, who was replaced in early 1965 by Phil Volk [8].