RARE 1973 WHITE LABEL PROMO 1st "MONTROSE" = HIGH ENERGY HARD ROCK JAMMER LP

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    RARE! 1973 ADVANCED RELEASED WHITE LABEL PROMOTIONAL 
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1973 ADVANCED RELEASED WHITE LABEL PROMOTIONAL .....

Very rare final collectible artifact in this pre-release format from 45 years ago...While considered a classic by many hard rock fans, the album's reputation has grown over time. In the 80s, "Hit Parader" named it at the Top 100 of Heavy Rock albums all time.
Arguably ONE OF the greatest American hard rock albums - ever, Montrose’s 1973 debut is a stunning display of instrumental and vocal prowess. As the prototypical 4-piece – guitar/vocals/bass/drums – they recorded one of the all-time essential slabs of heavy rock.
Ronnie Montrose makes a tremendous leap from in-demand session musician to bandleader and legit guitar hero, Sam Hagar (wasn’t even Sammy yet) sets the standard for American rock vocals, Bill “the Electric” Church lays down some amazingly fat basslines, and Denny Carmassi smacks his drums with intense precision and manly vigor.

Montrose is a truly groundbreaking album, wildly influential on future generations of hard rock and metal bands. Incredibly tight, musically exciting, with relatively short songs (for the era) Montrose forged a new, bracingly kinetic sound, fresher than the competition. Avoiding the lengthy jamming of Led Zeppelin or Deep Purple, much less crushingly heavy than Black Sabbath, not needing the theatricality of Alice Cooper or Kiss or Queen, more talented and less over-reaching than Grand Funk, tighter than BTO or The Amboy Dukes, less overtly boogie/blues oriented and more streamlined than Foghat or the James Gang, less ponderous than Rush or Uriah Heep, less myopic than Mahoghany Rush, not at all scary like early Blue Oyster Cult, more catchy than Cactus (well..., uh, no) or Crow (yes), and harder rocking than the southern rock bands. Note: we honestly adore all (well, most) of the above-mentioned bands, just using them for contrast.

Sammy Hager and Ronnie Montrose managed one more album together, and no where as good as this one, before collapsing under the weight of the two competing gigantic egos, but, again, this album is their real classic. At least three songs on this album still make frequent rotation on most hard rock and classic rock stations, at least on the West Coast. Both Hagar and Ronnie Montrose admit it was a career peak....CRANK IT UP!!!   

Side 1

1.    "Rock the Nation" (Ronnie Montrose)    3:03
2.    "Bad Motor Scooter" (Sammy Hagar)    3:41
3.    "Space Station #5" (Hagar, Montrose)    5:18
4.    "I Don't Want It" (Hagar, Montrose)    2:58
Side 2

5.    "Good Rockin' Tonight" (Roy Brown)    2:59
6.    "Rock Candy" (Denny Carmassi, Bill Church, Hagar, Montrose)    5:05
7.    "One Thing on My Mind" (Hagar, Montrose, J. Sanchez)    3:41
8.    "Make It Last" (Hagar)    5:31           
CONDITION: The cover: rated: M- TOP COPY, unique VERY RARE PROMO STICKER on front cover...fresh appearance, 45 years of age and very well cared for...fresh colors, there are no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing  ...

The vinyl: Rated: M- very CLEAN top copy, playing perfect...no surface issues ...
crank it up!!!   both white promo WB labels are clean              A cool addition to anyone's music library!






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