SOFT SLIPPER 1972 DE WOLFE PSYCH LP PRETTY THINGS HEAR
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WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS…
SOFT SLIPPER "Sing Me A Song"
ORIGINAL 1972 LP on the UK De Wolfe label, STEREO DW/LP 3200
Cover: VG++, some corner crimping but very nice
Vinyl: LOOKS NEW, plays NEAR MINT
You've heard of the Electric Banana, right? A series of three albums recorded by the Pretty Things under an alias for the UK De Wolfe library label. Well, how many of you have ever heard of THIS little obscurity by the "Soft Slipper?" That's what I thought. But there on the back cover are 14 songs each with the songwriting credit "Holman/May." Don't know who "Holman" is, but "May" is of course Phil May, lead singer of the Pretty Things, who sings on six of the seven vocal cuts on this album. No surprise that the songs are great, but what's really surprising is that, despite the release date of 1972, these songs actually SOUND like they're from the same 1967/1968 bag as their Electric Banana stuff. Check out the groovy swirling breathy UK popsike perfection of "Baby Jane" below, for a taste, with its proto-Tyrannosaurus Rex flute-led faeries and unicorns and teacups Swinging London vibe. It's kinda like finding a lost British popsike treasure from 1968 because, needless to say, this ain't been reissued and probably never will be. But Pretty Things fans and, heck, fans of late 60's British popsike in general, really need to forget about that 1972 date and spin this Carnaby Street treasure. Who knows when another one will show up?
HEAR IT!
The less exciting stuff
Media mail shipping with delivery confirmation starts at $4.00 in the US, with each additional record only $1 additional shipping. ALL DOMESTIC ORDERS REQUIRE DELIVERY CONFIRMATION, WHICH IS AN EXTRA 75 CENTS. Air mail shipping to Canada starts at $10 US, each additional record $2 shipping. Air mail shipping everywhere else in the world starts at $16 US, with each additional record only $3 shipping. ALL FOREIGN ORDERS REQUIRE CERTIFICATE OF SHIPMENT, WHICH IS AN EXTRA $1.10. I accept payments through Paypal.
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SHIPPING AND PACKAGING
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NOW IT’S YOUR TURN…
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