SORROWS "Pink Purple Yellow & Red" RARE Aussie ASTOR 7", UK R&B freakbeat

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SORROWS “Pink Purple Yellow & Red” RARE Aussie ASTOR 7”, UK R&B freakbeat

The Sorrows – Pink, Purple, Yellow and Red 7” (orig. Australia Astor MONO AP-1390)

Australian Release date: August 1967 (UK Release date: 9 June 1967).

On offer here is an EXTREMELY RARE original Australian issue of the seventh (and final) British 7” single by THE SORROWS.  “Pink, Purple, Yellow and Red” is an extraordinary atmospheric freakbeat song about depression, with snotty vocals, fuzzy guitar leads and a superb melody.  The flipside is a fuzzed-out cover version of New York band THE LOVIN’ SPOONFUL (definitely my favourite SORROWS single).

THIS IS WHAT SEPARATES THE CONTENDERS FROM THE PRETENDERS IN THE MUSIC SWEEPSTAKES.  Be sure to check out the YouTube links below!

weblinks:

(1) A to Z of Coventry Bands: The Sorrows - https://sites.google.com/site/bandsfromcoventry/coventry-bands-a-to-z/coventry-bands-s/the-sorrows

(2) Sound clip “Pink, Purple, Yellow and Red” – www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV44sY9mmqM (CD version)

(3) Sound clip “My Gal” – www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePZJf5y6yXc

SIDE 1

1.          Pink, Purple, Yellow and Red     Writ: Reverbepi Despota, English lyrics by The Sorrows

SIDE 2

2.         My Gal                                     Writ: John Sebastian – Zal Yanovsky – Steve Boone – Joe Butler – Jim Kweskin – Erik Jacobsen

PERSONNEL

     Philip ‘Pip’ Whitcher     lead vocals, rhythm guitar

     Roger Lomas                lead guitar

     Wez Price                    bass guitar

     Bruce Finlay                 drums

Recorded in England—UK.

GRADING (also refer photos)

Record:              

visual: EX beautiful glossy sheen—insignificant hairlines & few very light surface scuffs only (seen under strong light).

audible: EX sounds superb overall despite some insignificant underlying static.  A HIGHLY ENJOYABLE LISTENING EXPERIENCE!

labels: HARDLY ANY SPINDLE WEAR / light surface wear (side 2).

sleeve: original “Astor” sleeve.

POSSIBLY THE BEST COPY OF THE DISC THAT YOU WILL EVER SEE!!

GRADING DESCRIPTION

COVER

M:      Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-:    Slightly less than MINT.

EX:     Very light wear and/or creasing—defects will be noted.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+:   Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG:     Some ring-wear and other signs of aging are apparent—defects will be noted.

VG-:   Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G:       More obvious ring-wear, seam-splits, stains etc—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the cover is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

RECORD

M:      Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-:    Slightly less than MINT.

EX:     Very light scuffs.  Record played infrequently, with little or no reduction in sound quality.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+:   Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG:     Lightly scuffed/marked record, with acceptable sound quality—defects will be noted.

VG-:   Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G:       More obvious scratches, with some deterioration in sound quality—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the record is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

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