STROLLERS Dying Path MALAYSIAN DOOMY FUNK PSYCH 45 HEAR
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WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS…
THE STROLLERS "Just As I Am" b/w "Dying Path"
Original 1960s/1970s 45 on the Malaysian CBS label
Vinyl: Plays VG++ to EXCELLENT
Wonder what these Malaysian pop heads were smoking when they laid down the B-side to this freakish reverse image picture sleeve post-acid monstrosity sometime in the peyote-hazed years between 1969 and 1973. Well then, I guess we just answered our own question. Forget the top-side, "Just As I Am," the Strollers' obligatory nod toward the Casey Kasem countdown of Kuala Lumpur, and instead head directly to that doomy-titled suicide ode "Dying Path." Actually, it's FAR from being a "Signed DC" drug overdose downer, instead it's a big old hairy Malaysian funkified freakout, all chukka chukka Petey Wheatstraw guitars and chunky bottom bass wobble. The effects of the bad acid remain in the heavily echoed vocals and wailing frenzied Santana guitar, and the ever-flying Hammond suggests the latest single to hit the Woolworths stores in Singapore was probably the Spencer Davis Group's "I'm A Man," four or five years after the rest of the world. That and the first two Santana albums, because "Dying Path" ends with a nifty little "Gypsy Queen" coda, more spliff-thick wah wah guitar and the screams and moans of five kids trapped on a faraway island while luckier kids stateside could see Blue Cheer and the MC5 every Tuesday night. The picture sleeve says all you need to know - five reverse negative dudes looking hairier than the stage at an Acid Mothers Temple show, ominously looming over a sickly-blue moon. Acid may have made Carnaby Street fun and colorful, but in the Far East, it apparently brought out a lot of deep-seeded issues.
HEAR IT!
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First class shipping is $4.00 in the US, with each additional record only $1 additional shipping. Delivery confirmation included in the shipping costs. Air mail shipping to Canada starts at $6 US, each additional record $2 shipping. Air mail shipping everywhere else in the world starts at $8 US, with each additional record only $3 shipping.
I try to grade as best as I can, and I list as many blemishes/imperfections I can find (writing, ringwear, scuff marks, etc.) – Also, please note that I DO listen to these albums – I may not listen to every track, but my grades are based on LISTENING, not just looking at it, since chances are you’ll be listening to the record you buy, not just looking at it. Most of the albums I sell are the ones I’ve enjoyed for years – and I treat my records with kid gloves. But sounds speak louder than words, so check out the sound clips below – they’re from the actual record you’re bidding on.
SHIPPING AND PACKAGING
Listen, I buy a bunch of records too (when I’m not getting outbid at the last second, which is more often than not) – and I know what it’s like to get a rare, one-of-a-kind album packaged dangerously in a flimsy bubblewrap package. I hate that too. So rest assured, I ALWAYS package albums with stiff cardboard reinforcements, same for 45s. And yes, the records are removed from the sleeves (for albums). I ship out once a week, every Friday, because I have a regular day job. But I’d be willing to give that up if you’d all be so kind as to bid my items up to stupidly high amounts.
And finally, I include delivery confirmation on all shipments inside the US. This is my proof of shipment, and also helps us to track your package if it doesn’t arrive when it should. I will email you within 2 days of shipment and give you the confirmation number at that time. Insurance is always optional, but for larger orders, it’s highly recommended. Unfortunately, there isn’t a cost-effective way of tracking parcels to foreign countries yet, and shipping times vary depending on your country’s postal system. Italy in particular seems to be really bad at delivering packages quickly, or delivering packages at all, now that you mention it. I will always email you when your package ships, but once it’s on its way, please don’t ask me when it will arrive because I don’t know. If the world’s postal systems can ever agree on a universal tracking system that’s affordable, I’ll be the first to use it.
NOW IT’S YOUR TURN…
I will always leave positive feedback for successful transactions, and would appreciate the same in return. All I ask of you is the following – please pay for your items within 14 days of the close of auction. Compared to other sellers, that’s a generous amount of time, so if you don’t pay within 2 weeks, then I have to assume something’s wrong. You’ll get an Ebay payment reminder at that point, and possibly a decapitated horse head in your bed. If, after 30 days, you still haven’t forked up the cash, I’ll relist the item and yell at you if I ever see you in town.
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