THE BOYS "Who Was That?" RARE 1980 Aussie indie 7" Adelaide power-pop
  A$   44
  $   28

 


A$ 44 Sold For
Nov 10, 2013 Sold Date
Nov 3, 2013 Start Date
A$   15 Start price
7   Number Of Bids
  Australia Country Of Seller
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THE BOYS “Who Was That?” RARE 1980 Aussie indie 7” Adelaide 1960’s influenced power-pop

 

The Boys – Who Was That? 7” (orig. Australia EMI Custom STEREO 13056)

Release date: December 1980.  Recording date(s): 1980.

 

On offer here is a VERY RARE original issue of the only 7” single by Adelaide-based 1960’s INFLUENCED POWER-POP band, THE BOYS.  This particular copy comes inside a plain white sleeve.

 

weblink:

(1) “Girls From Tahiti” Blogpage - http://girlsfromtahiti.blogspot.com.au/2010/10/boys-australia-1980.html

 

 

SIDE 1

1.          Who Was That?        Writ: Gary Burrows

SIDE 2

2.         I Don’t Wanna Go      Writ: Gary Burrows

 

PERSONNEL

     Noel Keers                lead vocals

     Angie Agius               guitar, vocals

     Les Miles                   guitar, vocals

     Jock Howlett            bass guitar

     Gary Burrows            drums, vocals

Recorded at Pepper Studios in Adelaide—Australia.

Produced by Rick Kent.  Engineered by John McDiarmid.

Special thanks to Leon Halliday.

 

GRADING to follow . . .

 

On 09-Nov-13 at 15:10:05 AEDST, seller added the following information:

GRADING (also refer photos)

Record:

visual: M- beautiful glossy sheen—few insignificant hairlines only (seen under strong light).

audible: M- sounds superb despite some completely insignificant underlying surface noise.  A HIGHLY ENJOYABLE LISTENING EXPERIENCE!

labels: HARDLY ANY SPINDLE WEAR (side 1), light spindle wear (side 2).

THIS POWER-POP 45 HAS HARDLY SEEN THE LIGHT OF DAY SINCE IT WAS RELEASED 30+ YEARS AGO.  IMPRESSIVE COPY – BID WITH CONFIDENCE!

 

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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