TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS | Crimson & Clover | 1969 VINYL LP
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Tommy James & The Shondells
Crimson & Clover
Artist: Tommy James & The Shondells
Title: Crimson & Clover
Release Year: 1969
Pressing Year: 1969
Label: Roulette Records
Catalog Number: SR 42023
Run-Out Stamped: RSD 528A Bell Sound
Run-Out Etched: AB 692
Format: 33 RPM • 12” Album • Stereo
UPC: none
This recording, the highest-charting album by Tommy James & The Shondells (it made the Top Ten), marked the arrival of the group's psychedelic style and featured the chart-topping title tune Crystal Blue Persuasion, which just missed the top of the charts, and the Top 40 hit Do Something To Me. It's hard to believe that the elegant, eclectic pop recordings of this album were made by the same people who turned in the rockers I Think We're Alone Now and Mony Mony. But Tommy James & The Shondells were pop professionals ready and willing to follow the Sgt. Pepper trend into experimentation, as long as it panned out commercially. Even the most dedicated hack gets lucky, however, and Tommy James was lucky more often than most. Crimson & Clover retains a campy appeal ages after the '60s, and if the filler on the album is even sillier now than it was then ("Hello, banana, I am a tangerine," indeed!), it's no less fun.
Side One: Side Two: Crimson & Clover [unedited version] Crystal Blue Persuasion Kathleen McArthur Sugar On Sunday I Am A Tangerine Breakaway Do Something To Me Smokey Roads I’m AlivePersonnel: Tommy James (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards); Eddie Gray (guitar, backing vocals); Peter Lucia (drums, percussion, backing vocals); Ronnie Rosman (keyboards, backing vocals) Mike Vale (bass, backing vocals).
VINYL GRADE: VG+
Notes: Minimal surface noise. A good cleaning is all this one needs. Not warped.
LABEL GRADE: VG+
Notes: Neither side has ring wear, spindle wear, tape, or writing. Standard black Roulette (white “O”) curved text logo on yellow/orange color blocks. Text is black on yellow/orange color blocks.
SLEEVE GRADE: VG
Notes: Original plain white paper. No rips, no tape, no writing, no holes, no stains, some crinkles, some yellowing. Corners rounded, circles cut in centers to display label. Three-inch split at center of bottom edge.
JACKET GRADE: VG+
Notes: No ring wear, no splits, no tape, no stains, no writing. Edges and spine (readable) are in pretty good shape. Corners are worn. (See my original scan.)
Shipping is $4.49. NOTE: I will NOT be responsible for items lost or damaged in the mail.
Combined shipping: I will be happy to combine multiple items. If you buy more than one item from me, the shipping cost will be the highest original shipping fee plus $1 per additional item.
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This is not a cut-out or a record-club pressing. It is the original issue.
Note: I haven't cleaned this 54-year-old vinyl record because everybody seems to prefer their own methods. I'll leave the cleaning up to the buyer. Also, I'm not a professional vinyl seller or buyer. This comes from my own collection. Bought at Leggett’s Dept Store, downtown Radford VA.
Enjoy the auction — and good luck!
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