The Ugly Ducklings "Somewhere Outside" clean original

$

196

1966/Cdn/Yorktown YT50.001.........Formed in the spring of 1965 as The Strolling Bones, a blatant Rolling Stones-inspired outfit featuring Brian Jones look-a-like, British-born Glyn Bell. After making its live debut at Cedarbrae High School in Toronto's Scarborough district (the entire band minus Boers studied there), the group changed name to The Ugly Ducklings and won a residency at Charlie Brown's Place. In late 1965, the band attracted the attention of Yorktown Records, who recorded the group's debut single, the Bingham-Mayne collaboration, Nothin' for a mere $300 on a 2-track machine at Hallmark Studios. The record was picked by local radio and became a local smash in March of the following year. On the back of the single's success, the 'Ducks landed their dream gig - opening for the Stones at Maple Leaf Gardens in June 1966. The group's debut album Somewhere Outside, recorded in New York and Toronto was issued around this time and contained all of the group's early singles. The opening cut, Nothin', was also their finest moment, with its snotty punk vocals and guitar assault. She Ain't No Use To Me was a punk shouter with some snappy guitar work, whilst That's Just A Thought I Had In My Mind is more restrained, veering more towards pop. Also of note on the album were Do What You Want, a mid-paced beat number; Just In Case You Wonder, which featured some good fuzz guitar; Hey Mama (Keep Your Big Mouth Shut), notable for some fine psychedelic guitar work; a snotty version of Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Any More, the only non-original and the closing cut, Windy City (Noise At The North End), an atmospheric instrumental complete with sound effects and more fuzz guitar. RE: DREAMS, FANTASIES & NIGHTMARES............I have an original white label pressing of this top notch garage/punk lp, as you can see from the pictures the cover has some thin heavy ring wear at the top, there is a bit of wear at the bottom, the back shows light soiling/ring wear, there is a delete hole top right corner, there is minor corner/edge wear, the top seam has a couple of problems, the top right corner is creased, the seam is split 2" there w/paper missing, there is also a top split 2" from spine w/paper missing, all in all solid and nice looking!, the vinyl is quite a bit nicer than you usually see, this one's VG++, there are a few light minor scuffs/scratches that are inaudible for the most part, the record plays punchy and loud and with little noise, the labels are very clean as well, a nice copy here and I wouldn't offer it if I hadn't upgraded my own copy, this is my favourite Canadian lp and we used to see these guys play a lot locally!!, I have a very reasonable opening bid on this great record!, please check my other auctions for more psych rock and Canadian records, good luck and thanks for looking!