1967 MONO The ELECTRIC PRUNES UNDERGROUND Psych Garage

End price:

USD

39

  End date:

2009-07-18

Start price:

USD

10

Start date:

2009-07-15

Number of  bids:

8

Auctioned at:

ebay

Country:

USA

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1967 MONO ~~ RARE COLLECTIBLE ~~ GARAGE PSYCHEDELIC CLASSIC                                                                                                      

           UNDERGROUND

      The ELECTRIC PRUNES

                                 USA - Steamboat - Reprise - 6262 - MONO

AWESOME 1968 original first vinyl pressing on the highly collected 'steamboat' Reprise label of the sixties... the second and possibly best Electric Prunes Lp, filled with throbbing reverberating electric-psych moves within thrilling songs like "The Great Banana Hoax", "I Happen To Love You", "Long Days Flight" + MORE !

The mono release is truly rare as companies were all but phasing mono out by late '67, this one then a low end production job in glorious monaual that fits like a glove with the punchy monophonic boost -- most suitable for the garage rock sounds of the sixties...

This is the second album by the Los Angeles based psychedelic/garage rock/pop group the Electric Prunes. Although, at the time, it didn't sell as well as their first, which meant nothing in terms of the quality within -- and rightly so, it has since become regarded as a classic album of the 60s psychedelic era and deserves a spot in every collection when interest lies in 60's rock & psychedelics. Underground consists of a range of styles that come together to create a strangely cohesive album. The throbbing reverbed-to-the-max psych-pop of "The Great Banana Hoax" and "Wind-Up Toys" somehow manages to lead into the tongue-in-cheek rural-rock "It's Not Fair" and the downright strange but delightful, "Dr. Do-Good." There are a number of solid pop-psych songs like "Children of Rain," "I Just Happen To Love You" and "Antique Doll" that help tie everything together. Psychedelic sounds and textures are abundant throughout Underground, which take otherwise good songs to new levels. It's this attention to detail that has secured Underground and the Prunes' legacy in psychedelic history. Who knows what they could have tapped into had they stuck together and gained full creative control. Certainly in with the best of USA psychedelic sixties ...

Here's a worthwhile tip: on the internet check: "Electric Prunes Tour dates 2009" - They're touring clubs throughout the country, right now, with John Echols led  "LOVE" ...smartly advise and urge to catch an Electric Prunes show for a direct timeship back to 1967, "mindblowing!"

upcoming dates:

AUGUST 4 - PHILADELPHIA - JOHNNY BRENDA'S

AUGUST 5 - HOBOKEN,NJ - MAXWELL'S

 AUGUST 6 - FAIRFIELD,CT - QUICK CENTER (WPKN Benefit)

AUGUST 7 - CAMBRIDGE, MA - MIDDLE EAST

AUGUST 8 - MONTREAL - THEATRE PLAZA

AUGUST 9 - NEW YORK - BB KING'S
 
AUGUST 10 - FOXBORO, MA -  PATRIOT PLACE

AUGUST 12 - CHICAGO - DOUBLE DOOR

 AUGUST 13 - MILWAUKEE - SHANK HALL

AUGUST 14 - TORONTO - LEE'S PALACE

AUGUST 15 - DETROIT - MAGIC BAG

AUGUST 16 - CLEVELAND - BEACHLAND BALLROOM

AUGUST 17 - PITTSBURGH - HARD ROCK CAFE

2. "The Great Banana Hoax"  – 4:09
3. "Children of Rain"  – 2:37
4. "Wind-Up Toys" – 2:26
5. "Antique Doll"  – 3:13
6. "It's Not Fair"  – 2:04
7. "I Happen to Love You"  – 3:15
8. "Dr. Do-Good"  – 2:26
9. "I"  – 5:14
10. "Hideaway"  – 2:42
11. "Big City"  – 2:46
12. "Captain Glory" – 2:14
13. "Long Day's Flight" – 3:12

CONDITION: The cover is VG+ though you can't really tell by the picture, or even at first glance, there had been light moisture at very bottom (only) cover, still in decent condition, no waves or anything, just very small rub at bottom seam (no seam splits) back cover has a little bottom end wear but nothing to be alarmed at all. keeper copy without needing to upgrade.

The vinyl is all smooth and glossy clean, "EX" (excellent) plays dynamic TOP levels!

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

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All imperfections are noted both cover & record