1966 MONO "LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD" SAM THE SHAM & THE PHARAOHS = SINISTER GARAGE
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$ 22
Sold For
Jan 12, 2020
Sold Date
Jan 9, 2020
Start Date
$ 10
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Description
RARE .... 1966 =MONO= FIRST PRINT!
PLAYS EXTREMELY CLEAN ~ LOOKS GREAT! ..|/\|...............................................|/\|..
SAM THE SHAM
And
The
PHARAOHS
..|/\|...............................................|/\|.. USA - MGM RECORDS E 4407 - MONOPHONIC
MINT CLEAN VINYL with MONO PRODUCTION
... It doesn't change anything in that other musicians were doing projects like 'Pet Sounds' and 'Freak Out' in era 1966- '67 ; you still can't argue with equally great music as was released by SAM THE SHAM AND THE PHARAOHS when they countered with their clever smash hit 'Little Red Riding Hood' in 1966.
1966 absolute first press with BOLD MONO song mixes ...you won't find a better copy and
includes the printed inner sleeve just as pictured
Also known as “Lil’ Red Riding Hood,” was an updated version of the Little Red Riding Hood fairy tale, with the lead singer (Sam The Sham ) portraying the wolf. In this context, the singer is preying on the girl through lies and deception in an attempt to win her favor and take advantage of her. It’s a scene played out in many social situations, as an aggressive guy might play lots of tricks to seduce an unsuspecting girl.
Written by Ronald Blackwell and produced by Stan Kesler, this was the second big hit for the Texas band Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs. Their debut hit “Wooly Bully” made it to #2 on the national hit charts.
Sam, whose real name is Domingo Samudio, developed his act in the Dallas Texas area where his band played lots of local dances. With the Pharaohs, he became a garage-rock act, touring in a hearse and wearing turbans and Egyptian garb on stage. Some of their other songs were “The Hair On My Chinny Chin Chin,” “I Couldn’t Spell †&%$@?!” and “Pharoah A-Go Go.”
The group’s female backup singers were known as The Sham-Ettes, and when “Little Red Riding Hood” took off, the group’s record label, MGM, had the Sham-Ettes releases a now scarce answer song called “Hey There Big Bad Wolf.”
The 1966 song “Lil’ Red Ridin’ Hood” performed by Sam the Sham and the Pharaoh reached Number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1966 and was the bands second top 10 hit. The song is based off Charles Perrault’s 1698 fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood. The song replaces the figure of the wolf with that of a man. The song takes the fairy tale façade out and replaces it with a sexual undertone. With lyrics such as “you sure are looking good”, “what full lips you have, they’re sure to lure someone”, it’s hard to not see a sexual, even pedophile undertone to the song. The original story has been analyzed and interpreted as being about sexual awakening, female puberty and her sexual maturity. The authors own moral warning states: “…attractive, well bred young ladies, should never talk to strangers…”
The song does seem to have a twist. It goes from opening with a howl and having sexual undertones, to the singer sounding like a sweet, protective gentleman just looking for love; “what a big heart I have, the better to love you with, Little Red Riding Hood, even bad wolves can be good, I'll try to be satisfied just to walk close by your side…” suggest something more innocent than previous lyrics. Of course, as the song continues you can tell the sweet, nice guy persona, is in fact a lie like the wolf in the Perrault’s short story. The lines: “I'm gonna keep my sheep suit on until I'm sure that you've been shown that I can be trusted walking with you alone…” and “You sure are looking good, you're everything that a big bad wolf could want. [howls] I mean baaaaaa” clearly indicate a devious motive and not one of sweet intent. The fact that the singer has to remind himself to say “baaa” like a sweet, harmless sheep instead of howling like the mischievous wolf he truly is. He is indeed a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
Li'l Red Riding Hood 2:35
Hanky Panky 2:30
Deputy Dog 2:50
Green'ich Grendel 1:55
Mary is a Little Lamb 2:05
Sweet Talk 2:15
El toro de goro (The Peace Loving Bull) 2:40
The Phantom 2:25
Little Miss Muffet 2:15
Pharoah-A-Go Go 2:05
Ring Them Bells 1:50
Grasshopper 2:20
CONDITION: The cover: rated: M- CLEAN front cover full of strong original colors, the back cover is clean as well but has age discoloration mainly along back pocket opening, nothing alarming to detract from the cover (SEE PHOTO #2) there is no damage at all, the white has just browned because the item is 53 years of age) The front still has a fresh appearance -- there is a very small perfect circle delete drill at bottom left, but no split seams, no bends, and no writing ... VERY collection worthy ...
The vinyl: Rated: M- looks sooo clean (no marks!) plays like glass, smooth all the way ... final collection archive copy ... spotless MGM labels
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
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