1975 DANNY GATTON AMERICAN MUSIC RARE TEST PRESSING LP

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Apr 9, 2010 Sold Date

Mar 30, 2010 Start Date

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1975 - DANNY GATTON AND THE FAT BOYS - - AMERICAN MUSIC - ORIGINAL TEST PRESSING MADE FOR ALADDIN RECORDS - - OBTAINED BY ME FROM A GUY WHO LIVES IN MARYLAND A FEW YEARS AGO. HE SAID THAT THE BASS PLAYER IN THIS BAND BILLY HANCOCK GAVE HIM THIS TEST PRESSING TO TAKE IN HIS TRAVELS TO VARIOUS RADIO STATIONS IN THE COUNTRY - COMES WITH A HANDWRITTEN SONG TITLES PIECE OF PAPER - ALSO COMES WITH A GENERIC WHITE CARDBOARD JACKET - 12" VINYL RECORD TEST PRESSING LP - MATRIX # WEC S-4368A/B - SEE THE PHOTOS THAT CAN BE ENLARGED -

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW WHO HE WAS, DANNY GATTON WAS A GUITARIST THAT USED TO LIVE IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND. THIS GUY WAS A GREAT GUITARIST WHO COULD PLAY A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT STYLES. ROCKABILLY, COUNTRY, JAZZ, BLUES, ROCK, YOU NAME IT AND HE COULD PLAY IT. CONSIDERED ONE OF THE BEST GUITARISTS IN THE WASHINGTON, D.C. AREA HE ALWAYS HAD A GREAT BAND. HE DIED UNDER SOME CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH I ONLY READ ABOUT AND SINCE I WASN'T THERE WHEN IT HAPPENED I WON'T GET INTO THAT. BUT ONE THING'S FOR SURE, THIS GUY COULD PLAY GUITAR AND THIS ALBUM IS RARE. I DON'T HAVE A STOCK COPY OF THIS ALBUM TO COMPARE THIS TEST PRESSING WITH TO SEE IF THIS WAS THE FINAL RELEASED VERSION.

TEST PRESSINGS ARE MADE IN LIMITED QUANTITIES TO CHECK THE QUALITY AND CONTENT OF A RECORD BEFORE IT GETS RELEASED. SOMETIMES ONLY 5 OR 6 ARE MADE. LIKE I SAID I OBTAINED THIS TEST PRESSING FROM A GUY LIVING IN MARYLAND WHO SAID HE GOT IT FROM BILLY HANCOCK THE BASS PLAYER IN THIS GROUP TO TAKE TO RADIO STATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN HIS TRAVELS AND I THINK THAT HE PROBABLY DID.

SIDE A CONTAINS: AMERICAN MUSIC - HAULED OFF AND LOVED HER - GOOD ENOUGH TO KEEP - UBANGI STOMP - AFTER HOURS - HONEYSUCKLE ROSE.

SIDE B CONTAINS: A TRIBUTE TO AMOS MILBURN - MEMPHIS DISCO FUNK - MOVE ON DOWN THE LINE - HARLEM NOCTURNE.

THIS RECORD VISUALLY MOVING BOTH SIDES AROUND UNDER A PAIR OF 100 WATT LIGHT BULBS HAS SOME SURFACE MARKS. SOME CLICKS ON THE FIRST SONG " AMERICAN MUSIC " ALSO THE RECORD STICKS IN ONE PLACE ONLY NEAR THE END OF " HONEYSUCKLE ROSE ". I USE A MOVING COIL CARTRIDGE THAT TRACKS BOTH SIDES OF THE GROOVE BUT SINCE IT DID IT TO ME I GOTTA ASSUME IT'LL DO IT TO YOU. OTHER THAN THAT THERE'S LIGHT SURFACE NOISE IN SOME PLACES AND SOME STATIC POPS. I THINK THAT THIS IS STILL A RECORD THAT CAN BE ENJOYED AND THERE'S NO SKIPS ANYWHERE. THE RECORD COMES WITH A GENERIC WHITE CARDBOARD JACKET THAT HAS SOME LIGHT YELLOWING / WEAR. NO SEAM SPLITS. ALSO A HANDWRITTEN SONG TITLES PIECE OF PAPER IS INCLUDED. THE RECORD ALSO COMES WITH A COLLECTOR'S TYPE OF INNER SLEEVE AND A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE

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