BEAUTIFUL M- 1968 STEPPENWOLF 3rd - HARD GRITTY ROCKER

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1968 M-     STEPPENWOLF ~  GROWLING HARD ROCK CLASSIC  +  "die-cut" DESIGNED COVER

            STEPPENWOLF

               At Your Birthday Party

                                           USA - Dunhill 50053 DSX 50053

Original 1968 first pressing in the specially designed die-cut (shaped window) gatefold cover ...both cover and record are in beautiful M- collectible condition, this was the third steppenwolf album and a classic rocker in the tradition of the first two albums...

The 1968 "At You Birthday Party" was the third and yet another classic Steppenwolf album. After those two groundbreaking blues rock albums «Steppenwolf» and ««Second» this (underrated) Gabriel Mekler produced set also contained all the power and inspiration you liked on those two albums. There are great rock tunes like «Rock Me» or the sublime «It's Never Too Late» (both were released as singles) , even heavier tracks like «Jupiter Child» or «Don't Cry», moody tracks like «She'll Be Better», a heated boogie (« Cat Killer »), cookin' jams and the most beautiful birthday song you'll ever hear («Happy Birthday»). Charismatic singer, strong lyrics, superb playing. What more can you hope for? «At You Birthday Party» is a work of truly great rock vocalist in John Kay and a classic rock album of the late Sixties.

John Kay reflects on this 1968 record: "The recording sessions for “At Your Birthday Party” started to show the wear and tear of the road on all of us. In addition, some band members for the first time, tried their hand at songwriting and I had run out of tunes to contribute. This album nevertheless includes some of my favorite Steppenwolf tracks such as “Happy Birthday”, “Jupiter’s Child” and “Rock Me”. Nick St. Nicholas (who had replaced our original bassist Rushton Moreve) had an idea for a song titled “It’s Never Too Late”, which triggered me to work out the rest of the song. That one is an all time favorite of mine. Gabriel Mekler (our Producer) had his hands full trying to be fair to all band members and stay neutral to allow us to work out the difficulties on our own. The fact that the song “Rock Me” (which had been written for the soundtrack of the motion picture “Candy”) had already been a hit single before it was included in the “Birthday album” may have reduced the impact of the album because the initial sales of the LP were not what we had hoped for, although over the years, it became quite popular with many of our fans.

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  1. DON'T CRY
  2. CHICKEN WOLF
  3. LOVELY METER 
  4. ROUND AND DOWN 
  5. IT'S NEVER TOO LATE
  6. SLEEPING DREAMING
  7. JUPITER CHILD
  8. SHE'LL BE BETTER
  9. CAT KILLER
• 10. ROCK ME
• 11. GOD FEARING MAN
  12. MANGO JUICE 
           13. HAPPY BIRTHDAY G. Mekler)

CONDITION: The die-cut gatefold cover is clean and solid all the way around -- it is the one you want  M-

The vinyl as well, top notch clean and very glossy both sides, M-

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

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All imperfections are noted both cover & record