BLUE CHEER "Outsideinside" 1968 UK PHILIPS 1st PRESSING

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  BLUE CHEER "Outsideinside" 1968 UK PHILIPS 1st PRESSING FRONT LOADING LAMINATED G/F, SUPERB, BARELY PLAYED COPY
BLUE CHEER
Outsideinside


ORIGINAL UK PHILIPS (SBL 7860) FIRST PRESSING (August 1968) OF THE SENSATIONAL BLUE CHEER'S "Outsideinside" LP - SO CALLED BECAUSE, AS LEGEND HAS IT, THE BAND WERE SO LOUD THAT THEY WERE KICKED OUT OF THE RECORDING STUDIO AND OUTSIDE ONTO NYC'S PIER 57 (WHERE THEY ALLEGEDLY COULD STILL BE HEARD 9 MILES AWAY) - THIS IS A FANTASTIC ALBUM FROM THE SAN FRANCISCO PSYCH BLUES-ROCK BAND, GENERALLY CONSIDERED TO BE ONE OF THE PIONEERING ALBUMS OF THE WHOLE 'HEAVY METAL' GENRE

AND THIS COPY IS IN SUPERB, BARELY PLAYED CONDITION (ONE/TWO SPINDLES AT MOST ON THE LABELS AND CLEAN, PRACTICALLY UNMARKED VINYL SURFACES) AND IT SOUNDS WONDERFUL ON MY SYSTEM (AT A VERY LOUD VOLUME!) DELIVERING PRACTICALLY FLAWLESS AUDIO WITH A DENSE AND HEAVY BUT CLEAR AND DETAILED SOUND - FANTASTIC COPY OF THIS RARE LP

PRESSED ON QUALITY MID-WEIGHT VINYL WITH THE FIRST BLACK/SILVER PHILIPS LABELS
FIRST ISSUE MATRICES: 852120 1Y ∇ 1 420 11 12 / (6) 852120 2Y ∇ 1 420 1
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL OUTER LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE - THE RECORD INSERTS INTO THE FRONT SECTION AS THE BACK SECTION IS A SINGLE LEAF - KINDA BACK TO FRONT - THE SLEEVE IS ALSO INCREDIBLY THIN AND FLAT WITH THE SPINE BEING SO NARROW THERE IS NO ROOM FOR ANY TEXT
AND COMES COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL WHITE, POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE WITH UK PATENT NUMBER AND "FOREIGN PATENTS PENDING" BLUE TEXT

Blue Cheer's debut album, Vincebus Eruptum, was widely and accurately described as "the loudest record ever made" when it first appeared in early 1968, and the band seemingly had the good sense to realise that for sheer brutal impact, there was little chance they could top it.
So for their second LP, Outsideinside (which appeared a mere seven months later), rather than aim for something bigger and more decibel intensive, Blue Cheer decided to see how much polish they could add to their formula without blunting the skull-crushing force of their live attack.
While Vincebus Eruptum was cut in simple and straightforward form with minimal overdubs, Outsideinside found Blue Cheer embracing the possibilities of the recording studio; Leigh Stephens overdubbed multiple guitar parts on several tunes, while the mix sends his leads flying around the room, though aggressive use of panning and the monstrous, fuzzy growl of his tone gets cleaned up on some tunes (check out the wah-wah solos on "Gypsy Ball"), though the results are still as gentle as a chainsaw.
The engineering is friendlier to Paul Whaley's drumming; his traps don't sound as much like trash cans on these sessions, though the crude, phase shifting on "Just a Little Bit" remains gloriously amateurish. And if Dickie Peterson's bass sounds just about the same, he got to spend more time on his vocals here, and his blustery howl communicates better this time.
The opening cut, "Feathers from Your Tree," also added a piano to the mix (which is somehow audible through the dozens of amps), while "Babylon" is almost funky in its lead-footed approximation of an R&B groove, and "The Hunter" is a broad but playful exercise in sexual swagger that, if nothing else, provided a lyrical conceit Kiss could use to more profitable effect nine years later.
But if Outsideinside is cleaner, tighter, and more ambitious than Vincebus Eruptum, it's still clearly the work of the same band, and Blue Cheer sound every bit as thunderous on their sophomore effort.
If anything, this LP captures the psychedelic side of their musical personality with greater clarity than the blunt approach of the debut; Outsideinside doesn't sound trippy so much as righteously buzzed, and the speedy roar of this the music is big enough that the legend that parts of this were so loud they had to be recorded outside seems not just plausible, but perfectly reasonable.

Track Listing:
Side 1:
"Feathers from Your Tree" (Peterson, Stevens, Wagner) – 3:29
"Sun Cycle" (Peterson, Stevens, Wagner) – 4:12
"Just a Little Bit" (Peterson) – 3:24
"Gypsy Ball" (Peterson, Stevens) – 2:57
"Come and Get It" (Peterson, Stevens, Wagner) – 3:13
Side 2:
"Satisfaction" (Jagger/Richards) – 5:05
"The Hunter" (Booker T. Jones) – 4:22
"Magnolia Caboose Babyfinger" (Peterson, Stevens) – 1:38 (Instrumental)
"Babylon" (Peterson) – 4:22

LABELS: The labels are clean, bright and unmarked with just one or two light spindle traces - this copy has clearly seen very little play
VINYL Visual: The vinyl surfaces still retain their original deep, glossy sheen and are practically unmarked (there are some light hairlines but these have no audio consequence - the playback is sensational throughout)
VINYL Audio: Outstanding audio delivery in every respect - crystal clear, deep, rich and heavy sound and on playback at a loud volume (which is how I always listen to my LPs prior to listing and really the only way to hear this fantastic album) there are no scratches, no sticks/jumps and barely any clicks or pops (really hardly at all and none which are continuous or at all intrusive). This is an incredibly impressive recording which plays throughout to just about the highest possible standard with great clarity, no groove-wear and no distortion (its hardly been played) and is very critically graded EXCELLENT++ for audio - it's practically flawless - great copy of this tremendous piece of work - west coast heavy psych blues-rock at its finest (and loudest) and generally regarded as the beginnings of the whole 'heavy metal' genre - great stuff - and copies really don't come much better than this
SLEEVE: The outer laminated, front loading gatefold cover is clean, bright and fresh with strong, vibrant colours. The outer laminated surfaces have a beautiful deep glossy sheen with just a minor indented score mark on the back (visible when angled to the light - please see photos) and the unlaminated inside is clean and unmarked. All edges are crisp and square with no real wear evident apart from a tiny little nick to the bottom of the single leaf (very, very small and minor). The spine is sharp (with no text as it is so narrow there is no room for any). Overall, an EXCELLENT to (+) example - very fine indeed

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SUPERB 1968 UK FIRST PRESSING OF THIS FANTASTIC LP WHICH DELIVERS JUST ABOUT FLAWLESS AUDIO FROM START TO FINISH AND IS VERY, VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED INDEED
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