FUGS THE VILLAGE FUGS (1st ALBUM) ORIG'65 LP

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·       THE FUGS – THE VILLAGE FUGS SING BALLADS OF CONTEMPORARY PROTEST, POINTS OF VIEW, AND GENERAL DISSATISFACTION - ULTRA-RARE ORIGINAL 1964 BROADSIDE RECORDS MONO BR-304.

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

ULTRA-RARE TRUE FIRST PRESSING OF THE FIRST FUGS’ ALBUM - BY FAR THE RAREST FUGS ALBUM IN EXISTENCE – LESS THAN 2,000 COPIES ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN PRESSED, PROBABLY LESS THAN 500 SURVIVE IN PLAYABLE CONDITION.

·       ORIGINAL BEIGE BROADSIDE LABEL WITH BELL-RINGER LOGO

·       DEEP GROOVE PRESSING

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

·       ORIGINAL "TEXTURED" (LEATHER-LIKE) COVER.

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·       As far as we know, in this, original, form and with the original cover, this album has NEVER been available on legitimate Compact Disc or in any other way, manner or format.

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH,  SHOWN BELOW) (Note: the image shown is from our previous auction; it appears here for reference only; the actual item is in a condition quite similar to the one shown, but is not completely identical in every minute detail ).

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Hooking up with the Greenwich Village poets Tuli Kupferberg and Ed Sanders and drummer Ken Weaver, Stampfel and Weber (a/k/a Holy Modal Rounders) became part of the Village Fugs, who were at least as strange as the Holy Modal Rounders, but more interested in playing rock music. The Village Fugs' debut album, The Village Fugs Sing Ballads of Contemporary Protest, Point of Views, and General Dissatisfaction, was released by the Broadside subsidiary of Folkways Records in 1965 (this is the pressing we have here). The group simplified its name to the Fugs, and the album was reissued by the independent jazz label ESP as The Fugs First Album. ESP initially rejected the band's second recording as obscene, and they followed instead with an album called The Fugs, which broke into the pop charts in July 1966 and reached the Top 40 during a six-month chart stay. (The Fugs First Album then belatedly reached the charts and peaked in the Top 100.) With that, ESP created one of the first advisory stickers ever made for a record ("For Adult Minds Only") and finally issued the intended second release as the Fugs' third album, Virgin Fugs (1966). [information taken from the Stampfel & Weber / Holy Modal Rounders web site]

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All we can say is this: this is  (in the best sense of these words) the most abrasive, crude, subversive, in-your-face, nihilist, anarchist, way-way-left-of-Trotsky, assault on establishment known in U.S. history. Compared to this, MC5 and Stooges sound like Mantovani on Prozac.

For additional historical information on this album, including track listing ►click here

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)            WE GRADE THE VINYL AS STRONG VERY GOOD+ . CAUTION: The vinyl is NOT MINT or NEAR MINT, but is nevertheless in a very nice and clean condition. There are some surface marks and abrasions, mostly light and superficial, although some may be longer than 1.1/4 inches (1 inch = 2.5 centimeters)

(b)            The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(c)             The record has a "deep groove" (an indent in the label about 1/2-inch from the edge of the label, which on SOME labels is associated with very early or first pressings).

(d)            Stereo copies of this album are NOT known to exist (except as second pressings, on ESP label)

(e)             Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       COVER (this is the original “textured” cover)

THE COVER IS ABOUT VERY GOOD+(+)

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Cover has partially split top and bottom seams; The two seams have been delicately taped by the previous owner with a piece of electrical isolation tape which fairly successfully mimics the texture and the color of the paprt stock used for this album

-         Cover has 3 small, rectangular, sticker residue spots (small yellowish discolorations from the removed pieces of old and yellowed scotch tape)

-         Visible shelf wear noted on the spine

-         Cover has some light ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 3

-         Cover shows some light yellowing on front side, apparently from aging.

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-         No cut-out (drill) holes.

-         No cut-out corners

-         No saw-marks or indents

-         No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)

-         No wrinkles or creases

-         No writing

-         No stamps

-         No peel-off marks

-         No mold or mildew spots

-         No stickers or labels

-         No water damage

-         No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or  cuts.

-         No warping

-         No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-         No bar codes

-         No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

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