FUGS VIRGIN FUGS / FOR ADULT MINDS ONLY RARE 1967 ESP MONO PRESSING NEAR MINT

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·       THE FUGS - VIRGIN FUGS (also known as: FOR ADULT MINDS ONLY) – ORIGINAL ESP RECORDS 1967 MONO LP ESP-1038  (THE SPINE ON THE COVER CLAIMS THAT THE CONTENTS OF THE ALBUM IS PARTIALLY STEREO, BUT WE COULD NOT DETECT ANY STEREO SEPARATION )

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       SECOND VERSION OF THE COVER WITH A TITLE OF THE ALBUM (“FOR ADULT MINDS ONLY”) PRINTED ON THE FRONT PANEL

·       ORIGINAL , PLAIN WHITE E.S.P. LABEL WITH BLACK PRINT

·       This album comprises of some of the earliest material Fugs recorded for the Broadside. It remained in the can for almost three years [needless to say, the subject matters were considered too taboo for it’s time [incest, defecation, CIA, all-of-the-above, and more, and then some) and nobody at the ESP dared release the album at a time] and was finally released only circa 1967/68 when the group had already departed the label for Reprise records. The album was recorded circa 1964/65 under truly primitive conditions; true stereo copies of the album do not exist.

·       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)

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·       This album is currently out of print and unavailable on Compact Disc, or in any other format.

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This, quite simply put, is the single most corrosive, cynical, sarcastic, atheist,  subversive, nihilistic,  venomous, in-your-face piece of doggy do  ever thrown in the face of the cultural/political establishment and illuminated elites by a bunch of counter-cultural, nonconformist lower-east-side commie pinko derelicts. The album is, basically, an equivalent of an act of public defecation at the Prince of Wales’ private birthday party.  In one fell swoop, The Fugs managed to sing about CIA conspiracies, human excrement, dope dealing, fetishes, homosexuality, manage-a-trois, Satanism, and God knows what else. How the Fugs were not collectively arrested and hauled-off into a maximum-security prison somewhere in Death Valley after they recorded this (maybe they were buddy-buddies with J. Edgar Hoover with whom they shared some, ahem…bizarre proclivities?) is beyond me. They most certainly don't make albums like this anymore. Just read the titles, and be enlightened: We're the Fugs - New Amphetamine Shriek - Saran Wrap - The ten commandments (by God and Tuli Kupferberg) - Hallucination Horrors - I command the house of the Devil - CIA Man - Coca-Cola douche - My bed is getting crowded - Caca Rocka - I saw the best minds of my generation rot.

The front cover showing Ed Sanders in a pose which manages to simultaneously parody both William Blake's 'Brand New Day' and  Eugene Delacroix' 'Liberty leading the People' is alone worth the price ofadmission. It is a riot – and we mean: RIOT!!!! Wilhelm Reich must be laughing his derriere off in his grave.

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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  NEAR MINT. Some VERY LIGHT AND SUPERFICIAL abrasions – mostly sleeve scuffs -  are (barely) visible, but are probably inaudible,  and do not affect visual integrity or beauty of the vinyl. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new. (minor zig-zag scuffs noted on one track: "The Ten Commandments by God")

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

·       COVER

THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT EXCELLENT OR VERY GOOD+++.

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Cover has JUST A HINT of 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 JUST A HINT of yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging. (nothing significant)

-        Cover has a partially split bottom seam (between 2 and 4 inches  / 5 to 10 centimeters)

-        Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the spine

-         Back cover has a few yellowish dust speckles scattered here and there (these tiny spots are not overly obtrusive or distracting)

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No tearing: no chips, dents or nicks on the seams

-        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 glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

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