Five Day Week Straw People original UK Psych LP c1968
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Description
ITEM FOR SALE
The Five Day Week Straw People were a one-off, studio-only British psychedelic band that did this one very rare album in late 1967 (actually released in 1968) for the budget Saga label. Its ten songs were loosely centered around the concept of a typical weekend in the life of typical working British people. For a fee of 25 pounds per musician, the Five Day Week Straw People comprised of singer/guitarist John Du Cann (of the obscure psychedelic pop group The Attack) bassist Mick Hawksworth, and drummer Jack Collins. The album was recorded in about four hours in a London schoolroom, a remarkable achievement given that Collins had not heard any of the songs prior to the session.
While the album (simply titled Five Day Week Straw People) has attracted fanatical praise among collectors, and is a real jewel for British psychedelia fans. It leans a little more toward heavy rock than toward mod, although there are some strong pop elements in the vocal harmonies and the British storytelling lyricism. At times, it's reminiscent of the most pop-oriented material that Cream recorded. The same could be said of some of the stuff done by Andromeda, the group that Du Cann, Hawksworth, and Collins decided to found after cutting the Five Day Week Straw People LP, although Andromeda was definitely in a heavier, hard rock vein.
CONDITION
Sleeve and record are in superb condition, front sleeve is near mint, rear sleeve has slight foxing with age and is a little grubby. Record Lables have 4-5 spindle marks each side indicating very little play, one lable has pressing fault at bottom right, both playing surfaces have a few very light paper scratches. Overall grading sleeve (nm/ex) record (ex/ex).
SLEEVE/RECORD GRADING
I take great pride in accurately grading records, my feedback is testament to this accuracy, furthermore to give potential buyers a more detailed description of records, I grade both sides of sleeve and both sides of record. This gives a more accurate assessment of the overall condition of item. Sleeve is always graded first, any inserts are graded seperately. 45rpm singles are graded as a & b sides, sleeves are not graded (unless otherwise stated) but are deemed to be in a reasonable condition as seen from photograph. All photos are of the actual item you are purchasing.
POSTAGE & PACKAGING
LP's sent in purpose made cardboard mailers with two sheets of corrugated cardboard to protect item. To protect sleeve all LP's are removed form sleeve and packaged alongside item, this prevents LP damaging sleeve in transit.
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