Jim Head & His Del Rays Hayden Proffitt Surf Garage LP

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Hayden Proffitt Presents: Jim Head and His Del Ray's This is one of the Holy Grails of the Surf and Hot Rod Record Scene!
Hayden Proffitt Presents Jim Head and his Del Ray's on "HP" Records (the Hayden Proffitt & Lloyd Norman Music Company) Catalog # 22893.
There were Only 600 of these LP's pressed.
About Hayden Proffitt: Hayden Proffitt is a drag-strip history-making race driver. And he wanted to expand his golden touch from the Drag-race track to the recording industry by starting his own record label: "The Hayden Proffitt & Lloyd Norman Music Company."
He launched the label by releasing this LP by a local band that he discovered: Jim Head and his Del Ray's
They were a band from the San Bernardino, California area. And this was their only recorded output. It was recorded at Bill Locy Studios in Riverside, California in late 1964.
This record is still in its original shrink wrap! And, it is signed by Jim Head on the back cover: "To Barbara with Love, Jim Head!"
Jim signed the shrink wrap on the back cover, the original owner not wanting to open it at the event. Please note: If you were to remove the shrink wrap you would remove the signature. (see photo)
The cover picture is of Hayden Proffitt with Jim Head and his Del Rays around Proffitt’s famous 1965 Mercury Comet Cyclone drag car. The photo was taken moments after Hayden set the record at the famous Lion's Drag Strip in Long Beach, California. This famous drag strip is gone now, it was pushed out by development around the track in 1972!
For you car buffs, Hayden was the First "Stocker" to turn under 10ET! His time was 9.95 which means he reached a top speed of 142 mph, starting from a dead stop in a quarter mile!...Fast!
This LP was released shortly after, to commemorate the event.
Condition:
The cover is Mint Minus and and still in its original shrink! Someone has put a piece of scotch tape (years ago) on the upper right hand corner of the shrink to hold the shrink intact and on the cover. Preserving the cover and the signature. Does not affect cover.
This record was play-graded on my LINN SONDEK LP12 with a LINN k9 Cartridge tracking at 1.25 grams. I played it at a substancial volume and here are my results:
Record grade:
Visually: VG ...Some might say better.
Audibly: VG+
Side 1: There are a few small hair-line surface marks, also there is a "light" visual thumbnail mark across several tracks. This does not affect play. And there is what looks to be groove damage on track 5 through part of the song "Walk Away". But, in reality, there is NO groove damage at all, it's just visable, it plays fine. (See Photos)
There is also a spindle mark on the label on side 1 as well. No real damage, but I wanted to point it out. (See photo)
Side 2: Once again, a number of light surface hair-line marks. Looks better than side one. Both sides play a strong VG+.
In review, this LP Plays VERY well throughout with a minimal amount of surface background noise. When there is an occasional minor tick here or there, it never distracts from the listening experience. I think you will be very pleased with this record. I have been. It still has excellent high end and low end fidelity.
There were only 600 copies made of this album, and most of those got played into the ground, were thrown away, lost in a move, roomate took it, you get the idea.
This is not a perfect copy but ultimately a keeper-copy which has been in my collection for over 30 years.
The Band:
Charlie Bussele (lead)
Bob McKiernan (rhythm)
Jim Head (Bass and Drums)
Dave Neal (sax)
Tom Gronewald (drums)

Side 1
1. Comet Cyclone
2. Del-Ray Rock
3. Let It Be Me
4. West L.A.
5. Walk Away
6. Debbi, Debbi

Side 2
1. They Call Me Mr Lonely
2. Darlena
3. Harem Bells
4. Ann
5. Girls Girls
6. Drums are My Name

ALL songs are written by Jim Head.

RECAPITULATION:
~ Small press (only 600) released in 1965
~ How many are left??
~ Mint Minus Cover, VG+ Record (Play Graded)
~ Signed
~ Cool Surf/Rod Groove, with good vocals and excellent musicianship...
~ And, Oh, I forgot to mention... FANTASTIC album! This record Rocks!
 
On the photo on the right, the next-to-last track, Walk Away...it shows odd wear. It is not groove damage. It plays very fine... with no distortion.
         
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