M- SHRINK '69 RACKET SQUAD CORNERS OF YOUR MIND Psych

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            THE RACKET SQUAD

       The Corners Of  Your Mind

\                                                           USA - JUBILEE - JGS 8026
 

TOP COPY ...still in original factory shrink wrapper and...mint

Original 1969 first pressing vinyl, The Racket Squad were signed by "Jubilee" records and produced 2 albums and 9 singles ...a garage/psych crew from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, their second and last LP "Corners Of Your Mind" was their best.

Co-produced by Mike Lewis (who wrote most of the material) and Stuart Wiener, 1969's "Corners of Your Mind" found the quartet shifting to a distinctive hard rock and psych sound.  On the surface that type of calculated move would seem to have spelled artistic disaster, but somehow that wasn't the case this time around.  Whereas the self titled debut album sounded calculated, Dinunzio and company seemed much more inspired and engaged on their sophomore set. Perhaps the biggest surprise was simply the fact group leader Sonny Dinunzio's blue-eyed soul voice proved  well suited for tougher material like the opening rocker 'Ain't Nobody Gonna Love You', 'Sweet Little Smoke' (so much for lyrical subtlety), and the amphetamine powered 'Suburban Life'.  Sure, this was just as calculated as the rest of their catalog, but you had to smile hearing Dinunzio singing about 'marshmallow sea' and 'forbidden fruits'.  With the exception of the needless 'Get Out My Life Woman' reprise (mis-credited to 'Alan' Toussaint and Dinunzio sounding like a heavily dosed Bugs Bunny), the entire album demonstrated an attractive blend of melodic hard/psych and acid influences.  Other highlights included the unexpected cover of Hendrix's 'Little Wing' (probably the standout track) and the the trippy LP closer 'The Minstrel'

- Joey Covington - drums, percussion (1966-67)
- Sonny Dinunzio - vocals, guitar, keyboards, (1967-70)
*(RIP 1978)
- Gene - drums, percussion (1967-70)
- Hop - lead guitar (1967-70)
- Ronnie - bass, (1967-70)

• Ain't Nobody Gonna Love You
• Sweet Little Smoke
• Get Out Of My Life Woman
• Suburban Life
• Get Out Of My Life Woman
• Corners Of Your Mind
• You Turn Me On
• Little Wing (Jimi Hendrix)
  The Minstrel

CONDITION: The Cover: MINT...still in original factory shrink wrapper ...a hard cover to find THIS clean when nearly always shows shelf wear on the dark cover. TOP LEVEL upgrade with no bends, no writing and no split seams...the one you want!

The Vinyl: all clean and shiny smooth M- on both sides...the labels are clean, tjis is a TOP COPY from 41 years ago....

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

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