M- VINYL '68 FIVE AMERICANS PROGRESSIONS Fuzz Garage TEEN-SCENE GARAGE NUGGETS

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Shakin' garage melodics = SCARCE COLLECTIBLE!                      

                            MINT CLEAN VINYL

             1968 FIRST PRESS ON RAINBOW CAPITOL

                                    THE FIVE AMERICANS

             PROGRESSIONS

                    USA - Abnak - ABST M 2069 - STEREO

CLEAN M- VINYL .... Always been hard to find ...

ONE of the best Five Americans' albums...

Scarce 1968 original vinyl pressing... As it went with mid '60s garage bands, by 1968 our Five Americans got hold of a fuzz-tone to accompany their guitarist and the bands sound grew harder and tougher...

The hits kept on coming from heroic Dallas fivesome the Five Americans with their third longplayer, 1968’s Progressions. Both "Zip Code" and "Evol–Not Love" careened up the charts as the Five Americans squared off on live stages throughout the Deep South with the Doors and Jefferson Airplane— and more than held their own against the best American rock ’n’ roll had to offer.

The Five Americans' third album, Progressions, lives up to its title. The group, which had gained success with the pounding garage rocker "I Saw the Light" and the infectious shakin' hit "Westren Union," began to show some real artistic growth as they stretched out and explored new sounds. Some of the tracks sound like more assured versions of their earlier efforts — the catchy "Zip Code" (the attempted follow-up to "Westren Union"), the Byrds-like folk-rock of "(But Not) Today," the sparkling poprock of "Stop-Light" — but mostly they incorporate some harder guitar rock, like on "Black Is White — Day Is Night," as well, the Kinks-y baroque pop psych on "Rain Maker," and blue-eyed garage-soul on "Come on Up." They ditched the too slick sound some groups get saddled with while taking over the production chores themselves -- and did a fine job of creating a full and rich sound with just enough experimentation to keep things unpredictable. Progressions is a substantial leap of quality for the group; with the right push, it could have been big. Instead it is a hidden gem that fans of fine '60s garage fans should seek out and groove to.

Stop-Light

Con Man

Black Is White - Day Is Night

(But Not) Today

Come On Up

Zip Code

Rain Maker

Sweet Bird of Youth

Evol-Not Love

Somebody Help Me

CONDITION: The cover: is all around solid, with light use around the edges, rated: VG+(+) has a very light sticker removal stain and very light bit of discoloration in the last "S" in the word "ProgressionS" on front cover. Otherwise looks fine, gotten hard to find and chances are will not be pressing to try and locate a better cover with this one serving the purpose.  OVERALL front & back with great original colors, no split seams, no writing...this is a NICE 53 year old artifact...

The vinyl: Rated: all glossy over both sides, M- beautiful...TOP COPY and plays super-clean... both  Abnak labels are CLEAN.

keeper!

A GREAT ADDITION TO ANYONE'S COLLECTION !

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EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING

All imperfections are noted both cover & record