MIDAS MOULD Information Emily 1972 RARE UK RUBBLE PSYCH POP 45 Yardbirds LISTEN

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MIDAS MOULD "Information Emily" b/w "Love Sweet Love"

Original 1972 pr0m0 45 on the UK COLUMBIA label

IN ORIGINAL COLUMBIA SLEEVE

Vinyl:  Plays EXCELLENT

Only 26 copies of this extremely elusive UK psych bubble glam rock gem were sold, and most of them were to family and friends so you've got yourself something here that very few folks outside of the Mould family have even SEEN.  Okay, technically that would be the Goble, Ferris, Macari, Neilson and Yates families, but you get the picture.  This came out in 1972 but has 1967 written all over it, "Information Emily" in particular being a bouncy little Idle Race on steroids UK Rubble Piccadilly Circus number with a McCartney meets McCartey vibe and a Steve Howe distorto acid prog guitar tone.  Band members themselves claim it was a complete ripoff of the Yardbirds' "Hi Ho Silver Lining" but I actually like it BETTER, and maybe that's because they had 5 years to improve on it.  Of course, during those 5 years, tastes changed, and that probably accounts for why it sold a grand total of 26 copies for a major label release.  Had they put this one out in 1967, you might be talking about them in the same breath as Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera and the Idle Race.  If anyone's even talking about them these days.  Flipside "Love Sweet Love" is more catchy pop, this time with a more distinctive 70's vibe and a more subtle Caribbean Jamaican vibe, and would've sounded right at home on a Wings album.  Or a Yardbirds album if they'd lasted through 1973.

HEAR IT!

UPDATE: SORRY, I NO LONGER SHIP TO ITALY DUE TO A CORRUPT POSTAL SYSTEM (THERE, NOT HERE).

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First class shipping is $4.00 in the US, with each additional record only $1 additional shipping.  Delivery confirmation included in the shipping costs.  Air mail shipping to Canada starts at $6 US, each additional record $2 shipping.  Air mail shipping everywhere else in the world starts at $8 US, with each additional record only $3 shipping.  

I try to grade as best as I can, and I list as many blemishes/imperfections I can find (writing, ringwear, scuff marks, etc.) – Also, please note that I DO listen to these albums – I may not listen to every track, but my grades are based on LISTENING, not just looking at it, since chances are you’ll be listening to the record you buy, not just looking at it.  Most of the albums I sell are the ones I’ve enjoyed for years – and I treat my records with kid gloves.  But sounds speak louder than words, so check out the sound clips below – they’re from the actual record you’re bidding on. 

SHIPPING AND PACKAGING

Listen, I buy a bunch of records too (when I’m not getting outbid at the last second, which is more often than not) – and I know what it’s like to get a rare, one-of-a-kind album packaged dangerously in a flimsy bubblewrap package.  I hate that too.  So rest assured, I ALWAYS package albums with stiff cardboard reinforcements, same for 45s.  And yes, the records are removed from the sleeves (for albums).  I ship out once a week, every Friday, because I have a regular day job.  But I’d be willing to give that up if you’d all be so kind as to bid my items up to stupidly high amounts. 

NOW IT’S YOUR TURN…

I will always leave positive feedback for successful transactions, and would appreciate the same in return.  All I ask of you is the following – please pay for your items within 14 days of the close of auction.  Compared to other sellers, that’s a generous amount of time, so if you don’t pay within 2 weeks, then I have to assume something’s wrong.  You’ll get an Ebay payment reminder at that point, and possibly a decapitated horse head in your bed.  If, after 30 days, you still haven’t forked up the cash, I’ll relist the item and yell at you if I ever see you in town.