(OL’ 55-Take it Greasy)-authentic 1950s rocker gear -L5-LP

	A$		40
	$		26

DESCRIPTION ITEM: VINYL 12” LP RECORD 33 1/3rpm
ARTIST: OL’ 55
TITLE: Take it Greasy
COUNTRY PRINTED: OZ
CAT No: See scan
COVER: Gatefold (Grade at NEAR MINT+)
LABELS: (Grade at NEAR MINT+)
INSERT: (Grade at NEAR MINT)
VINYL: (Grade at NEAR MINT+)
TRACKS:
Intro: Summertime, summertime
Iridescent pink sock blues
I wonder why
Almost grown
Think it over
Get a job
Doin' fine
Only sixteen
This little girl
On the prowl
New girl in school
Skateboard thrills
Looking for an echo
Goodnight sweetheart
Outro: Schooldays
COMMENT: Wikipedia
The band dressed in authentic 1950s rocker gear and mixed vintage material with excellent originals (mostly penned by bassist, Jimmy Manzie). By September 1975 the band had released its first single (Paul Anka's Diana) on the Mushroom label. The single was a minor hit in Sydney, but it was the follow up track, On The Prowl which launched OL'55 into the national Top 20.

At the same time, their debut album Take It Greasy peaked at number 3 nationally, eventually attaining double platinum status and staying in the charts for a massive 39 weeks.

With two more hit singles, Looking For An Echo and (I Want A) Rockin' Christmas, OL'55 took its place alongside Sherbet, Skyhooks and John Paul Young as mid-1970 Australian pop superstars. Geoff Plummer left OL'55 in January 1977 to be replaced by Geoff "Spud" Peterkin. One month later the band's 5th single C'mon Let's Do It reached #18.

F.J. Holden also released his debut solo single, My Right Of Way b/w Chartered Accountant Blues in April. Written by Manzie, the A side of the single was the theme to the Australian movie The FJ Holden. [2] Frankie left the band in May 1977, followed one month later by Wilbur Wilde who joined Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons. OL'55 unveiled its re-vamped line-up in August with new singer Mike Raffone (real name Paul Stephens, ex-Silver Studs).

The band's second album Fiveslivejive (featuring the original line-up) failed to chart despite containing some interesting treatments of old and new favourites recorded pseudo-live (it was recorded in a studio with invited friends and guests as the audience).

The new line-up released their 'debut' single Stay (While The Night Is Young) which made it to number 11 in November 1977. Bruce 'Tangles' Allen joined on sax at the end of 77 but by the following February, Mike Raffone had left again! Continuing as a five piece with Rockpile Jones, Pat Drummond and Jimmy Manzie sharing lead vocals, the band released Feels Like A Summer's Night which featured a more contemporary power pop sound and charted at number 23 in May 1978.

The next single Time To Rock 'n' Roll failed to chart and the third album Crusin' for a Brusin' was not successful either (despite containing some quality original pop songs). Ruby returned OL'55 to the national Top 40 in February 1979 followed by Living For Your Smile. Unfortunately a split in the band's ranks was widening.

For some time Jim Manzie had been steering the band in a more power-pop oriented direction which caused friction with Rockpile Jones and Patrick Drummond who wanted to continue in the retro Rock & Roll vein. The two guitarists left the band in June 1979 amid much acrimony, taking with them the rights to the name OL'55. Drummond and Jones recruited original drummer Geoff Plummer, Rob Drummond (bass) and Bob Tawney (guitar) in a new line-up and started from scratch. By the end of the year they had signed a deal with RCA and Terry Bellew had replaced Rob Drummond on bass.

The band released the unsuccessful Comic Book World followed by their eighth hit, a version of Lou Christie's Two Faces Have I which reached number 15 nationally. Another album (The Vault) was released but the band folded shortly thereafter.

VINYL GRADING SYSTEM

MINT:
RECORD: New condition with no surface marks or loss of sound quality.
COVER: New condition with no surface marks, creases or wear.
NEAR MINT:
RECORD: Barely noticeable surface mark with no loss of sound quality.
COVER: Barely noticeable surface mark/ wear.
EXCELLENT:
RECORD: Some signs of being played with extremely little if no loss of sound quality.
COVER: Slight wear or creasing.
VERY GOOD:
RECORD: Obviously been played with noticeable surface marks & the occasional light scratches but exhibits no major loss of sound quality.
COVER: Noticeable wear on cover, seam or spine.
GOOD:
RECORD: Very obviously been played with very noticeable surface marks & exhibits major loss of sound quality.
COVER: Noticeable folding, scuffing of spine or edges, splits in seams or spine or fading of colour.
FAIR:
RECORD: Still just playable & exhibits considerable surface noise.
COVER: Major tears, wearing, splits & stains.
POOR:
RECORD: Will not play properly due to scratches etc.
COVER: Very badly damaged.
+(PLUS)/-(MINUS):
Slightly up or down in condition as appears in the comments above.
NOTE:
Gradings are done visually unless there appears to be a questionable surface mark on the vinyl, it is then put on the turntable to check. A comment describing the outcome will appear if this is the case.

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