SIR DOUGLAS QUINTET ROUGH EDGES RARE ORIG 1973 MERCURY LP w/INSERT NEAR MINT

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·       SIR DOUGLAS QUINTET - ROUGH EDGES - ORIGINAL 1973 MERCURY RECORDS STEREO LP SRM-1-655

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       ORIGINAL RED MERCURY LABEL WITH BLACK PRINT, EARLY 70’S STYLE (NO OTHER STOCK LABELS EXIST)

·       The record has ►Gilbert Kong's initials (GK) clearly stamped or hand-etched in the trail-off vinyl (dead wax)

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL GATEFOLD COVER, MADE OF THICK CARDBOARD (AMERICAN STYLE) 

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       FAIRLY THICK VINYL PRESSING On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the thickness of the vinyl as 6.

·       MACHINE-STAMPED MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) OF THE RECORD

·       This album has NEVER been available on legitimate Compact Disc or in any other way, manner or format.

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Mercury assembled Rough Edges in 1973, after Doug Sahm had put the Sir Douglas Quintet on hiatus and headed over to Atlantic Records for a solo contract. The label cobbled it together from various odds and ends the Quintet left behind -- mainly B-sides, but also some non-LP singles and a few cuts that didn't make it to vinyl prior to this LP. Of course, if you simply listened to the album without knowing its back story, it's likely that you wouldn't realize that it was a compilation of leftovers, since it sounds for all the world like a proper Sir Doug album, as ragged and glorious as Mendocino or Together After Five. This speaks to the nature of both Sahm's music and his albums: all his music is instantly recognizable as uniquely his, whether it's recorded under the Quintet's name or his own, a blend of rock, blues, country, and Tejano that has a seemingly endless series of variations while all sounding kind of similar, while his albums are often cheerfully unfocused affairs, varying in recording quality and performance, where slight songs are given crackling, exciting performances and great songs tossed off the cuff. To those doubters, this can be infuriating, but once you've been turned on to Sahm, this is precisely one of the things to love about his music, both with and without the Sir Douglas Quintet, and it goes a long way to explaining why Rough Edges, despite its ragtag nature, is as satisfying as any of his albums and arguably ranks among his best. If anything, the odds'n'sods origins benefit the album, since it puts the focus on the individual songs instead of being a collection of highlights from a session. And on a song-for-song basis, there are as many classics on Rough Edges as there are on any other Sir Douglas Quintet album: the circling, slyly autobiographical "Sir Doug's Recording Trip," which traces the arc of Sahm's career; the relentless, nearly maniacal edge of "You're Doing It Too Hard"; the wonderful "Mendocino" rewrite of "Dynamite Woman," nearly as good as the original and one of the great Tex-Mex rock & roll songs; the slow blues on "Soulful Woman" and a terrific Texas shuffle with "Linda Lou"; the lazily brilliant lyricism of "Too Many Docile Minds," complemented by the anthemic sketch "Spearfish By Night"; the excursions into country with "Southside Girls" and the two-step Cajun-styled "Colinda"; and finally, the rollicking travelogue "Hello Amsterdam," as vivid as any Chuck Berry tale. That's the entire album, and while all these strands don't necessarily coalesce into a grand picture, there's not a song that should be left behind, and taken together, it adds up to a great rock record by any measure, which is certainly a testament to how great the Sir Douglas Quintet were at their peak.

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY STEPHEN THOMAS ERLEWINE, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

Sir Douglas - who, sadly, passed away about ten years ago, acquired a worldwide reputation for mixing the unmixable: rock , soul, blues, jazz, cajun, folk, salsa, country, boogie, dixieland, tex-mex (conjunto), even hints of gospel and pop. Creating a truly unforgettable "Guacamole salad" of all tastes and styles that can be found on the American continent, Sir Douglas forged some of the most ingenious and vibrant music of this century. This album, final of the six albums he recorded at the peak of his career, for Mercury/Philips label, was supposed to be only a "contractual obligation" album, and contains only unreleased material, alternate takes, rare tracks and B-sides. But wait: before you reach a wrong conclusion, don't think for a second that there is a dud here. What is below Sir Doug's standards is still Himalayan peak for everyone else. In many ways, I find this album to be the most desirable of all his MERCURY albums, with the possible exception of "Mendocino". The songs are just as the title suggests: unadorned, unpolished (but nicely recorded and produced) diamonds-in-the-rough which were discarded from the original recording sessions between 1968-1973 for one reason or another. The songs are: Sir Doug's recording trip - You're doing it too hard - The homecoming - Soulful woman - Too many docile minds - Southside girls - Hello Amsterdam - Spearfish by night - Colinda - Linda Lou - Dynamite woman - Leaving Kansas City. This is your last best hope for acquiring this legendary band’s rare album.

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·       CONDITION:

·       RECORD

 (IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL  AS  NEAR MINT. Some VERY LIGHT AND SUPERFICIAL abrasions – mostly sleeve scuffs -  are (barely) visible, but are probably inaudible,  and do not affect visual integrity or beauty of the vinyl. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)          The record comes in the original stock inner sleeve.

(c)           The album also comes with the original Mercury/Philips/Phonogram mail order insert / postcard

(d)            The record is pressed on a RELATIVELY  thick, inflexible vinyl. This is NOT a thin, flimsy ('dynaflex' type),  vinyl, but not the thickest, most rigid vinyl, either.

(e)           Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       COVER

THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT EXCELLENT OR VERY GOOD+++.

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-        Cover has a small, neat, circular cutout hole in one of the corners

-         Cover has two corners slightly worn / frayed / bent (just a beginning of the split seam)

-         Minor discoloration (color fading) noted on the spine (nothing significant)

-         Cover has JUST A HINT of ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 2.

-         Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging.   Yellowing is also noted on the INSIDE gatefold

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)

-        No wrinkles or creases

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No peel-off marks

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No stickers or labels

-        No water damage

-        No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or  cuts.

-        No warping

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

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