SPIFFYS '68 US 68 ORIG GARAGE PSYCH LP NAVAL ACADEMY M-

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Here's an original copy of THE SPIFFYS - '68, originally released 1968 in the US as a private press on RI 2597. Superrare 2nd garage psych album from United States Naval Academy school in Annapolis, Maryland. Super copy!

Found that great describtion:

Band History: During the mid-'60s virtually every school in America had it's own band scene. Among those schools - the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. Formed by Annapolis plebes, The Spiffys actually started playing Academy dances and local colleges in 1958, though with an ever-changing lineup, it took them almost a decade to actually record. Having convinced the Academy to finance an album as a publicity venture, 1967's "The Spiffys" was reportedly recorded in a single six hour session at the U.S. Navy's Photographic Center in Washington D.C. As you'd expect from what amounted to a frat band, musically the debut consisted mostly of enthusiastic, if largely unoriginal popular covers. Backed by horns, material such as "Gloria", "Knock on Wood" and "Satisfaction" came off as decent mid-'60s beach music. Elsewhere, the only original number, Fagan and Purdy's upbeat soul stomper "No Pain" was actually one of the set's highlights. Perhaps unintentional, "Baby, Let's Wait" followed by "Hold On, I'm Coming" made for a hysterically mixed up message. Sure, the band's reach occasionally outstripped their talents (check out their jarring cover of Johnny Rivers' "Poor Side of Town"), and nothing here will drastically change your life, but down a couple of beers the results sound surprisingly impressive. Only available through the Academy's midshipmen store, 1,500 copies were pressed, retailing for $1.00 a pop. Today an original copy will set up back by at least 100 times the original price. With Fagan and O'Conner graduating and going on active duty (Otto was reportedly dismissed from the school, leaving Milner to take over drums), the band returned to the studio in 1968. Unlike the debut, the band's cleverly-titled follow-up "Spiffy's '68" was recorded over the span of a single 12 hour session at Baltimore's Recordings Incorporated. Reflecting changing popular musical tastes, the album effectively dropped the band's earlier beach music repetoire. In its place the album featured a mixture of popular soul and more rock oriented covers. While nothing spectacular, tracks such as The Temptations' "I'm Losing You" and Wilson Pickett's "Ninety-Nine and a Half " weren't half bad. Exemplified by tracks such as their cover of The Classics IV "Spooky", Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale" (a suitable selection given its nautical theme), and a cool, jazzy reading of The Doors' "Light My Fire", the rock material was equally likeable. As before, the lone original, Purdy's slightly psychedelic, organ-propelled "Dreams" was easily the standout effort. This time around 2,500 copies were pressed. Again only available through the Academy's store for a couple of bucks a pop, the LP's become a sought after collectable. With the graduation of Milner, Petrino and Purdy, The Spiffys subsequently called it quits.

Condition record: mint-(-), it has a few light visual hairlines and paperscuffs from putting it out from the innersleeve. Plays very close to perfect.

Condition sleeve: vg++, the thick sleeve has light spine- and cornerwear. Bit more wear on topspine and on centre of bottomspine.

Condition labels: mint 

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